Year 6 Transition
We are delighted that you have made a commitment to Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School for the future and welcome you to our school. At Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School we have high standards and expectations to support all our pupils to achieve their very best in both their academic and personal development.
We are very pleased to learn that your child has been offered a place at Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School for September. To complete their registration, you now need to complete the online admission form with information about your child and give your consent as to your and their chosen preferences throughout their time at the school. Transferring to Secondary School is an important milestone in a pupil’s life and at BHGS we aim to make this transition as smooth as possible whilst establishing continuity from Year 6 to 7 with a consistency of approach and challenge. As your child has been offered a place at BHGS, you will receive a letter advising you of the events that we are planning for you and your child. The Welwyn Garden City & Hatfield Schools Partnership team is also organising online support sessions for parents to ask all the questions they may have about their child’s transition from primary school to Bishop’s Hatfield. You are personally invited to book a session on the dates below. Simply scam the QR code or copy the link in your browser: During May and June, pupils receive a visit from a member of the transition team when we explain what it is like to be a Bishop’s pupil, the expectations and ethos of the school. We are also in regular contact with our feeder Primary Schools and exchanging as much information as possible to get an accurate educational ‘picture’ of your daughter. * THE SECTION BELOW WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY UP TO JUNE 2025 FOR 2025-26 NEW STARTERS*
In addition to meeting pupils at their various primary schools, we have also put together a Pupil Transition Booklet which we hope will cover a lot of the questions that we receive from pupils when we carry out our school visits. A digital copy will be sent out to you in due course. We would encourage your child to read it. The transition activities and competitions mentioned in the booklet will be handed out and explained to your child on Transition Day (10th July). We will be looking very carefully at the information sent to us by your Primary School and making follow up calls to them if necessary. This will be used when we consider the Tutor group your child will be placed into which they will find out on their first day in September. Their tutor group will also indicate which House a pupil is in throughout their seven-year journey with us (either Austen, Franklin, Hadid, Parr or Seacole). Remember to label all personal property, uniform and PE kit. If you order a School Labelling Pack from Easy2name, our school will get 20% cashback which we will use to purchase much needed school resources that will in turn benefit your child. For more information, please check our Support Us website page and quote Discount Code FR-BHATFIELD-30. Our school library is an amazing place and we are keen for our pupils to continue their reading through the Summer holiday. So our School Librarians have put together a brilliant reading list for the pupils to have a look at plus a great competition to design a bookmark for the library. Try to encourage your child to get involved and win some of their first House Points when they start in September. For more information about starting secondary school and using our library, please check our Transition Portal During the first days at BHGS, all Year 7 pupils benefit from a variety of Tutor group activities and also learning about life at secondary school. Following on from this, Form tutors, subject staff and learning support staff monitor pupils to identify any concerns with settling in or accessing the curriculum. Any concerns are dealt with swiftly and strategies are put in place to allay any fears, and deal with any problems as they arise. (To be updated at the end of the summer) Should you have any comments or questions about transition to BHGS please do not hesitate to contact Miss T. Lawrence, Head of Year 7 who will be pleased to help you. admin@bishophatfield.herts.sch.uk For our Actions and Consequences guidelines, please refer to our Behaviour, Rewards and Sanctions page. To find out how to support us, check our Supporting the School page.This section of our website will hopefully be useful to you as new parents/carers of our new Year 7 intake. The information below will be updated regularly from now until the end of the month of July preceding our new pupils’ September start.
We will be hosting a Transition Day in school on Thursday 10th July, when all Year 6 pupils across the County spend the day in their new schools. A New Intake Evening for parents/carers will also be held on Tuesday 8th July where you will be able to purchase Nearly New Uniform and meet with key members of staff. This is also an opportunity to meet members of our Parents’ Association.
All Hertfordshire pupils also get to attend their future secondary school for a Year 7 Transition Day in July which takes place on Thursday 10th July (9:30am to 2pm) this year.
They include a ‘Postcard to my Form Tutor’ activity to complete over the Summer which they should bring with them to their first day at BHGS in September, as well as a Bookmark Competition organised by our Library.
An up-to-date list and profile of all Form Tutors will be available in September. On their first day in September
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