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Transition
Entering a new situation (e.g. a new school, classroom and a new teacher) can be a stressful time, and some points of transition e.g. Nursery to Reception and Reception to KS1 can be more difficult. At Oxhey Wood we endeavour to arrange a number of measures to ensure this is as smooth as possible for our children.
Nursery > Reception
Our Nursery team, led by a fully qualified experienced teacher, plan and deliver a range of bespoke experiences that link very effectively with our Reception class to ensure that our expectations, practices and relationships are consistent, so leading to a calm, happy and effective transition into our Reception class.
Starting Reception
Following confirmation that your child has a place at Oxhey Wood you will then be invited to an induction meeting in the summer term where we will share with you aspects of our practice so that you can start in September confident that you and your child are making a very exciting first step into their educational life.
Towards the end of the summer term, teachers will visit your child in their current setting to begin to get to know them and talk to their keyworker. Your child will also be invited to spend time in school with some or all of their new class to get a feel of what life will be like when they start school.
In the first week of September, members of the EYFS team will visit new starters at home in order to get to know them and you better and discover how your child can be best supported as they join the school.
Reception > Year 1
The new Year 1 teacher will visit them in their current classroom.
The children will have a ‘Meet the teacher’ morning.
They will get to visit and spend time in their new classroom
Go to lunch from their new classroom and play on the KS1 playground
Their current Reception teacher will hand over to their new teacher before they start.
Rose learns about school transition - animated transition story for EYFS and KS1
EYFS & KS1 transition story. Suitable for children aged 3-7 (EYFS and KS1), this is a beautifully animated transition story about a real-life girl called Rose, showing how school transitions work, with some practical suggestions for ways to create the right mindset for coping with change in general.
Hertfordshire Secondary School Transition
When your child is in Year 6, you need to apply for a Secondary School place on the Hertfordshire Admissions website. Applications for Secondary Schools usually open in September when your child starts Year 6. and close by the end of October. Secondary school places are allocated in March.
When making an application, you need to choose up to 4 secondary schools. Some schools have extra admissions requirements, so you will need to check if the schools you are choosing require your child to sit the 11+ exam and/or another test such as a music test, or a Sports Aptitude test which must also be applied for via the South-West Herts Consortium Website.when your child is in Year 5. You must check the school websites to see whether you also need to submit a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) to the school. SIFs are usually found on each school's website, and when you make your application for Secondary Schools which require a SIF, you will be alerted, at the time of application, in red type, by the Hertfordshire Admissions site that "you must complete and return the SIF direct to the school".
Registration for the 11+ exams usually opens in April or May when your child is in Year 5. The 11+ exam is taken in September when your child starts Year 6. It is not compulsory, and not all Secondary Schools require applicants to sit the test.
There are seven partially selective schools in South-West Hertfordshire which require applicants to sit the 11+ Test and/or another test:
- Croxley Danes (a percentage of places are offered based on music results)
- Parmiter's (a percentage of places offered based on results of the music and 11+ tests)
- Queens' (percentage of places offered based on results of the music, sport and 11+ tests)
- Rickmansworth (a percentage of places offered based on results of music and 11+ tests)
- St Clement Danes (a percentage of places offered based on results of music and 11+ tests)
- WBGS (a percentage of places offered based on results of music and 11+ tests)
- WGGS (a percentage of places offered based on results of music and 11+ tests)
Clicking on the schools' links above will take you to their admissions pages where you can see their admissions criteria, and also download a Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Clicking on the schools' links above will take you to their admissions pages where you can see their admissions criteria, and also download a SIF.
Results of the 11+ test are usually available in October, and can be a guide when applying for a Secondary School Place here
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