Year Transitions
Year Transitions for 5th
End-of-year reflection, goal-setting and 'meet your new teacher' packs for every primary year-to-year move — Y1→2, Y2→3, all the way through KS1 to KS2.
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Class Handover Document — End-of-Year Template
The document the outgoing class teacher fills in for the incoming one. Captures every child's academic level, social map, vulnerabilities, family context, and the one thing the next teacher absolutely must know. Saves the new teacher a half-term of figuring it out.
Transition Day — Running Order Template
A planning template for the in-school transition day at the end of the summer term — when children spend a morning with their next year's teacher. Sample running order, ice-breaker activities, parent-facing letter, and what the lead teacher needs to prep.
End-of-Year Memory Book — Keepsake Template
An eight-page keepsake memory book children fill in with photos, autographs, drawings and memories of the school year.
End-of-Year Reflection — Universal Pack
A reflection booklet children fill in at the end of any school year — proudest moments, favourite books, friendships and what they want to remember.
First Day Back After Summer — Activity Pack
Six activities for the first day back in September — designed to ease children in without overwhelming them, and give the new teacher useful information about their class. Low-stakes, structured, calming.
Meet Your New Teacher — Welcome Letter Template
A teacher-side template for writing a warm welcome letter to incoming students before September starts. Customisable to any year group.
All About Me — Letter to My New Teacher
A printable sheet children fill in for their incoming teacher — interests, strengths, things they find hard, and what helps them learn.
Last Week of Term — Activity Pack
Five low-prep, calm activities for the final week of term when energy is high and concentration is low. No printing of multiple worksheets needed.
Summer Skills Checklist — Don't Lose What You Learned
A printable summer checklist of small daily habits that prevent the 'summer slide' — 5–15 minutes a day of reading, writing and number work.
Y4 → Y5 / Grade 4 → Grade 5 Transition Pack
Transition activities for the move into upper KS2 / upper elementary — focused on independence, ownership of learning and building leadership skills.
Leavers' Assembly Planning Pack
A complete planning pack for the Year 6 leavers' assembly — structure, sample running order, speech writing prompts, memory activities, and parent-facing programme template. Saves the leadership team a week of last-minute scrambling.
Secondary Transition — Anxious Children Toolkit
Specific strategies for the children who get genuinely anxious about secondary transition — far beyond normal nerves. Includes early-warning signs, conversation prompts, structured support plans, and when to escalate to specialist support. For Y6 teachers, SENDCos, and pastoral leads.
Y5 → Y6 / Grade 5 → Grade 6 Transition Pack
The final year of primary — preparing for the year of SATs (UK) or graduation (US/CA), leadership roles, and looking ahead to secondary/middle school.
Y6 Reading List — Books for the Year of Secondary Transition
Books for Y6 children — the year before secondary, where reading taste matters most and reading is the strongest predictor of secondary attainment. Calibrated for the Y6 cohort specifically — friendship, identity, change, growing up.
Year 6 to Year 7 — Primary to Secondary Transition Pack
A practical pack for the biggest transition of all — Year 6 to secondary school. Worry-mapping activities, a 'questions you can ask' sheet, parent letter, and the practical things that get forgotten until August.