[senco-forum] tranfers

I run a special induction programme for those new intake students with 
Statements or at School Action Plus. This is in addition to the 
school's induction day. Students attend for four Tuesday afternoons and 
we organise a variety of activities for them designed to get them used 
to their new school. I had two students attend during the first year - 
four years ago now - and so far this year I am expecting thirty! The 
Primary Schools and the students love it!

----Original Message----
From: amandavh at btinternet.com
Date: 28-May-2006 11:14
To: "Elizabeth Margaret Haffenden"<Elizabeth.Haffenden at btinternet.
com>, "senco forum"<senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
Subj: Re: [senco-forum] tranfers

Hi Elizabeth
  We arrange extra visits for Year 6 pupils and we never put them in 
lessons.  We have occasionally put pupils in with Year 7s for a day 
earlier in the year at parents' request when they are in the choosing 
school business but that is arranged by the Head of Year 7.
  What we have done is to set up classess for Year 6 pupils in science 
run by our science AST.  We also do a transition project involving a 
different department every year.
  I think you are right - pupils at the end of Year 7 have moved on 
too far and built up too much additional knowledge for a Year 6 pupil 
to 'get a feel' of lessons.

Amanda
  Secondary SENCO
  Cornwall
Elizabeth Margaret Haffenden <Elizabeth.Haffenden at btinternet.com> 
wrote:
  We have had several primary schools approach us to organised special 
visits for pupils who are coming to us in Year 7. We are quite happy to 
arrange this but many are now asking for the visiting Year 6 pupil with 
SEN to be able to sit in on taught classes with Year 7 pupils. We are 
not too happy about this as we feel it does not give a true experience 
of the Year 7 experience and the Year 7's have been in secondary for 
school for almost a year and are therefore more mature. Do other 
schools receive similar requests and how do they feel about this.

Amanda
Secondary SENCO
Cornwall