Welcome to the Year 6 Transition page. Whether you are a parent/carer or student, you can access information and useful resources about transition from primary to secondary school from this page to ensure a supportive transition for every student that joins us.
It is a pleasure to welcome you to Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy, the Multi-academy Trust’s most recent academy. Our vision for the academy is ‘Transformation to Excellence’, characterised by the relentless pursuit of securing an outstanding education and outcomes for all. This is the beginning of the journey for Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy and we are committed to creating a truly excellent school for the community it serves.
The Multi-academy Trust’s popularity and reputation is based upon academic success and a disciplined, positive and engaging learning environment. Our Values and Expectations are the foundations of all our schools and Cockburn Laurence Calvert will be the third secondary school to drive these forward in the south Leeds area.
Our transition team will support your child’s transition to secondary school so that it is as smooth and as enjoyable as possible to enable them to begin their secondary education with purpose and clarity.
I’m delighted to welcome you to Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy. I’m really proud of the journey that we have started here, establishing the academy right from the very beginning is a unique opportunity to really shape the future. Choosing a school for a child is an important and difficult decision that parents and carers have to make and we believe that Calvert is a great choice for your child’s secondary education.
Our Values and Expectations define us and we demand excellence from staff and students in everything we do. We will ensure all our new students transitioning from primary school to secondary school receive a high quality education to support them in achieving their future goals; to university and beyond. In return, I ask that students try really hard from the very first day that they join us.
I look forward to meeting all our new students, parents and carers.
The link below is for Applicaa Online Admissions which all parents/carers will need to complete in order for your child to be enrolled at the academy.
Please read all of the information carefully before submitting your details via our online admissions site.
The username and password to access the admissions site will be emailed to the email address that we have on record, please email transition@cockburnlca.org if you are experiencing any difficulty with this process.
Copies of Transition letters home will be available here.
Primary School Visits
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy’s Transition Team make visits to primary schools across the months of May, June and July, meeting with students to share information with students about their new academy and answer any questions that they may have at this time.
Transition Evening - 2nd July 2024
This event is for parents/carers and their children to attend a presentation with the Executive Headteacher, Head of School and other key staff. The Transition Evening will contain information on how to purchase uniform, the reward and behaviour system, the curriculum and extra activities students can access such as music lessons and sports.
The start and finish times of the Transition Evening - to be confirmed.
The Transition Evening pack for parents/carers will be given out on the evening and will also be available to download from here after the event.
First Day of Term
Year 7 start date in September at Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy:
Date to be confirmed for Sept 2024
Students should arrive in uniform with their school bag and equipment. Students are not required to bring their PE kit on the first day.
The Student Transition Booklet
Moving from Primary to Secondary school is an exciting time – a new building, new rules, new teachers, new routines and new friends are just some of the changes students will experience. This booklet will help your child get used to some of the routines and features of the new academy. It will also help us to get to know your child quickly too.
Transition booklets will be given out at our Transition Evening, you can also download a copy here.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE TRANSITION BOOKLET
Our curriculum provides students with exciting learning experiences that are designed to fit the needs of all. The curriculum is broad and balanced giving students a wide range of subjects to study in depth to ensure they are in a strong position to make informed choices for the next stage of their education. Students study; maths, English, science, Spanish, geography, history, RS, PSE, art, drama, dance, music, technology, computing and PE.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR CURRICULUM PAGE
CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR TIMING OF THE SCHOOL DAY PAGE
CLICK HERE TO GO OUR TERM DATES PAGE
CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR UNIFORM PAGE
Yes, breakfast will be available to buy from 8:10-8:25am, as well as at morning break.
Parents/Carers will be given an online account to top up students’ accounts. This means that instead of cash, biometric identification is used. This helps to keep queues moving faster, allowing students more time to eat.
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy operates a no phone policy.
We understand that students may wish to have their phone with them to and from school, their phone should be switched off and placed at the bottom of the student’s school bag as soon as they arrive to school. Bags are placed in lockers for the duration of the school day.
If a phone is visible i.e. seen through a pocket, is out on school grounds (in the building/playground) the phone will be confiscated and a sanction issued. Arrangements will have to be made for a Parent/Carer to collect the phone.
Uniform can be purchased using the following link uniform page
We will do our best to liaise with primary schools to place students in forms, however it is not always possible for students to be matched.
However, where there are numerous students joining Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy from a primary school, we try to ensure students are in a form with a familiar face. Our Form Time activities will support students make friendships and settle in quickly.
Yes, there are bike sheds available for your child to use, but please be aware that the academy is not responsible for damage or loss of personal items such as bikes and scooters.
Please ensure that your child has a suitable lock for their bike or scooter.
Your child’s Form Tutor will be the main point of contact as they will see them every day. There will also be a Head of Year who will deal with any issues including any behaviour incidents. The Head of Year will reward those with the best attendance, track attendance and place intervention for students with poor attendance. The SENDCO will work with students who require extra support and provide interventions where necessary.
Yes, all students are allocated a locker. Students are expected to use their lockers to keep their coats, PE kits and bags in during the school day.
This link will provide you with some useful hints about starting secondary school.
Young Minds have created a resource that reassures children that they’re not alone when it comes to their worries about secondary school, that there are ways to cope with change and there are people to talk to when things get difficult.