Year 6 to Year 7 Transition

We have a dedicated transition team who will work with you, your families and your primary schools to get ready for you starting in September.  The team comprises:

• Mrs Gibbons, SENDCO
• Mrs Martincevic, Assistant SENDCO.
• Ms Snaith, Deputy Designated Safeguard Lead
• Mr Rawlinson KS3 Assistant Head teacher
• Head of year 7
• Pastoral Support manager year 7

As Head I am delighted to welcome you all to our caring and successful community.  Always remember that school, like life, is what you make of it.  So always try your hardest, always be a good person and live up to our school ethos: ‘Together, achieving our best’. You can easily find me in my office G06. 

Mr Jones 
^{HEADTEACHER OF BARNHILL COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL}

Transition from Year 6-7 is such an exciting time, full of hope and opportunities for you all. We are really looking forward to welcoming you all as you begin your secondary journey with us, navigating your way through and enjoying this phase of your education, moving on to become our future leaders. Not only will you be supported to make progress in your academic learning, but life at Barnhill will expose you to a diverse and stimulating range of learning experiences beyond the classroom, whilst challenging you to be the very best versions of yourselves. This is your time to shine! 

Ms Qureshi
^{ASSOCIATE HEADTEACHER}

Dear Year 7, I am very excited to be welcoming you to Barnhill Community High School. My role is based around Teaching and Learning and I also help support with shaping your curriculum. Secondary school will be a very exciting experience for you, you will learn so much not only in subject areas, but how to develop yourself as a world citizen. The teachers at Barnhill are extremely supportive and will help you as much as possible to settle in seamlessly. I look forward to meeting you in September and hear your views on teaching and learning. 

Ms Winter
^{DEPUTY HEADTEACHER}

My name is Miss Bertin and I am so excited to help you on this next chapter of your lives. I lead and oversee all things Behaviour and inclusion at Barnhill and I will encourage you to take advantage of all the fantastic opportunities that will ensure you can be the best version of yourself. You will find me in the playground at break times, my office is G063. 

Miss Bertin
^{DEPUTY HEADTEACHER}

Hello year 7 and welcome to Barnhill Community School. If you are ever lost or confused, then please do ask for help as everyone is very friendly and helpful (except for the numbering system on the rooms!). I look forward to working with you and seeing you progress and develop over the next 5 years into model citizens who make a positive contribution to society. I am in charge of student assessments, data and am the Director of Maths - If you need any help you can find me in S20.

Mr Mashida
^{ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER}

I am very much looking forward to working with you next year in History and Geography lessons and seeing you develop into future Sixth Form students over the next 5 years. Starting at secondary school can seem very daunting at first but Barnhill has a wonderfully warm and exciting buzz to it and I am sure you will feel at home very soon in September. You can find me in G103 if you need any help.

Mr Rawlinson
^{ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER}

Our transition programme consists of 6 key elements that help us to be as ready as possible for our new students in September.  We want to ensure that transition is as smooth, fulfilling and successful as possible.

• Year 6 teachers and SENDCO put together information for us about each pupil coming to Barnhill Community high school
• Our transition team visit year 6’school to talk about the pupils coming to us.
• Parents/carers complete our data collection information
• Pupils attend a face-to-face transition Day.
• Parents meet year 7 tutors
• Year 7 students start before all our other students in September to help them with settling in and meeting more staff.

Some of our amazing Year 7 students have provides some advice to help you to settle into life at Barnhill Community high school.  Take a look at their advice to help you with your first few weeks in your new school. 

Starting high school was a combination of excitement and nerves for me. I was really looking forward to meeting all the amazing teachers and making new friends. The most exciting thing was being able to do some fun subjects I had not done before. At the beginning of the school year, I was sure that I’d get lost trying to figure where all my classrooms were, but as the days went on, I found it much easier. I was amazed by how many nice friends I made. As the days flew by, I realised high school wasn’t as scary as I thought, its just a new chapter to begin. Good luck to all the new year 7s.

Ashmitha S 7D

Starting high school was an exciting experience. I looked forward to making new friends, exploring new subjects and meeting my new teachers. At first everything seemed unfamiliar, learning my timetable, finding classrooms, and trying to make a good first impression.
However, as time went on, I made amazing friends, got used to mu classes and realised high school wasn’t as overwhelming as I first thought. Now year 7 is filled with fun trips, great teachers, unique experiences and treasured memories.

Si Xian Liu 7I

Right from the start of my time at Barnhill, it was very nice ad a comforting place. Teachers were nice and knew how to help us in our learning. Barnhill also had fun places to play like the Astro turf pitch where many students play football and enjoy their play times. Lessons are great and I learnt a lot like everyone else. PE is enjoyable and engaging, it encourages me to play different sports and feel good about myself. All children are behaved and hardworking in class.
The canteen had the most greatest food you could possibly think of. The head of year and pastoral support manager are very kind and also very helpful. 
Look forward to meeting you.

Muhammad Jumbe 7G

When I first started Barnhill, I wasn’t that nervous as I was thrilled to start Barnhill. My neighbours told me about the big Astro pitch so I made sure I bought in a football everyday and played on the Astro where I had the best time of my life.
In PE, my group started off with dance which I did not love but still gave it my best. However, you get to play football, rugby, netball and much more as time goes on. The lessons encouraged us to do our best for example learning about particals in science. We do all sorts of experiments which are always so interesting, The canteen is one of my favourite places in school because they have lovely food and always great quality. My head of year year Mr King and Mrs Gill are very helpful and always there to support in anyway. See you in September, I am always here to help.

Yanis Touah 7G

Please click on the video link below to take a tour of our school with some of our students to get a flavour of what life is like at Barnhill Community High School, and hear what our students love most about the school.

Please take an opportunity to look at our prospectus. If you have any questions or queries regarding any of the information about the school, please do not hesitate to contact us at enquiries@barnhill.school 

One of the best things about starting secondary school is being able to study lots of exciting new subjects and go in to more depth in subjects which have already been studied. At Barnhill Community High School, we have a broad range of subjects that students will be able to study.

Your child will be in different classrooms for every subject and sometimes they may have different names from the subjects studies in primary school. Our Curriculum Leaders are experts in their subject area and will be happy to support you with further information and advice should you need it.

• Careers for Advice for Year 7
• SEND Transition into Year 7 
• EAL Provision