Year 6-7 Transition
Holy Family welcomes all our new Year 7 students
joining us in September 2024!
Transition Team
Our Transition Team, led by Mr Westbury (Assistant Headteacher) and Mr McTeague (Progress Leader Year 7), oversees the smooth transition of students from primary to secondary school on an annual basis. During the summer term we gain information from every primary school to learn more about your son/daughter. This close collaboration will enable us to fully understand your child’s progress, abilities, interests and friendship groups. Whilst we understand you may have comments regarding any one of these matters, often particularly with friendship groups, rest assured we will be able to harvest this information from your child’s Year 6 teacher. This transition planning process is well established and promotes a smooth and productive start to secondary school; we ask that you place your trust in this system which will be our sole source of information to guide our decision making for allocation of tutor groups.
Do you have any questions?
Contact us via email at transition@holyfamilyhighschool.co.uk
Communications to Parents
Year 6-7 Transition Documents
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Do you have any questions?
Contact us via email at transition@holyfamilyhighschool.co.uk
Uniform
When purchasing uniform items for Year 7 please note our uniform requirements, particularly the details of which shoes we allow. This will ensure there are no issues when your child starts at Holy Family. You can find full details here.
School ties (£6) and iron on school badges (£4) can be purchased from Holy Family (You will be sent details on how to order online using Scopay in the summer term). If your child is Pupil Premium or in receipt of Free School Meals you will receive a pack containing a purple tie, school badge and a maths pack.
School uniform can be purchased from a variety of sources, items with school logo can be sourced from Paul's Place Schoolware, Monkhouse and O’Neills.
Paul’s Place Schoolwear
272 Stanley Road
Bootle
L20 3ER
Tel: 0151 922 2472
Uniform Price List 2024
Website: Alphaschoolwear.com
Monkhouse Ltd
80 Coronation Road
Crosby
Liverpool L23 5RH
Monkhouse recommend parents of new starters to book an appointment for their brand-new uniform at https://www.monkhouse.com/appointments?dm_i=7I50,34Q6,ONJ4D,BGPJ,1
Or you can view our uniform page at https://www.monkhouse.com/catalog/category/view/id/6041/.
O'Neills - Our PE kit suppliers, are taking online orders. If you wish to look at the PE kit please follow this link to their website.
https://www.oneills.com/uk_en/shop-by-team/education/schools/holy-family-catholic-high-school.html
If you want to purchase PE kit, O’Neill’s have discount weeks during which you can get £5 off when you register and an extra 10% discount - these dates will be shared soon
Please note if your child is Pupil Premium or in receipt of Free School Meals you will receive information regarding further discount shortly.
Important Dates
Thursday 27th June 2024 - ‘transition’ taster day
Your child is invited to spend a taster day at Holy Family Catholic High School on Thursday 27th June 2024. This day is organised to allow pupils to experience a typical high school day as they take part in several activities and lessons and have the opportunity to meet new friends. He/she should arrive at reception by 9.20am, wearing their current school uniform and have with them a pen/pencil. A snack and lunch will be provided, and the day will finish at 2.25pm. Please make arrangements to collect your child at this time from the layby outside Holy Family. If there are any dietary requirements, please do let us know in advance.
Thursday 27th June 2024, New Intake Evening
All parents and children are invited to attend an information evening at Holy Family on Thursday 27th June 2024. You are welcome to attend at a time most convenient for you. The information ‘marketplace’ will be open from 5pm-8pm. You may benefit the most from attending the Headteacher talk followed by a visit to the ‘marketplace.’
- Talk from Headteacher/Assistant Headteacher (one held at 5.15pm and one held at 6.15pm)
- Chance to meet the Year 7 Progress Leader and Form Tutors
In the ‘Marketplace’ we hope to have available:
- Opportunity to purchase school tie/badge and discuss uniform.
- Opportunity to order PE kit and purchase other suitable school accessories.
- Information regarding pastoral support.
- Information to support literacy and numeracy.
- SEND information.
Please note that only cash/cheques will be accepted on the evening. Cards are unfortunately, not accepted.
