Year 6 Transition

You can find out more about the school day on our key dates and times page

Key dates and times

You can ride your bike to school; you must get off your bike at the top gate and walk it down the path. You MUST NOT ride your bike on the school site. There are bike stands to put them in but the school will not accept responsibility for your bike.

Lesson 1 is 55 minutes long; all other lessons are one hour long.

There are five lessons in each day, The St Leonards Academy has a two-week timetable so you might not have the same lessons both days in the cycle but you will get used to the timetable.

In our transition area on the website, you will find a copy of the school map. You can print this out to familiarise yourself with the four levels of the school. Entrance level, Courtyard level, Lower level (at the back of the school), Upper Level (at the front of the school). You will quickly find your way around in your first few days.

You will have many of the same lessons that you have had at primary school including Maths, English, Science and PE. You will also do Humanities, which is Geography, History, Languages, Religion and Ethics. You will also have Personal development and study skills and you will have time for Art, Drama, Music and Food Technology and Design Technology.

You can find out more about the curriculum on our curriculum page

Curriculum

Many of our older students are supportive of our younger students and will approach to help them find their way. You will have key students on hand in the first 2 weeks to help guide you around the building.

Lunch is 30 minutes from 13:30 to 14:00. You will also have a 30 minute morning break from 11:00 to 11:30.

If you asked the students, they will say that the food is the best thing about the Academy! Oasis Café and the Watering Hole Restaurant serve a wide variety of food catering for everyone, including pizzas, paninis and pasta bowls, and there is also a salad bar, baguettes, sandwiches, a daily main meal and many desserts such as muffins and biscuits.

All students have their fingerprint taken, which they use in the Café or Restaurant. Our catering system is a cashless outlet and students can bring money into school and put it on their account via the machines or the easiest way is for parents to transfer money onto their accounts using ParentPay. When you get up to the till, you choose your food, place your finger on the reader and the amount will be deducted from your account.

Organising the groups is a very complex job but we hope to let you know who your tutor is by the beginning of July.

During the taster days this year we hope to have you with your tutor group.

The only jewellery allowed at St Leonard’s Academy is a watch and one earring in each ear. These must be small and discreet studs only.

You may wear your hair down at The St Leonard’s Academy but you should always have a hair tie with you for when you have practical lessons such as PE, Technology and Science.

Full uniform information and supplier information is available on our uniform page

Uniform

Bring your school bag with a full pencil case you will be given everything else that you need. You will NOT need PE kit on your first day.

Just ask someone. Whether that is a student or member of staff there are always many people to ask.  They will help you. All staff wear a purple St Leonard’s Academy lanyard and will be happy to help you find your way.

If a member of our community behaves in an inappropriate way to you it is important that you tell somebody, whether that is a friend, parents/carers, your tutor, Student welfare officer or Head of Year. You must tell somebody to enable the problem to be dealt with as quickly as possible.

Please see our safeguarding and student wellbeing pages for further advice

Safeguarding 

Student Wellbeing

If you are feeling unwell during the school day, you must report to the student reception located on Entrance level. If the member of staff in student reception feels that, you need to go home they will contact your parents or carers. Please do not contact your parents before you go to Student reception. 

Student welfare officers are attached to each year group and are available to help you when you need it. Your tutor is also there to help you, so share any concerns you may with them at tutor time.

In your year group there will be approximately 300 students. There are around 1500 students across the school in Years 7 – 11.

A homework timetable is visible on the homework section on the website. This will be shared with your parents. You will be set up with a login to an app called Class Charts, a link to which is also on the website, where you can see all of your homework that has been set. Your teachers will also show you the homework in class when it is set and explain what you have to do.

Homework

Useful Links for Students

If you cannot do your homework you need to speak to your subject teacher. You can choose to speak to them at the end of the lesson, during break or lunch times or you can email them. This must be done in good time before the homework is due to give you the opportunity to complete the homework after you have spoken to your teacher before the deadline.

Please see our extracurricular page for an up-to-date list of our clubs and activities on offer

Extracurricular