Daventry Transition: year 7’s put year 8’s in the hot seat

As part of the transition project at Danetre and William Parker, year 8 students were invited along to answer questions about their transition experiences. After talking about questioning and interviewing techniques, the year 7s planned their questions to ask, such as:

“What worries did you have and how did you overcome them?”

“Did you get lost and what did you do?”

“Do you prefer this school to your primary and why?”

“How did you make friends?”

“Did you have any family or friends already at this school and how did they help you settle in?”

The year 8s at both schools were excellent in providing clear answers and were very honest about their experiences. They had some good advice on how to handle a wide variety of problems and situations such as forgetting homework, after school clubs,  preparing equipment and kit the night before, which teachers to ask for what, where to go if you lose something, what to do if you are bullied, how to get extra help and how to find your way around the school.

To hear what other activities the students were involved in this week, visit their pages:

http://ontheroad.northantsstudycentres.org/daventry-transition/william-parker-school/

http://ontheroad.northantsstudycentres.org/daventry-transition/danetre-school/