Wollaston School

Year 6 – 7 Transition 2020

Wollaston School

Headteacher - Mr J Birkett

Village / Rural Location

Nene Valley Partnership

11-18 Secondary School

Oversubscribed – Almost 1500 Students on Roll

Year 7 Team

Head of Year

Mr K Beeby

Student Manager

Mrs A Cootes

Transition Lead

Mr K Beeby

Uniform

Uniform• We believe that a school uniform gives a sense of

belonging. We expect you to have a smart appearance at all times.

• Every student is required to wear the following compulsory items:

– Plain black or dark grey trousers or skirt– Plain white, short or long-sleeved buttoned shirt– House tie– School sweatshirt– Formal black shoes

• You will find more information in the ‘ 2020-21 Uniform Guide’.

Houses

Houses

• Every student is placed into one of four houses; Austen, Churchill, Drake or Nightingale.

• The house will be determined by your tutor group, in each year group there are 2 tutor groups that represent each house. The tutor and all students in these groups will belong to the same house.

• Your tie colour will reflect the house that you are in.

Tutor Groups

Tutor Groups

• Each year group has 8 tutor groups.

• There are typically 240 students in each year group, so tutor group size tends to be 30 students.

• The tutor group will contain students from a wide range of primary schools.

• Every morning you will have a registration period from 8.55-9.10am, this will be with your tutor group.

Timetables

Timetables

• Teaching groups are not the same as tutor groups, each Year 7 student will be given a personalised timetable when they start in September.

• The timetable will include core subjects English, Maths, Science and a wide range of other subjects.

• Students will be placed into ability settings for some subjects.

• An example Year 7 timetable is on the next slide.

Timetables

The School Day

The School Day

• The school day is split into 6 periods, each period is 50 minutes long.

• The school day includes a registration, break and lunch period.

• The school day formally starts with a warning bell at 8.50am. Students should be in registration by 8.55am. The school day ends at 3pm.

The School Day

Period Timings

Assembly / Tutorial 8.55am – 9.10am

Period 1 9.10am – 10.00am

Period 2 10.00am – 10.50am

Break 10.50am – 11.10am

Period 3 11.10am – 12.00pm

Period 4 12.00pm – 12.50pm

Lunch 12.50pm – 13.20pm

Period 5 13.20pm – 14.10pm

Period 6 14.10pm – 15.00pm

School Canteen

School Canteen

• We run a cashless catering system, students will be given a personalised card which can be used to purchase items in the canteen.

• The card can be topped up online or using a cash loader machine outside the main hall.

• The canteen is open from 8am for breakfast, at break / lunch and after-school.

Enrichment

Enrichment

• We strongly encourage that you participate in extra-curricular activities.

• These activities are a great way to meet a wider group of people from your own year and others.

• Activities include team sports, Music, Drama, Science club and much more.

Induction Days

Induction Days

• We do not know whether we will be able to see you at Wollaston School before the Summer but we have provisionally identified week beginning Monday 6 July to do so.

• If we can’t, we will have something planned for your arrival when you do start with us.

• The induction days allow you to meet other students in your tutor group and staff at the school, as well as starting to familiarise yourself with the school layout.

Questions

Questions

• There will be lots of questions and we would normally answer these in meetings at your school.

• Parents / carers can contact us using either Beebyk@wollaston-school.net

• Most importantly, remember, everyone will be starting the journey together and we will support you to be successful.