Year 6 to 7 Transition

Hello and welcome to Corby Business Academy’s Year 6 into 7 transition page.

If your child has been offered a place in Year 7 at Corby Business Academy for September 2025, this page should provide you with all the information you will need, as well as answer any questions you might have. Here at the Academy, we recognise that the more information we can provide for students, parents and carers, the smoother and less stressful the transition process will be in these strange times. We will endeavour to update the webpage at regular intervals.

In this area, you will have access to a Transition video where your child will be introduced to key members of staff involved with Year 7. A copy of our Transition booklet will also be available for you to read.

On a weekly basis, a newsletter will be uploaded, detailing the various important aspects of Academy life. Key members of staff will be introduced as part of the weekly newsletters and their profiles will be available shortly afterwards. Following the release of the final newsletter, you will receive an email informing you of which tutor group your child has been placed in.

If your child is joining our Unit Provision, please look at this tab to access additional information and resources related specifically to the Unit.

We are delighted that you have chosen Corby Business Academy for the next stage of your child’s educational journey and meeting you all face to face in the near future.

If you have any queries about any of this information or the transition process generally, please do not hesitate to contact me via email: yearsevenadmissions@corbybusinessacademy.org

Yours sincerely,

Mrs H. Wilson
Assistant Principal

We are delighted to welcome parents and carers to our Parent Information Evening on Tuesday 8th July 2025.

Our Year 6 to 7 Transition Day is Friday 11th July 2025.

Parents and Carers should drop their child off at the Academy at 9.00 a.m. Students will enter the Academy through the doors of the Sports Hall and will be directed to their tutor groups.

Students should wear a white collared shirt/blouse as photographs for their smart cards will be taken during the day. All students should bring a packed lunch and a snack with them for break time.

Parents and Carers should collect their children at 2.30 p.m. from the front of the Academy.

Please click here to view our 2025/2026 Transition Booklet.

Our weekly newsletters will be available to view weekly once released.

Transition Newsletter Week 1

Transition Newsletter Week 2

Transition Newsletter Week 3

Please see below our Corby Business Academy transition video.

Another useful video below;

Moving up to Secondary School video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L70If2UJ0F4

You can find out more about the Year 7 Tutor Team at Corby Business Academy by clicking on the profiles below. Read all about their interests, what they teach and where to find them within the Academy. We will upload more profiles over the following weeks.

Mrs Heather Wilson

Assistant Principal and Year 7 SLT Link

Please view letters regarding the Year 6 to Year 7 transition below.

Year 6 to 7 Transition - Welcome to Corby Business Academy

Information Evening and Transition Day

Links to any forms parents and carers are required to complete before their child starts Year 7 at the Academy in September 2025 will be uploaded here. Please ensure all forms are completed no later than Friday 11th July 2025.

Policies and Agreements
Please ensure you read the below Agreement Policies before complete the Parent/Carer and Student Agreement Form:
Home School Agreement Policy
Transport Agreement Policy
Photographic and Media Consent Agreement Policy
IT Acceptable Use Agreement Policy

To agree to the above policies, please log into EduLink and update your child's information to consent to these policies.

Data Form
Corby Business Academy and the Local Education Authority are required under Data Protection legislation to comply with essential good practice in respect of information collected here and manage it securely. The individuals who are the subject of the information and are encouraged to help keep information up to date. This information will be used for educational, welfare, planning and managerial purposes. Please complete the Data Form by clicking on the link below. Please ensure all pages are fully and clearly completed and that the document is signed and dated at all relevant points.

https://forms.office.com/e/BQGKpXjxX7?origin=lprLink

Uniform
To find out more about the uniform your child will require for September please view our Uniform page here. To order uniform from our suppliers please click here.

Bus Application
To apply for a bus for your child please click here. To find out more about the bus number and route your child requires please click here to view our bus information page.

Student Questionnaire
To support students' transition to Year 7, we ask that new students complete a questionnaire which will be available here in due course.

Students are able to select the names of two people they work well with, and we will try to keep them with someone they know in their tutor group.

Brooke Weston Trust's policies can be viewed here.

Below you will find a range of resources specifically designed for new Year 7 students starting in our Unit Provision in September.

There is a newsletter to help students and parents become more familiar with the school environment, a social story about wearing school uniform, correspondence from the Unit Provision transition lead, as well as useful information for parents and carers.

Please click on the titles or the images to open each document.