These are Bristol Material designed to be downloaded and used as alternatives to the DfES bridging unit “Transition from Year 6 to Year 7 mathematics”
Use of the transition units
- The transition unit is an annotated version of the national transition unit published by the DfES, (DfES 0118/2002) which is the same as Unit 9 of the Y6 summer term unit plans.
- The annotated unit plan and additional resource sheets give ideas for differentiation, especially for lower achieving pupils. Teachers can choose to use these ideas or further adjust the plans in their own way to meet the needs of children in their class.
- Day three has been removed from the plans. Year 6 teachers can choose to redistribute the four remaining lessons over the week. In evaluations from last year, many teachers found it useful to extend and develop the lessons as part of a two week unit of work.
- Teachers currently using the Year 6 unit plans may want to adjust the order of the units, teaching this unit earlier to allow enough time to prepare pupil books to be forwarded to secondary schools.
Use of the Year 6/7 pupil booklets
- Pupils need to label their books with the full name, primary school and secondary school and where possible their new Y7 tutor group.
- Pupils should record all their work completed during the transition unit in this book. Any activity sheets, self- assessment sheets and homework sheets should also be included.
- When marking the transition unit of work, teachers may wish to include additional comments which they feel would be useful for Y7 teachers.
Contact:
Caroline E. Johnson, Secondary Mathematics Consultant
Bristol Education Centre
Sheridan Road
Horfield
Bristol
BS7 0PU
Tel: 0117 337 3206
Fax: 0117 903 1259
Email: c.johnson@bristol.gov.uk