Transition Information
Year 6: Transition to St Luke's
At St Luke's School, we understand that choosing a secondary school is an important decision for the entire family. We are excited to offer an open evening and morning tours, allowing you and your child to visit St Luke's during the school day. This is a wonderful opportunity to get a real feel of school life here, observe our lessons, and experience the daily interactions of our students. At St Luke's, we emphasise the importance of being inclusive and working hard to achieve our best which you’ll see in action during your visit.
Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by a member of staff, and join our headteacher Harrison Littler for a tea or coffee where he will talk a bit about our school, followed by a guided tour of the school, and an opportunity to ask any questions.
We have a number of dates available for the morning tours:
Tuesday 17th September -8.45am – 10.00am
Tuesday 24th September -8.45am – 10.00am
Thursday 26th September-8.45am – 10.00am
Thursday 3rd October - 8.45am – 10.00am and 11:45 - 13:15
Thursday 10th October-8.45am – 10.00am
Tuesday 15th October -8.45am – 10.00am
Thursday 24th October-8.45am – 10.00am
Please use the link below to sign up for an open morning tour:
Please click here to book a tour
Open Evening
In addition to the open morning tours, we invite you to our open evening on Thursday, 3rd October, between 4.30pm and 7pm. Mr Harrison Littler, our Headteacher, will be giving talks at 4.30pm, 5.15pm and again at 6.15pm in the main hall. The rest of the evening will be an opportunity for you to explore the school at your own pace. All subjects will have staff and students available to talk with you, and practical subjects such as Science, Food Technology, Art, and PE will feature demonstrations that your child can participate in. No need to sign up for the evening—everyone is welcome!
Accordion Welcome to our New Year 7's
I am delighted that you will be attending St Luke’s in September; we look forward to welcoming you all into our community. Our mission for every student that attends our school is to ensure that they live a full life when here with us and beyond in to their futures. We are hugely excited to be able to do this through the provision of an academically challenging curriculum that is coupled with extensive pastoral support and exciting enrichment.
Moving up to secondary school – “big school” – is a very emotional time for children. Some children feel very positively about it and are excited and can’t wait; others are more anxious and feel very nervous. We therefore provide a comprehensive transition process at St Luke’s that ensures that the move between primary and secondary school is a supported, personalised and smooth process that recognises the needs of each individual child.
I want to assure you that your child will be attending a school that is full of passionate staff that care deeply for every student. We have the highest aspirations for every one of them and will work alongside you to ensure that their time at St Luke’s is a fantastic five years that prepares them for life beyond school.
During the summer term Mrs Tooze, Head of Year 7, and other key staff from St Luke’s, will be contacting your child’s primary school in order to talk with year 6 teachers and/or the Head of Year 6 to discuss every student who is coming to us in September. Our SENDCo staff, Ms Busby and Mrs Eyre, will then have a subsequent discussion with the primary school SENDCo about any students identified as having special educational needs to ensure that we are fully briefed for their arrival and can therefore offer the highest level of support during the transition process and starting school in September.
During the Summer term we host our Information Evening for parents of our new Year 7s. This evening is an opportunity to introduce parents to what life is like at St Luke’s, what you can expect from us as a school, and also for you to ask any questions in advance of the transition events the following week. (This event is for parents only.)
If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s transition from primary to secondary school please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Tooze, Head of Year at [email protected]
Finally, I just again take this opportunity to welcome you to the St Luke’s community. It will be an absolute pleasure to work with you to create the very best educational experience for your child.
Mr Harrison Littler
Headteacher
Choosing your language in year 7
Your journey into Year 7 starts here! Some of you may be experienced linguists, and others may have very little knowledge of a foreign language. At St Luke’s we give you the choice of which language (French or Spanish) you would like to study in Year 7. You may be absolutely certain which one you would like to study, or you may have no idea. To help you make the decision take a look at the links to BBC Bitesize below. Think about which words sound familiar from the English (cognates), which language you like the sound of, and even which one you can imitate the accent for really well!
