Practical advice, ideas and strategies for how secondary schools can support students at two key transition points – as they enter the secondary phase in year 7, and as they move into Key Stage 4 in year 10.
Hear from our speakers:
- Ian Mooney is the strategic lead for assessment and partnerships at the Northern Schools Trust, a charitable organisation that works specifically in areas of social and economic deprivation to transform the lives of children and young people through education. Its schools include North Liverpool Academy and Liverpool Life Sciences UTC.
- Kelly Johnston is assistant principal: key stage 3 at North Liverpool Academy. Kelly has worked at NLA since 2009 as a member and leader of the MFL department. She is now working as a Lower School senior leader and leads the NLA Scholars Programme. Kelly also focuses on the transition from primary to secondary as well as tracking the progress in key stage 3 in preparation for key stage 4.
- Toby Barnard is vice-principal of St Peter's Collegiate Academy, a large secondary Church of England academy within the Three Spires Trust. With a career spanning 20 years and three schools, Toby has held a number of roles including head of department, head of faculty, staff governor, and assistant principal. He has been a senior leader for eight years with responsibility for areas such as sixth form management and raising standards. Currently, Toby oversees the quality of education, where he manages curriculum development, teaching and learning, assessment, and staff professional growth.
- Sophie Dawes is education specialist for SLCN and base-lining at GL Assessment. With more than 20 years of experience teaching modern foreign languages and maths in the UK, New Zealand, and France, Sophie has a wealth of knowledge in language learning. As a former assistant director of studies responsible for assessment and student performance tracking, Sophie has a passion for using reliable data to inform evidence-based decisions to support children's development.