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This information is for parents and carers of young people in Year 6 who are transferring to a mainstream secondary school or integrated resource and have a Speech, Language and Communication Need (SLCN). Your child is known to the Sheffield mainstream schools speech and language therapy service and...

Download here: Glossary of subjects you will hear in secondary school This vocabulary sheet can tell you the words for lessons at school. We have included some suggested colours if you are planning to colour-code your timetable. Art A lesson where you paint, draw and create different artwork....

Moving to secondary school can be a big step for some children. It is an exciting transition but they may also be feeling a bit anxious about it. What is an ‘All about me’ sheet? When a child is moving to secondary school, it can be helpful for their new teachers and SENCO to...

Download here: Glossary of words you will hear in secondary school  

Moving to secondary school can be a big step for some children. It can be difficult for children to remember what to do in certain situations, especially if they are feeling anxious or overwhelmed. How do we use the help cards in school? Use the ‘help’ cards to talk through these situations with...

What is a school planner? Most secondary schools provide their pupils with a planner. This helps the pupils to be organised. It is like a diary but it goes from September until July. The planner has different sections. The main part is the diary section. This is where pupils record homework they...

What is comprehension monitoring? Some children find it difficult to understand language, and what people are saying to them. This might include instructions and stories. These children often also need support to be aware of times when they don’t understand information or instructions, for...

What is a school timetable? At secondary school your child will be given a timetable. The timetable tells them what lessons and breaks they have on each day of the week, who teaches the lesson and which classroom they need to go to. Some schools have a two week timetable called Week A and Week...

What is an ‘All about me’ sheet? When a child is moving to secondary school, it can be helpful for their new teachers and SENCO to learn more about them. This information will help them best support the child in school and put extra help in place where needed. How do I use an...

When your child starts at their new secondary school, they will come across some new words that they may not have heard before. At secondary school, there are some new lessons that they won’t have done before or that may have different names to ones they used at primary, for example, food...