Transition

Moving to Secondary School

The opportunity to experience new subjects, new activities and make new friends at a bigger school is often met with great enthusiasm. At Parrs Wood, we also understand that whilst some students feel this way, some may feel nervous and anxious at the thought of starting at a new school. For most, it’s normally a little bit of both!

To ensure that our new Year 7 students’ transition from primary school is as seamless and stress-free as possible, Parrs Wood has a very effective and highly-regarded transition programme in place.

Current circumstances mean we can’t run the transition programme we hoped to, but we’re still going to make sure you get the chance to find out more about the school, hear from your new teachers and take part in some monthly challenges ahead of September. Until then, keep exploring our website and social media feeds. If you have any questions you can reach us on email: seeyousoon@pwhs.co.uk

Transition Events

Data Application Form:

New Year 7 in take  - Parents have been sent an email with a link from our new data collection and information company Admissions+ , also known as applicaa, this is in replacement of the manual data packs that are normally sent, please can we ask for this form to be completed by 28th June 2021.

If you have not received an email, then please contact the main office on 0161 446 8640 and we can resend the link. The email will come from admin@applicaa.com. 

Summer Fest/Camp 21

We are delighted to invite you to our Summer Camp which we are hosting for all our NEW year 7 students. The camp will run from Monday 26^th July to Friday 30^th July from 8.30am – 2.45pm

This is an exciting opportunity to bond with your peers and embrace our values of Community, Creativity and Achievement through all the exciting activities we have planned.  Secure your place now as we can’t wait to see you there!

For more information on how the Summer Camp will be run, then please find the details enclosed in this letter. 

Virtual Transition Evening

We want to give you an opportunity to hear from our Head teacher, Mr McElwee, our Yr7 Head of Learning, Mr Cray and myself, Miss Foster, your Director of Transition. You will receive further details and guidance on this soon. The purpose of the evening will be to introduce you to our community and give students an opportunity to meet with their form Tutors. 

Secondary School Admissions 

Student places at Parrs Wood are allocated by Manchester City Council. As we move to our online system for collecting data; Admissions+, if you have accepted a place, but have not yet spoken to us at school, then please contact our main office to speak to one of the team: 0161 446 8640.  Further details on admissions can also be found on our school website.  If you have spoken to us but have not received any communication regarding use of admissions+ then please get in contact with the main office who will be happy to help.

Transition Booklet

All students will receive a Transition booklet in the post. The booklet will enable you to discuss moving to secondary school as a family. It will enable you to plan your journey to school, discuss worries and set targets for yourself, along with some other wellbeing activities. Your new teachers have also set you a task to complete within each of their subject areas. Please choose which activities you would like to complete over the summer as best you can. There is no pressure to complete all the activities. Those that you do complete, please do so on separate paper so that they can be distributed to your different teachers in September!  Remember to bring these along with you on your first day at Parrs Wood. 

Manchester Big Read

Manchester Big read, has for the second year in a row, launched a Year 6-7 transition project. Each primary school in Manchester should have received a copy of 'The Kid Who Came from Space, Ross Welford'. We think this is great! I have read my own copy and I cannot wait to hear what you think! To support you, we have launched ‘Breakfast with a Book!’ Mrs Palmer has been very busy reading each chapter and has kindly recorded them for you so you can read along and enjoy the story with her. Check out his section on our Transition Webpage. 

Keep an eye out for more events and our timetable.

• Welcome message from Ms Hodgkins Watch Video
• Welcome message from Mrs Palmer Watch Video
• NEW My Journey to School - Mrs Esposito Watch Video
• NEW Starting high school - Eat all your worries away! Watch Video

Meet our Transition Team

• Ms E Foster
  Director of Transition
  Ms E Foster

  You can contact Ms Foster by emailing: e.foster@parrswood.manchester.sch.uk

• Mr L Cray
  Head of Learning for Year 7
  Mr L Cray

  You can contact Mr Cray by emailing: l.cray@parrswood.manchester.sch.uk

• Ms J Mannion
  Family Liaison Officer
  Ms J Mannion

  You can contact Ms Mannion by emailing: j.mannion@parrswood.manchester.sch.uk

• Ms M Palmer
  Assistant SENDCo
  Ms M Palmer

  You can contact Ms Palmer by emailing:  m.palmer@parrswood.manchester.sch.uk

Getting to know your new school

• Information about our Uniform Policy
  Information about our Uniform Policy

  To find out the details around our School Uniform Policy and what stores you can purchase our uniform from visit our website.

• FRED
  FRED

  Throughout your time here at Parrs Wood High School, you will often hear us talk about 'FRED', to find out what 'FRED' means have a look through our information leaflet.￿

• Library & Independent Learning Centre
  Library & Independent Learning Centre

  Our Library (ILC) bodes a comfortable working environment with lots of different books for you to loan and comfy seating for you to enjoy reading. To hear more about our Library please read the details.￿

• Home School Agreement
  Home School Agreement

  To view the details of our Home School Agreement please click here

• Moving around the Building
  Moving around the Building

  Coming to a new school can be daunting and learning to move around the building is a whole new experience, luckily we have thought this through and have provided a useful document for you to review.￿

• Break times
  Break times

  Details of our school day can be found on our website, but we have also added some information around what provisions we provide at break times.￿

• Musical Opportunities
  Musical Opportunities

  If you are interested in looking to play a musical instrument, we have plenty of options available for you to learn, you can find out more by visiting our enrichment page.￿

• School Lockers
  School Lockers

  At Parrs Wood High School, we have a large number of lockers available to students at a fixed cost. The lockers are only available for a five-year period; therefore students will be required to return their locker keys to the school.

  To read more information on how to purchase a locker please￿click here.

• EAL & Nurture Support
  EAL & Nurture Support

  We have great teachers and facilities that nurture our students and look after their wellbeing, you can find all this help in G12.￿We also have G13 where we have dedicated EAL teachers to support our students who have English as an additional language.￿

• School Fund Contribution
  School Fund Contribution

  Please find the school fund contribution letter￿detailing how you can support the school.￿

• Parent Information Pack
  Parent Information Pack

  Please find the Parent Information Pack, this will help to understand a little bit more about our school.￿

Useful information and links

• Making new friends BBC article
• What’s the difference between primary and secondary school? BBC article
• Coping with classwork BBC article
• Older student’s advice BBC article
• Eight ways to support your anxious child during the coronavirus pandemic BBC article