Transition at Year 9

 
 

Transition at Year 9 to Year 10

Transition at the end of Year 9 occurs when pupils secure an admission to either the Hull College 14-16 school or Ron Dearing UTC for the following academic year.

This transition point only involves a small proportion of children but still requires careful management and information sharing to ensure that the child has the very best chance of success in their new school. It is important therefore that both the current and future school work closely together to manage a successful transition.

As with all transition points, Hull City Council and the Hull Learning Partnership are committed to creating a clear, prescribed transition process which ensure all children experience the same high levels of support at important points in their education journey.

The transition offer is split into both a CORE OFFER for all pupils and a specialist, often bespoke offer for vulnerable pupils who may find the move harder than others and need more time or support to transition successfully.

CORE OFFER-Agreed by all Secondary Schools

  • Open Evenings for each setting in the Autumn term

  • 14-16 College provide academic / vocational taster sessions and assessment evening in addition to an induction week

  • Transition information available from each setting

  • Information sharing including pupil achievement data, pastoral information, access arrangements, safeguarding/child protection records and up-to-date graduated response documentation during the summer term

CORE OFFER-Good Practice Enhancements

  • Despite small numbers of pupils transitioning, an identified ‘transition lead’ will oversee the process to ensure the core offer is met for each child

  • Transition leads from the previous and new school will liaise directly to address any specific issues or queries

  • Any information or nuance regarding individual pupils is discussed in a telephone conversation between colleagues from the previous and new school

  • Promotional Videos and materials are available for pupils to access throughout the year

SUPPORT FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE PUPILS (*see criteria further below)

  • Telephone consultation between transition leads at previous and new school for all vulnerable pupils to share information and pass on important detail including the graduated approach

  • Additional opportunities for parent and child consultation/meeting with transition lead prior to autumn term start to answer any questions or address any concerns

  • Additional visits arranged to support transition as a bespoke offer involving the parent/carer if necessary

  • Consultation and requests for a change in the named setting for children with an EHC plan must follow statutory process. In some cases this may involve calling an early annual review.

SUPPORT FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE PUPILS-Good Practice Enhancements

  • Additional parental and student on-site / virtual meetings

  • Allocated mentors on entry to support transition period

  • Bespoke programmes created around the needs of individual pupil needs

  • Targeted support - School Nurses can provide holistic assessment of the health and wellbeing needs of children and young people. Offering health advice and promotion, signposting and referral to other services. Provide a link between school, home and the community. For more information click here.

The following HeadStart Hull services offer targeted support for children and young people from years 6 to year 11 who have emotional wellbeing issues and need additional support with transition from primary to secondary school.

  • Targeted School based Group Work (North & West Hull)
    Barnardo’s are delivering WRAP (Wellness Resilience Action Planning) WRAP promotes resilience, emotional / mental health, self-management, empowerment, goal achievement and improves quality of life of the young people it supports. Available to access in the following secondary schools; Winifred Holtby, Sirius North, St Mary’s, Sirius West, Newland, Kelvin Hall, Boulevard Academy and Trinity House. Click here for more details.

  • Targeted School based group work (East Hull)
    SMASH (Social Mediation and Self Help) delivered by Humber NHS Foundation. It is a person centred group work programme that works by boosting young people’s self-esteem, confidence, communication and social, emotional and behavioural self-management skills, to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. Available in the following secondary schools; Malet Lambert, Archbishop Sentamu and The Marvell College. Click here for more details.

  • Community Based Group Work - SMILE group work project is available for young people to[BJ1]  access after school and can support with school transition. It is delivered by youth workers in local youth centres. (North, East and West) Click here for more details.

  • 1-2-1 targeted support Young Peoples Peer Mentors
    1-2-1 support over a number of sessions from a trained peer mentor. The support ranges from: changing schools (transition) making friends, building self-esteem and self-confidence, bullying, worries about exams or family issues. Mentors are in place in secondary schools and within the community, they will be matched with a young person requiring support from transition week onwards, also covering the summer holidays. Available in the following secondary schools across the city; Winifred Holtby, Sirius North, St Mary’s, Sirius West, Newland, Kelvin Hall, Boulevard Academy, Trinity House Malet Lambert, Archbishop Sentamu, The 14-16 College and The Marvell College. Click here for more details.

  • 1-2-1 Targeted support Emotional Resilience Coaches
    1-2-1 emotional well - being support, tailored to meet the needs of the individual young person who may present a range of emotional health issues and who are struggling to cope for example; with low-level anxiety and depression, stress, identity/body image, early signs of self-harm, transition from primary to secondary, secondary into education, employment and training, or between schools. Click here for more details.

