Curious Minds

Tackling Transition

Education isn't just about helping children achieve in their current school or year group.  It's about preparing them for change when they make the transition to a new learning environment.  Two Merseyside schools are tackling transition this year:

• At Holly Lodge Girls' College Year 7 pupils are designing a project that will teach Year 6 pupils a new skill or idea.  They aim to help the Year 6 pupils build confidence about change, challenge and learning and dispel myths about secondary school.  Called 'The Science and Language of Learning', the project also aims to empower Year 7 pupils to become leaders.
• Year 8 pupils at St Hilda's CE High are using art to communicate their learning outcomes in science lessons to peers and parents.  The school is asking, 'How can each pupil think creatively and take intellectual risks and what can staff do to make this happen?'.  The aim is to encourage pupils to think independently and originally.  These skills will help them progress through school and into higher education, work and other environments, managing their own learning, change and transition.