Pastoral Wellbeing

Children starting secondary school (Year 7)

Moving from primary school to secondary school is a major step. It's a time of big changes in your child's life. The transition to high school can be scary for both parents and their children. Suddenly your child is the little fish in the big pond again and there are new rules and responsibilities for you both to learn.

Talking about the changes with your child will help make the move positive.

What's different

Some of the main differences between primary and secondary school are:

• more subjects and teachers
• more homework
• more challenging school work
• the responsibility of getting to classes in different rooms on time
• the need to manage themselves, their learning and their equipment
• using lockers and carrying books between classes
• adapting to different teaching styles
• having no 'home' classroom – many schools have a designated area for year 7 students.