Demonstrating your school develops independent learning skills in your pupils right from the start.
Transition is a pivotal moment for young people in their lives, offering powerful windows of opportunity for them to grow into independent, resilient, and professional learners with lifelong habits and practices.
The school ask all Year 6 students to bring their best piece of extended writing to their induction day in the summer term. When they start Year 7 this piece of work has been photocopied and placed at the start of their subject books. It is there as a reminder to the pupil of the level of work they can achieve and to the teacher to ensure the pupil’s learning is as progressive as it should be.
Lifecentre Salford delivers lessons in Primary schools each year to prepare Year 6s to adapt to the changes at Secondary Schools. Alongside the lessons an afternoon tea is provided for parents to attend to celebrate the end of Primary School with their Year 6 child. Parents are provided with high quality information, top tips and a High School readiness checklist, alongside an opportunity to be excited with their child for their next developmental step. This enables parents to recognise and support the academic and independent skills their child will need in Secondary school.
Lifecentre also deliver training to create peer support initiatives in Secondary settings to enable Year 9 and 10 pupils to support Year 7s, in addition to emotional support this provides Year 7s with a positive role model, an older young person who has taken on responsibility and a role within the school. In Lodge Park Academy this form of work is extended to Year 7 and 8 Primary Ambassadors who are matched with Primary pupils from Year 4. The Ambassadors are involved in an art project with the Primary pupils and attend the summer school, induction days and first day of term with their partner to provide a positive role model.
These are the indicators we assess for the award at the bronze, silver and gold level.
School create space for pupils to share their interests, achievements and how they learn best
School creates regular spaces for pupils to share their learning successes throughout Year 7, strengthening their learning identitiy
School actively encourages pupils to be self-reflective learners, able to reflect on what and how they are learning
School provides guidance on using a planner and homework organisation
School provides guidance on a wide range of skills (eg. time organisation, revision, prioritising, reviewing and researching)
Schools enables pupils to learn a range of independent study skills in Year 7 with a strong narrative of developing lifelong learning habits
School has an extracurricular offer available to Year 7
School has an extracurricular offer which is broad and embedded, with pupils able to extend their gifts and talents in all areas
School has an extracurricular offer which is broad, embedded and considers the activities pupils were offered in their Primary school
Homework assignments are staggered and appropriately set to enable Year 7 pupils to develop independence
School provides suggested homework assignments for Year 6 summer term that continue in Year 7 autumn term
School invites Primary staff to produce homework assignments that build on shared curriculum information
School surveys all Year 7 pupils
School holds focus groups for all Year 7s to give feedback and groups are reconvened the following term to discuss adaptations made
School council elected in Year 7 , evidence of views being taken and adaptations made
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