moving up to secondary school - Buckinghamshire County Council

INDUCTION DAY AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
SECTION 4
Induction Day
and other useful
information
This section of the Guide
will give you the other
information you need as
your child prepares to
move up to secondary
school in September.
Please make sure you
read it carefully. We tell
you about Induction Day.
There is also other useful
information to help you
make sure that your
child is ready for their
first day at secondary
school in September.
Induction Day
All Buckinghamshire upper and
grammar schools will hold an
Induction Day for children who
have been offered a place. This will
be an opportunity for your child to
experience a full day at secondary
school and to meet some of their
new classmates before starting in
September.
Most schools will hold their Induction
Day on Tuesday 2 July 2013. If a
school has different arrangements,
they will let you know in advance.
Your child can only attend the
Induction Day at the school where
we have offered them a place. They
cannot attend a school where you
are hoping to be offered a place in
the future.
If you have not yet accepted the offer
of a secondary school place for your
child, they must stay at their current
primary school on 2 July. This
will also be the case if your child’s
allocated secondary school is holding
its Induction Day on a different date.
Unfortunately, if your child arrives for
Induction Day at a school where we
have not offered them a place, they
will not be able to stay. It will be
your responsibility to make sure that
your child is returned safely to their
current primary school.
Many secondary schools will also
arrange a meeting for the parents of
new pupils at around the same time
as Induction Day. This will give you
the chance to ask any questions you
have before your child moves up to
the school in September.
Useful information
School term dates
You can find information about the
term dates for Buckinghamshire
schools on our website:
www.buckscc.gov.uk
However, every year there are a
number of training days for teachers
and each school decides when these
will be. For this reason, it is very
important that you check with your
child’s secondary school when their
first day will be. This information
may have been in the welcome pack
that you received earlier in the year,
or you will be able to find it in the
school’s prospectus on their website.
The website addresses for all
Buckinghamshire schools are in our
Secondary Schools Directory which
is available online at:
www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission
You will be able to link directly to a
school’s website from the Directory.
Have you checked when
your child’s first day
at their new secondary
school will be
School uniform
Each school decides on its school
uniform and school uniform policy.
The uniform that a school chooses
should be widely available in high
street shops, other retail outlets
and online, rather than just one
expensive supplier. Schools should
make sure that no family feels they
cannot apply for a school place
because the uniform costs are too
high. You can read about a school’s
uniform in their prospectus on their
website.
If you have difficulty in buying a
uniform for your child, their school
may be able to help. Unfortunately,
we are not able to offer grants or
vouchers for school uniforms.
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