Year 6 Transition for Parents

Welcome to the Cliff Park Ormiston Academy Transition Hub.

My name is Mrs Phillips, I am Head of Year 7.

We can’t wait to welcome your child to our academy

We are delighted to welcome your child to Cliff Park Ormiston Academy for two full Transition Days on Monday 30th June and Tuesday 1st July 2025. These days are designed to give students a real experience of life at their new school, helping them feel confident and excited about starting in September.

We also warmly invite parents and carers to join us for a welcome evening on Monday 30th June at 6:00pm. This will be an opportunity to meet your child’s Form Tutor, the Head of Year 7, our Pastoral Team, and members of the Senior Leadership Team.

We understand that the move from primary to secondary school can feel overwhelming. That’s why we’ve created a dedicated Transition Hub, where you’ll find helpful information, activities, and answers to common questions. Our aim is to ensure that both students and families feel reassured, supported, and ready for this exciting next step.

At Cliff Park Ormiston Academy, we pride ourselves on delivering a smooth, supportive, and successful transition for every child. I have already begun working closely with local primary schools and will be visiting students in their familiar environments over the coming weeks. These visits give students a chance to ask questions and learn more about the Academy, while also allowing us to gather key information from their current teachers—particularly around any additional needs or support they may require.

Moving to a new school is a big moment for every family. While it can be a little daunting, it’s also an exciting opportunity for growth and new experiences. To help your child make the best possible start, I encourage you to:

Explore the resources in our Transition Hub together
Talk positively about the upcoming changes
Share any concerns with us early, so we can support you

We are truly excited to welcome your child to Cliff Park Ormiston Academy and look forward to meeting you soon.

Have a good look through the Cliff Park Ormiston Academy Website.
Register your email with the Principal’s PA [email protected] to receive our parent communication updates. (Please leave your son/daughter’s name, primary school and email address).
Contact the Head of Year 7, Mrs Phillips via email with any questions, queries or concerns you may have. [email protected]

Over the coming weeks, you will receive further communications regarding our Parent Information evening and the upcoming transition days, whereby students spend two days with us in preparation for September to eliminate any worries or fears they may have.

Take a moment to watch the video with your children

We have created some popular questions and answers for you to look through

Cliff Park Ormiston Academy is a very large site and at times I am sure you will get a little bit confused. It is important to remember that there are lots of things to help you. There is always someone in the corridor who can help you. Most importantly you will not get into trouble if you get lost!

This depends on what you are used to. You will be studying more subjects so the chances are that you will have more home learning to complete. However, staff will allow you a reasonable amount of time to complete your home learning and we often use home learning tasks to prepare you for lessons.

Make sure you have a good read of the uniform policy and familiarise yourself. Students can wear a wristwatch and a stud in each ear is permitted. For health and safety reasons we are very strict on jewellery and it is important that you follow the guidelines.

No, a mobile phone is classed as a prohibited item. Cliff Park has a phone pouch system which you can view on our website.

To begin with you may be late to lessons as you will be finding your way around the academy. Please do not worry, Student Leaders will be on hand to guide you in the right direction.

We will support you to phone home and ask someone to drop it off. If this is not possible, we do have spare kit which may be borrowed. If you forget your kit on a regular basis your Form Tutor will contact home to see what support can be put in place.

This may be different to what you are used to. Break is 25 minutes and lunch is 40 minutes. This gives you enough time to have something to eat and catch up with your friends. At the end of break and lunch you will move to the line up area for your next lesson.

Depending on what the issue is there are lots of people you can talk to. If you have a problem in a particular lesson you would talk to your class teacher. If you have a more generic problem, friendship issue for example or you have forgotten your tie you can speak to your Form Tutor. Deputy Heads of Year are members of staff with no teaching responsibility and are available to support you or point you in the right direction.

If you have any questions that have not been answered you can ask questions by sending an email to : [email protected]