Welcome to Year 7

Congratulations! We are delighted to welcome your child to The Winstanley School and can’t wait to meet them. We hope you and your child are excited about this next step in their education.

To help make the transition as smooth as possible, we will be hosting an Induction Day on Tuesday 1st July 2025. This will be a fantastic opportunity for students to experience a day at Winstanley, meet their teachers, and get to know other students.

We are here to support you and your child every step of the way and look forward to an exciting journey together!

Packs have been sent out to parents/carers, so if you could please complete the enclosed forms and return them to us by Friday, 4th April it would be much appreciated.

Uniform

To find out more about uniform follow this link – School Uniform [PDF]

There will be a Pop Up Uniform Shop with Just Schoolwear our uniform supplier on during the summer holidays where students will be able to try on items and purchase any items which need to have our logo on. This will take place on the 6th August 2025. If you are not able to attend we will have some uniform available on the Induction Evening so that you can get an idea of sizes and order online.

The rest of our uniform can be purchased from local supermarkets and shops such as Asda, Sainsbury’s, M&S, Tesco and Aldi. Please read our guidelines above for the correct uniform before purchasing.

What to Expect in Year 7

Students are allocated a Tutor Group with whom they will have most of their lessons. All Year 7 students will be following the REAL LiFE Curriculum. The Real LiFE Curriculum is a new style of teaching and learning that is based on the latest global educational research and aims to equip our learners with the knowledge, skills and values they will need to thrive in the 21st century. It is designed to make learning relevant and more engaging by bringing topics to life, and by coaching students with the skills they need to take more control of their own learning so that they can really learn to make a positive difference not only to their own lives, but also to the world around them. Students are guided through the learning to ensure they build the knowledge and skills needed to succeed, and receive personalised coaching which enables them to refine and improve their work so that they achieve their personalised goals. Find out more – Watch the video.

How to help your child succeed

• Nutrition
• Sleep
• Organisation
• Independence
• Home Learning
• Working with the school

Equipment you will need

• Pens – black
• Pencils
• Ruler
• Rubbers
• Colouring pencils
• Sharpener
• CASIO classwiz FX-83GTX Scientific Calculator (the Science department have some to purchase for £7.50 if you would prefer to wait until you have started school)

Attendance

*We expect all of our students to be here all of the time – 96% attendance minimum

*We cannot authorise holidays during term time

*All students must arrive on time every day