Parents' guides for Year 7
Year 7Year 7: a family guide to new school, new habits
How to help your child settle into secondary school: the many subjects, homework routines, friendships, sets and what to ask the school.
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Year 6–7Starting secondary school: the practical checklist
Uniform and the new limit on branded items, bag and PE kit, lunch, getting there and the school phone rule: what to sort out before Year 7 begins.
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All year groupsWho is who at school: who to ask about what
Form tutor, head of year, subject teachers, SENCo, EAL lead and the safeguarding lead: who does what in an English school and who to contact first.
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All year groupsStaying in touch with school: apps, reports and parents' evening
How schools share news (website, app, email, reports and parents' evening) and how to set up the main channels in the first fortnight.
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Years 7–11Sets and parents' evening: what to ask
What sets, streams and mixed-ability classes mean, how pupils are placed, and the questions worth asking in a five-minute parents' evening slot.
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Years 1–9The word bank: learn the key words from every lesson
How Quizo School's word bank turns each lesson's key words into flashcards by year and subject: ten new cards a day free, and how to use it at home.
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