Year 6/7 Transition

Welcome to TWGGS! We hope you will find all you need to know here about starting Year 7. We are really looking forward to you joining us in September. 

Year 7 Induction Booklet 2023You can also read the questions and answers here:

Frequently Asked Questions

In the next video, Mrs Miller (formerly, Miss Fenn) chats to a couple of Year 7 pupils to help you with any questions you may have. Please also see the Year 7 TWGGS Guide to the First Day in September, to give you an idea of what you can expect on your first day.

Have a go at our fun quiz!

To help you get to the know the TWGGS website, and learn some useful information, have a go at the following quiz. Answers to all the questions can be found by navigating around the website, but if you get stuck you can have a look at the answer sheet below!

New Year 7 quiz  Quiz answers

Moving Up!

Moving Up! The transition to secondary school is an animation from the Anna Freud Centre, aimed to help year 7 and 6 pupils feel more confident, less anxious and better equipped to cope with the changes associated with moving to secondary school.

The following guide, also produced by the Anna Freud centre, gives tips and advice to parents and carers on how to support their children's transition to secondary school:

Supporting Children's Transition to Secondary School

Essential Stationery Items

In preparation for your child joining TWGGS in September, please see the below recommended stationery list that we encourage pupils to have in order to be best equipped for all of their different lessons.

• A selection of blue/black pens
• Pencils
• Colouring Pencils
• Rubber
• Pencil Sharpener
• Highlighters / Fine-Line Coloured Pens
• Compass
• Protractor
• Glue Stick
• Scissors
• Calculator – we recommend the Casio FX83 model
• Non-permanent board marker pen

Please note that pupils are not allowed to bring Tippex or correction fluid into school.