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The teacher strike is on the same day as DS's transistion day to year 7

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cottonwoolbrain · 17/06/2023 22:44

He's already unhappy about the school he's been allocated but we've been selling it to him that he'll be much happier and everything will feel more real once he's been and spent the day there... he's the only one from his primary going so it was so it is more important to him than some others.

We've just about got him looking forward to it.. and now this. Wondering if there will be a transition day at all now.. I'm hoping it will be moved rather than cancelled. He's not even been inside the school only ever seen it from outside. He does not know a single person there.

We will wait to see what the school say before I tell him anything. Apparantly that week is transition day for loads of schools across the country... I'd like to think there was nothing deliberate about upsetting so many year 6s... but I feel as if there may be

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TeenDivided · 20/06/2023 19:15

Foxesandsquirrels · 20/06/2023 19:11

To be honest, that's a measly response number in ratio to amount of schools in England.

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But quite likely a good enough sample size to extrapolate from.

Outsideno9 · 20/06/2023 19:30

It's not going to be every school, (the survey isn't compulsory!) but the spread of results of key questions usually gives a good indication of the picture of these sorts things across the country.

It's better than however many posts on a 6 page Mumsnet thread that just say, 'my kids will miss transition'.

But I guess it's only about three quarters of the number of teaching vacancies (over 12,000) still not filled - after the final deadline this academic year for resignations!

Postapocalypticcowgirl · 21/06/2023 07:30

The thing with transition days is that they are a massive hassle for secondary schools and teachers. A lot of what is run for them operates on goodwill. And that goodwill has been worn very thin over the last few years.

Last year, my school nearly couldn't run transition day due to staff shortages and absence anyway.

I think it will become increasingly normal for transition days to be pared back, because ultimately schools have to prioritise their current students.

I'd also add that in terms of a successful transition, having settled teachers and a settled timetable in year 7 is far more important.

Foxesandsquirrels · 21/06/2023 08:17

Postapocalypticcowgirl · 21/06/2023 07:30

Last year, my school nearly couldn't run transition day due to staff shortages and absence anyway.

I think it will become increasingly normal for transition days to be pared back, because ultimately schools have to prioritise their current students.

I'd also add that in terms of a successful transition, having settled teachers and a settled timetable in year 7 is far more important.

I agree with the end. I don't think transition days are that helpful.

DisquietintheRanks · 21/06/2023 08:22

Outsideno9 · 17/06/2023 23:14

Transition day requires a lot of good will and puts staff under a lot of pressure. School must continue as normal (albeit with room changes, setting cover work, managing movement of children and disruption to their routine etc.) while meeting every need of every new parent and child.

The additional planning and pressure is something teachers accept for the good of the children, but if nothing is coming from the government for the good of the children, such as enough qualified teachers and proper funding as a minimum, perhaps people need to see who's doing all the hard work and what happens when they don't do all the extra with nothing to support or in return.

Depends how they do it. At my kid's secondary they don't have a transition day they have "roll over week". Y13 have left, everyone moves up a year and the new Y7s come in. In effect the new school year starts a week early, everyone meets their new clases/teachers. Works really well.

Figgygal · 21/06/2023 16:54

Had confirmation today that our days are going ahead despite the strike which is great news

newusern1 · 21/06/2023 17:12

Our school just had year 11 in on strike days so this could swap to the y6 although it wouldn’t be the same kind of transition day.

alongaround · 21/06/2023 17:32

Our SEN school has to close on every single strike day and they've announced they are having to cancel the summer fete as it falls on strike day. It's the main fundraiser for activities, trips and sensory equipment each year - so nothing from that for the kids next year.

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