Calderhead High School operates a close liaison system with all of our associated primaries.
Transition arrangements begin in Primary 6, with planning for those children with Additional Support Needs. At the beginning of Primary 7, pupils are visited by staff from Calderhead and begin to attend a series of workshops/activities within Calderhead, providing pupils from the catchment area with an opportunity to meet each other for the first time.
Parents of P7 pupils are invited attend an information evening in Calderhead in January each year.
In addition, this is followed by an Open Evening held in May where parents and pupils are given a guided tour of the school and can see first-hand the range of activities on offer in subjects.
During the third term, all pupils transferring to Calderhead High School will have a 1:1 interview with a member of staff from either the Pupil Support Team or the Deputy Head Teacher.
Staff from Calderhead meet regularly with primary colleagues throughout the session and over that time, an understanding of your child and his/her needs is developed. At any time in the transition
process, parents of primary school children are welcome to contact either the Head Teacher, Mr Robertson, or the Deputy Head Teacher lower school, Ms Darragh, to discuss any matters relating to his/her child.
Associated Primary Schools
- Alexander Peden Primary School
- Allanton Primary School
- Dykehead Primary School
- Kirk O’Shotts Primary School
- Stane Primary School
