It is widely acknowledged that the primary to secondary school transition is a problematic time for primary school pupils. A change in environment and teaching staff can lead to a drop in expectations, and pupil standards often end up dropping too.
Emotionally, it can also be a scary experience for pupils to go from a small, close-knit community into a school that is gigantic, both in terms of geography and population. It can be an overwhelming experience, even for the most confident year 6 pupil.
The primary school of which I am headteacher, Burrowmoor in Cambridgeshire, is part of the Active Learning Trust, which also sponsors a local secondary school to which we are a feeder school. Being part of the same trust has allowed us the freedom to develop links with the purpose of aiding the transition of our pupils.
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