  • 1-2-1 Targeted support Counselling Service.
    The Counselling Service is delivered by Hull and East Yorkshire Mind. Counsellors work 1-2-1 with young people to help them manage and overcome difficulties they may be experiencing. Click here for more details.

HeadStart service also include help for Parents and Carers of children aged 10-16 to improve family emotional health and wellbeing and support with transition:

  • Parenting Support Parenting Practitioners - Work with parents to help them support the emotional wellbeing of their young people. They offer group work sessions and 1-2-1 support. Click here for more details

  • Parent Peer Mentor Project Child Dynamix – Offer 1-1 support and also Talk Teens Parent sessions providing practical information four 2-hour sessions over four weeks. Click here for more details

  • Support for Parents of Children with a Disability (5-16) KIDS provide a range of group work delivered across Hull, offering parents/carers guidance and practical support, such as: Stepping Stones Triple P (children aged 2-14) National Autistic Society Teen Life (children aged 10-16) Balancing Act (children aged 10-16) Click here for more details

EARLY HELP FAMILY SUPPORT

  • Support with a range of parenting issues for families using the Family Star Plus evidence based assessment tool.  The family will be allocated a support worker who would assess the needs of the family and put in place a SMART plan. The worker would then support the family to address the agreed actions in the plan

  • ReFresh are a confidential support service for under 19’s in Hull who work with young people and/or families around drugs and alcohol. They also provide stop smoking support for under 16’s. Visit the Refresh Website here.

  • The Early Help service offers a wide range of support for parents through the Early Help Parenting Programme, including group and 1-1 courses.  Further information can be found by visiting the Hull City Council website here.

  • Online Parenting Guides ‘Understanding Your Teenager’s Brain’ and ‘Understanding Your Brain (for Teenagers Only!)’’ can be easily accessed by all Hull residents by clicking here and entering the code FREEDOM

  • A wide range of play sessions are available at the Early Help Children’s Centres which are all developed around the Early Years Foundation Stage framework.  Further information on play sessions, home learning, along with links to the libraries, health services, home safety advice, jobs and benefits advice together with contact details of all Children’s Centres can be found by visiting the Children and Families page on the Hull City Council Website.     

  • Youth Development Service - the service works with young people aged 10-19 and up to 24 years old for those with disabilities and/or learning needs (as part of the HeadStart Hull offer). Click here for more details.       

  • Targeted Youth Support (TYS) offer support, information and advice to young people aged 16-21 who are homeless or threatened with homelessness; for more information, please contact targetedyouthsupport@hullcc.gov.uk          

  • For the Professional Audience Only - Early Help Webinars presented by the Early Help team which cover and share a wide range of themes and information on Early Help services can be found here.

The aim should always be to attend a mainstream secondary school as soon as they are ready

  • Soon after National Offer Day secondary schools should work with the primary PRU to draw up a transition plan

  • If the pupil is not considered ready for mainstream school, a secondary AP school should be identified in order to start Year 7

  • The secondary AP would then become a third party in the planning, review and implementation of the transition plan

  • The aim should always be to attend a mainstream secondary school as soon as they are ready

  • The pupil should remain on the mainstream, secondary school’s roll from the beginning of Year 7

*Vulnerable pupils can be classified using one or more of the following factors when considering a bespoke transition:

  • Pupils with special educational needs (SEND)

  • Pupils with an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP)

  • Pupils with social worker/social care involvement

  • Pupils with social or emotional health needs

  • Pupils who are looked after (LAC)

  • Pupils with repeated fixed term exclusions

  • Pupils with poor attendance

  • Families accessing Early Help support

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14-16 College

1st September – October half term - Applications for in-year transfers will be considered up to the end of the first half term.

The 14-16 College will add any year 10 students applying for year 11 place on to a waiting list and assess applications. This is case by case due to the core curriculum opportunities reduced for 2 terms of study.

1st March-Allocation Day
Autumn Term-Open Evenings, events and publicity
Spring Term-LA Core data collection and sharing with feeder secondaries
Spring Term-Vulnerable transfer forms completed and shared with the LA
Summer 1-Meeting with Year 6 teams in primary schools
Summer 1-Meeting with pupils from your new cohorts
Summer 2-Vulnerable/SEND transfer visits
Academic Year-Visits and Experiences for Y5 and Y6