{"id":1077,"date":"2021-09-29T21:18:10","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T21:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/portglasgowhs\/?page_id=1077"},"modified":"2024-09-17T14:42:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T14:42:25","slug":"primary-transition-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/portglasgowhs\/our-associated-primary-schools\/primary-transition-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Transition Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1081\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/portglasgowhs\/our-associated-primary-schools\/primary-transition-programme\/craigmarloch\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/29212224\/Craigmarloch.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"365,382\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KIlmacolm Primary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/29212300\/KIlmacolm-Primary-e1632950603393.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/29212300\/KIlmacolm-Primary-e1632950603393.png\" class=\"wp-image-1082 alignnone\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Newark\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/29212403\/Newark-270x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/29212403\/Newark.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1083 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/29212403\/Newark.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"87\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/29212403\/Newark.jpg 534w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/29212403\/Newark-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 87px) 100vw, 87px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1084\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/portglasgowhs\/our-associated-primary-schools\/primary-transition-programme\/newark-nursery\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/29212436\/Newark-Nursery.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"778,91\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Newark Nursery\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/29212436\/Newark-Nursery-300x35.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/29212436\/Newark-Nursery.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1084 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/29212436\/Newark-Nursery.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/29212436\/Newark-Nursery.jpg 778w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/29212436\/Newark-Nursery-300x35.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/29212436\/Newark-Nursery-768x90.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>We have a very strong partnership across our cluster \u2013 Port Glasgow High School, Newark Primary School, Newark Nursery School and Kilmacolm Primary School.<\/strong>\u00a0 This insures we have a smooth transition for pupils as they move from Primary 7 to S1.\u00a0 We also have pupils transferring from Kings Oak Primary School and they are fully included in all transition activities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>During Primary 6 &amp; 7, pupils are allocated to a House<\/strong> (Ferguson, Glen, or Kingston,) which links them to a specific Guidance Teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson House \u2013 Mrs Brown<\/p>\n<p>Glen House \u2013 Mrs Greenlees<\/p>\n<p>Kingston House \u2013 Mrs Fitzharris<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Guidance teacher, along with Mrs Wilson, (PT Learning Support) Mr Cummings (Home Link Worker) and Mrs Craig (DHT, Junior School) would attend any primary review meetings to get to know the pupils and their families to ensure a smooth transition. These staff would also visit Primary classes to introduce all pupils to life in PGHS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>During Primary 7, each class is given the opportunity to attend PGHS for 1 day a week (4 weeks) to follow a full day\u2019s timetable<\/strong> \u2013 thereby becoming familiar with the building, staff, school procedure.\u00a0 This goes along way to alleviate any nerves pupils (&amp; parents) have about this transition period.\u00a0 Throughout the course of Primary 7 \u2013 any pupil who is identified that would benefit from enhanced transition activities will be invited for additional visits, groupwork and summer Gateway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In June, all transferring pupils will have two induction days.\u00a0 This gives pupils the opportunity to meet their new class peers and to follow their actual school timetable.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please see our Pupil Transition Handbook here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/portglasgowhs\/uploads\/sites\/6751\/2021\/09\/30091026\/Pupil-Transition-Booklet-May-2020.pdf\">Pupil Transition Booklet (May 2020)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have a very strong partnership across our cluster \u2013 Port Glasgow High School, Newark Primary School, Newark Nursery School and Kilmacolm Primary School.\u00a0 This insures we have a smooth transition for pupils as they move from Primary 7 to S1.\u00a0 We also have pupils transferring from Kings Oak Primary School and they are fully &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/portglasgowhs\/our-associated-primary-schools\/primary-transition-programme\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Primary Transition Programme<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10876,"featured_media":0,"parent":90,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1077","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/portglasgowhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/portglasgowhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/portglasgowhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/portglasgowhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10876"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/portglasgowhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1077"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/portglasgowhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1835,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/portglasgowhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1077\/revisions\/1835"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/portglasgowhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/portglasgowhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}