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TRANsITION TO sENIOR sCHOOL Next steps
Events relating to the transition of our Prep girls to our Senior School begin in the Summer Term of Year 5. Parents and their families are invited to join us at the Senior School for drinks and canapés, prior to meeting key senior school staff and hearing about our senior academic, pastoral, co-curricular and scholarship programmes. The girls themselves also enjoy a morning of taster lessons at the Senior School which always prove hugely popular. We also encourage parents to attend one of our Open Morning events during their daughter’s Year 5/6.
A gradual change of pace throughout Key Stage 2 prepares girls for a smooth transition and we provide a full programme of advice and support to girls at this crucial time in their education. There is no examination requirement for entry to the Senior School and the majority of our Year 6 move up automatically. Each year around 10 percent of our Prep girls are offered Academic, Art, Dance, Drama, Music or Sport scholarships to Headington Senior School.
Parents are sent offer letters for their daughters in the Autumn Term of Year 6 for formal acceptance of their daughter’s places at the senior school. Educational tracking systems within the Prep School enable staff to identify early on those girls who may be better suited to an alternative senior school environment and Mrs Crouch meets with those families to discuss possible options from Year 4 onwards.
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