This section is all about being respectful. We would like you to watch our Year 7 Head of Achievement, Mr Witton's video which will give you important information about respect at Highcliffe School.
If you are coming from a feeder school, these will be taught by your Year 6 Teachers. If you are not coming from a feeder school, please try to complete these at home. They should not take too long.
Well done! You have completed the Respectful Section of the Highcliffe Ready Challenge
This section is all about being Purposeful. At Highcliffe School, we have a culture of high expectations. During your visit on transition day, you will watch this video by Our Assistant Headteacher Mrs Andre who will tell you about our expectations regarding quality of work.
If you are coming from a feeder school, these will be taught by your Year 6 Teachers. If you are not coming from a feeder school, please try to complete these at home. They should not take too long.
English Task PowerPoint
Maths Task PowerPoint
Well done! You have completed the Purposeful section of the Highcliffe Ready Challenge!
This section is all about being Responsible . When you join a secondary school, you will start to become more independent and responsible for things like organising yourself and getting to school and lessons on time. Before you join us, watch Mr Davies’ presentation about being Responsible at Highcliffe School. He will also tell you about our online Transition Portal which contains lots of useful information about our school. Your primary school will also show you how to access this section of the website.
Before the transition day, find out how long it takes you to get to Highcliffe School if you will walk or come by bike. If you are going to take the bus, find out how long it takes to get to the bus stop. If you are coming by car, how long is the journey? You will need this for an activity on Transition Day.
Well done! You have now completed the Responsible section of our Highcliffe Ready Challenge.
Starting a new school can be daunting! This section of the website will reassure you and let you know how you will be supported when you join us. In this presentation, Miss Whitney, our Deputy Head of Achievement for Year 7 will tell you about how we will help you if you get lost and about our Year 10 Peer Mentors. Please watch this short presentation at home.
If you are coming from a feeder school, these will be taught by your Year 6 Teachers. If you are not coming from a feeder school, please try to complete these at home. They should not take too long.
Managing anxiety
You may be worried about starting Secondary School. This is normal. Watch this presentation which will tell you how to manage anxiety.
Well done! You have completed the Resilience Section of the Highcliffe Ready Challenge
In this section you will find a range of taster lessons that you can complete and tick off on your challenge card. Don’t forget to look at the extension activities that you can do over the summer if you would like to be extra prepared!
Here is a copy of the challenge grid. Some of these activities can be completed over the summer holiday.
How many can you tick off?
Challenge grid Download