How will Thomas’s Academy support my child in transition stages?

• We liaise closely with the school or nursery your child is transferring from. We also offer home visits to children joining our nursery to facilitate good communication from the beginning. 

• While at Thomas’s Academy, we take care to ensure that during transition points (between classes each year and at the end of Key Stages) all staff are aware of individual pupils needs, learning progress and best support strategies. We offer opportunties for children to experience time in their new classrooms with their new staff. We also offer social stories to those children who benefit from this. At the start of the year, parents are invited to learn about the upcoming year and have the opportunity to see the new classroom. 

• Thomas’s Academy makes arrangements to ensure there is a smooth transition when your child transfers to his/her secondary school of choice. Please contact us for further details.

• If your child has an EHCP, we will participate and/or facilitate its review in sufficient time prior to him/her moving between key phases of education. You will be kept informed of these arrangements and asked to attend the reviews.