Year 6 to Year 7 Transition
Welcome to the Year 6 Transition page at The Grange Academy. Here, you'll find resources and information to help ease the move from primary to secondary school. We understand that this transition is significant for both students and their parents or carers. Our comprehensive transition programme is designed to make this journey positive and exciting. We aim to provide Year 6 students with a genuine understanding of life at The Grange Academy. Our strong connections with local and regional primary schools ensure a smooth transition, helping new Year 7 students settle in quickly and comfortably.
Our Transition Days 2026
9th and 10th July 2026
These will be your first taster days at the Grange Academy, there will be activities to help students, including a tour, looking at the school's policies and routines and starting lessons at The Grange. Students should arrive at the front gate by 8:25 am. We will teach you all about TGA Way, carry out some basic testing, get you to meet all of your new friends, give you a taste of what a 'lesson" looks like at TGA and many more activities.Key Documents- (Coming Soon)
Well Being and Advice
- Clinicians at the Anna Freud Centre have developed 7 ways to support children and young people feeling fear and worry, especially at a time of change.
Seven ways to support children and young people who are worried | Anna Freud
- Save the Children have produced a useful guide to understanding the difference between normal nerves and when this might be closer to anxiety and what you can do as parents to support.
School Anxiety: 5 Ways to Help Children With Back to School Worries (Updated 2025)
- BBC Bitesize have put together a page that supports parents who have children starting secondary school this year.
Starting secondary school - BBC Parents' Toolkit - BBC Bitesize
- Young Minds have produced a video giving practical tools for supporting transition to secondary school and supporting young people’s mental health.
Supporting school transitions | Resources | YoungMinds
- The Spark have two helpful Blog posts that support both parents and students embarking on the new journey of transition to Secondary school.
Starting Secondary School: A Guide for Parents - The Spark
Starting Secondary School: Tips for Young People - The Spark
Social Media
Be sure to follow us on our social media channels, where we regularly post content on what the academy has to offer. Visit our Instagram and Twitter channels to stay up to date with what’s going on.
