Year 7 secondary school essentials checklist for starting in September

[Heather1991]

Hi my daughter is starting year 7 in September. I’m looking for a checklist of what she will need, when I went to school you need a scientific calculator etc but I don’t think you need that now? We’ve got pens, pencils, rubber and ruler and her uniform. Just wanted to check with other parents what they are getting thanks.

One of the best recommendations from
MN when my DS started secondary was to buy packs of multicoloured plastic A4 wallets, which you can label for each subject they have.
These live in 5 magazine box files on the shelf, one for each day, and a copy of the timetable alongside, so that books / papers relevant to each subject stay together, and are ready to be pulled off the shelf each evening to be packed for the next day.
I’ll be doing the same with DD who is starting Y7 this year!