KS2 to KS3 Transition.

Following the reorganisation of schools in the Killingworth area in 2000, a George Stephenson Partnership Group has been very active in developing liaison procedures and practices and promoting curriculum progression and continuity. The Partnership is made up of the High School and the seven Primary Schools in the area.

The Partnership Group meets at least half termly, becoming a major focus for developing partnership and collaborative working between schools as well as across phases.

MISSION STATEMENT

To raise the standards of each individual student by building upon successes, enthusiasms and achievements.

Principles

Our Partnership is based upon the principles of mutual respect and trust.

It is characterised by a sharing of aims and objectives focused towards raising the standards achieved by all students particularly at the time of transfer, Year 6 and Year 7.

Aims

To share the vision of continuity of educational experience.
To strive for excellence and high achievement for all pupils.
To work in partnership with parents and pupils.
To develop a culture of sharing knowledge, expertise and resources.
To establish a regular programme of joint activities for older primary pupils.
To develop a common understanding of citizenship.
To establish common expectations of behaviour.
To ensure quality of educational opportunity for all pupils.
To develop an understanding of the changing expectations of pupils within the different settings.
To have joint commitment to the principles of life-long learning.
To regularly evaluation procedure and practice.

Rationale: The Transition to High School: Five Bridges for Success

The needs of pupils progressing successfully into secondary education can be categorised under five ‘bridges’, which have to be crossed. Much of our work focuses around activities designed to meet the needs of students at each progression stage.

The bureaucratic bridge – involving formal liaison between schools.
The social bridge – Student ‘induction’ into the new school.
The curriculum bridge – sharing plans for the content to be taught in both settings.
The pedagogy bridge – to develop a shared understanding of how students are taught, not just what they are taught.
The management-of-learning bridge – which emphasises how each student can be encouraged to manage the transition into high school.

Progression Stages	Key Questions	Key Elements	Plan Activities
Bureaucratic Bridge	who is coming? What have they achieved?	Student information and data assessment data	Transfer timetable Data transfer Transition proforma Y7 tutor/class organisation
Social Bridge	Getting to know each other.	Providing students and staff with key knowledge Building student confidence	Visits Sports Events Induction programme Y8 Transition Mentors Cross phase school newspaper
Curriculum Bridge	What do we do? When do we do it? How well do learners do it? How far do the learners get?	Content Planningand place Assessment Progress	Collaborative long medium term planning Bridge units in English, Maths and Science Shared curriculum events Maths Circus Competitions, music activities, sports events
Pedagogy Bridge	Who does it? How do we do it? How do the students learn?	Teachers organisation and strategies of teaching Learning styles	Oracy project Cross phase observation LSC bridging programme targeted at specific groups of pupils Y6 Planner
Management of Learning	How do learners perticipate in their own learning? How does the learner know they are succeeding? How does the challenge him/herself? What's in it for the learner?	Clarity of learning objective Pupil self-assessment and review Self-review and target setting Relevance of learning objective	Pupil involvement in decisions through Pyramid school council All primary students write letter to tutor describing themselves and targets for learning Y7 evaluation questionnaire Parents and students involved in Y7 curricular target setting process

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