Miss Wiseman, along with other WHS Staff members including Mr Burnitt (Assistant Headteacher) and representatives from our Safeguarding and SEN Teams, will visit your child’s primary school to meet Year 6 and introduce them to the transition programme.  

Your child will be given a Question and Answer sheet for them to complete. This will allow them to ask us any questions, or share any worries/concerns they may have, which we can address on our next visit. 

 June 

A second visit to Primary Schools will take place. During these visits we will return the Question and Answer Sheets with our completed responses and share further information about our Transition Days and Year 6 Parents’ Evening.

This visit will also provide an opportunity for your child to complete an ‘About Me’ sheet which will tell us more about their hobbies and interests and allow us to learn more about them. There will also be an opportunity for them to nominate a friend to be ‘buddied up’ with in Form Time. 

Your child will be given a letter to bring home to you. This will contain information about the Transition Days, our Transition Packs, and need-to-know information about the remaining part of the process.

w/c Monday 23rd June 

Transition Packs containing essential information about the school, including uniform and equipment requirements, our daily routines and information about catering, systems, and communications, will be posted directly home to you.

The arrival of the packs is timed to enable you to read and digest information ahead of the Year 6 Parents’ Evening, where you can ask any questions you may have. Packs will also contain a Data and Consent form which must be completed and returned to the school at the Year 6 Parents’ Evening.

Monday 9th June and Monday 23rd June 

Thursday 10th July 

Transition Day 1 – Year 6 will spend the day at Withernsea High School where they will engage in sample lessons and fun activities.

Parents’ Evening – At the end of the first Transition Day, parents/carers and their children will join us on the evening for a Year 6 Parents/Carers Consultation event. This will take place between 4.00pm and 7.30pm and will provide an opportunity for you to order uniform and have your child fitted for a blazer.

You will also meet key staff, including your child’s Form Tutor and members of the school’s Senior Leadership Team, as well as others who can help with any medical, attendance, mental health or additional needs issues.

Data and Consent forms from the parent packs should be returned on this night.

Friday 11th July 

Transition Day 2 – A second day of sample lessons and fun activities.

Tuesday 2nd September 

First day at Withernsea High School for the new Year 7 students.