Year 6 Transition Summer School 2021
Our summer school took place for one week between the 9th and 13th of August 2021 for the year 6 students transitioning into year 7 in September. Ninety-nine students from the cohort of one hundred and thirty two attended at least one day. The summer school had several aims, including:
- Providing year 6 students the opportunity to become familiar with the school before September, an opportunity missed due to COVID
- To allow students to meet and build relationships with staff and support staff
- To offer academic and enrichment activities missed due to lockdown
- To help students to build their confidence and self-esteem
- To allow students to forge new friendships and improve team working skills
The summer school included the following activities:
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Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Morning assembly and challenge |
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Scavenger hunt |
Modern Foreign Languages |
Harry Potter practical science workshop |
Trip to Whitlingham Adventure
Students took part in activities including paddle boarding, kayaking, canoeing, sailing, orienteering, climbing and archery. |
Physical Education
Students will take part in a carousel of three different activities in order to try their hand at different sports.
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Dragon’s Den cross-curricular team activity
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Street dance workshop |
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ICT coding workshop
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Art printing workshop
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Dragon’s Den cross-curricular team activity
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Art etching session |
Dragon’s Den cross-curricular team activity
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ICT problem solving challenges |
Celebration event for families, certificate presentation and family quiz |
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Funding allocation:
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External activities: Whitlingham Adventure activities and street dancing workshop lead by the Garage. |
£2675 |
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Transport: Coach trip to and from Whitlingham. |
£495 |
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Staffing to organise and carry out the event: Including planning, staffing and supervision throughout the week. |
£10,852.16 |
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Materials, resources and other costs: Resources and equipment needed for academic sessions, packed lunches for FSM students |
£643.46 |
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Total expenditure: |
£14,665.62 |
Comments from students and parents:
“…this truly will make such a difference to pupils settling in to a new school in September – thank you to everyone involved in making this possible!”
“ […] has had a brilliant time, so thank you to all staff for putting this event on, it is really appreciated!”
“[…] has had a really good experience and as all children coming from a tiny primary school has been amazed how large the school is, fascinated that they get a computer to work with each and loved their art class.”