Transition at Chailey showcased at Sussex University

Angus Yorke, Head Boy writes:

Last Friday, 24th January,  Chloe Tyler, Head Girl, and I accompanied ten Year 7 students, Mrs Hickman (Year 7 Student Support and Transitions Manager) and Mrs Scott-Smith (STEM Co-ordinator and Science teacher) to Sussex University to talk to 180 trainee teachers on the subject of transition from primary to secondary school.  When we first arrived, eight of the Year 7 students set up an exhibition of their work.  A big part of the day was to showcase the levels of work achieved by Year 6 and 7 students and to highlight the differences between these two years.  The Year 7 students were then taken on a guided tour of the university campus. Meanwhile, Mrs Hickman, Chloe and I went with Billy and Scarlett, the other Year 7 students, to deliver a presentation on the ways that Chailey School supports students through the transition process from primary to secondary school.

The talk went really well, and the teaching students rounded off the event by singing a rousing happy birthday to Billy, who was celebrating his 12th birthday!  It was a day Billy will never forget - it is not every day that you have a whole lecture theatre full of trainee teachers singing to you!

Following our 30 minute presentation, the trainee teachers were keen to view the work of the year 7 students and to ask them questions about their experience at Chailey. 

The event gave me a really good experience of public speaking, and it was nice to be able to showcase our school and some of our Year 7 students and their work.