The move to secondary school can be an anxious time for both parents and children. At Maiden Erlegh School in Reading we have been working hard to make the transition as easy as possible.

CLOSE LIAISON WITH PRIMARY SCHOOLS

We work very closely with all our feeder primary schools to share information about each child.  This way, we can do our best to ensure that we start to “get to know” each individual before they arrive.  The main purpose of this is to make the transition as comfortable as possible, and to best place our support systems to try and meet the needs of each individual child.  This liaison and communication continues until September when your child officially starts at Maiden Erlegh School in Reading.

INDUCTION DAYS

All students will be invited directly by us to experience a day at secondary school, including meetings with other students and taking part in taster sessions. Our Induction Day will be on Thursday 20 June.

REGULAR COMMUNICATION

We will be communicating regularly with you from when we first receive notification that your child is joining Maiden Erlegh School in Reading.  We endeavour to ensure that you have as much information as possible about your child’s transition, and make ourselves available for contact at every opportunity.  This is the way in which we feel it is important to work with you, and therefore wish to continue in the same vein.

YEAR 7 PARENTS' INFORMATION EVENING

Early in the first term once your child has begun to settle into their new school, we will invite you in to an Information Evening.  This event is designed for you to formally meet your child’s tutor and also to interact with other parents of students in the year group.  We find that this is a useful evening which supports the strong partnerships that we retain with our parents through the school.