Year Transitions
Year Transitions for 6th
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.
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.
Secondary Transition Day — Running Plan for Y6 Teachers
How to run a primary's own transition day BEFORE the secondary's transition day — to prepare children for what they'll experience. Includes a sample timetable showing 50-minute lessons with multiple 'subjects', a 'getting lost' role-play, and an end-of-day debrief that surfaces fears.
Secondary Transition Handover Form — Y6 to Y7
Template for the formal handover from Year 6 teacher to secondary school. Covers academic, pastoral, SEND, medical, and the specific 'what we wish you knew' field that secondary teachers find most useful. Designed for the 5-10 minute conversation between Y6 teacher and incoming form tutor.
Secondary Transition — Child Prep Pack
Activities for the Year 6 child to do across summer term — what they'll need to know, fears to talk through, practical skills to practice. Designed to demystify secondary without scaremongering. Covers the journey, the timetable, lunchtime, lockers, friendships, and the 'getting lost on day one' fear.
Secondary Transition — Summer Holiday Bridging Pack
Activities for the long summer break between primary and secondary. Designed to keep the child connected to learning without piling on the work. Includes reading recommendations, the 'visit your new school' suggestions, journey practice, and the things they should NOT spend the summer doing.
Secondary Transition — Year 6 Teacher Pack
How a Year 6 teacher prepares the cohort for secondary across spring and summer term. Includes weekly themed lessons, classroom discussions, the 'we believe in you' framing, and how to handle the children whose anxiety is rising as July approaches. Pairs with the parent guide and child prep pack.