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 2022, this page should provide you with all the information you will need, as well as answering 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 and be taken on a tour of the Academy. 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 transition activities that are planned as well as a recorded ‘Episode’ from Mr Hallam, Head of Year 7. Tutors will be introduced as part of the weekly episode and their profiles available shortly afterwards. Following the release of the final newsletter and episode, 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
Ms H. Thompson
Assistant Principal
Transition Day - Friday 8th July
Our Year 6 to 7 Transition Day is Friday 8th July 2022. More details will be provided nearer the time. We look forward to meeting our new students.
Virtual Transition Day - TBA
To access our Virtual Transition Day page, please click here.
Transition Booklet
Our Welcome Booklet will be uploaded here shortly.
Newsletters
Each week a newsletter will be added here. Our first newsletter will be uploaded on 11th June 2021 Click on the links below to view the newsletter.
Videos
Each week, we will add a new video here. The first video will be uploaded on 11th June 2021. Click on the links below view each episode.
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Tutor Profiles
You can find out more about the Year 7 Tutor Team Corby Business Academy by clicking on the profiles below. Read all about their interests, what they teach and where to find them in the Academy. We will upload more profiles over the following weeks.
Ms Heather Thompson Mr Patrick Hallam
Assistant Principal and Year 7 SLT Link Head of Year 7
Student Views
Letters from students attending Corby Business Academy will be uploaded below over the coming weeks and will allow you to find out more about the Academy from the view of the students.
Letters
Please view letters regarding Year 6 to Year 7 transition below.
Forms
Links to any forms parents and carers are required to complete before their child starts Year 7 at the Academy in September 2021 will be uploaded here. Please ensure all forms are completed no later than Friday 2nd July 2021.
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 complete the form below:
Parent/Carer and Student Agreement Form
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 when it is uploaded over the coming weeks. Please ensure all pages are fully and clearly completed and that the document is signed and dated at all relevant points.
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:
CBA Student Questionnaire
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.
The Unit Provision
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 document to help students become more familiar with the school building and a social story for wearing school uniform as well as useful information for parents and carers. In the coming weeks additional social stories to support transition and staff profiles will be added. Please click on the titles or the images to open each document.
Staff Profiles
Mrs Bennett - Assistant Unit Manager
Mrs Brown - Assistant Unit Manager
Miss Campbell - Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Coleman - Learning Support Assistant
Mrs McCracken - Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Shackleton - Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Wooton - Learning Support Assistant
The Big Read 2022
Each year, the Academy holds a transition reading challenge for new Year 7 students joining the Academy in September. This year, the Academy have based the challenge around 'Everything All at Once', a collection of poems about one week in a secondary school where everything happens all at once. Students will be given a copy of the book on transition day. Students are encouraged to read all, or some, of the book and complete activities based on the book over the summer holidays.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Academy's Literacy Lead, Mrs F. Bichener: faye.bichener@corbybusinessacademy.org
