Iain Haresign welcomes you to Forest Hill School.

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Welcome To Forest Hill School
Year 7, 2020 Entry

2. Overview of Transition Process
o Information Gathering
o Assigning Houses and Tutor Groups
o Interviews
o Induction Assessments
o September 2020

3. Liaison with Primary Schools
o Lewisham Information Sharing
o Lewisham Primary Secondary Transfer Form
o Advice from Year 6 teachers regarding groupings
o Individual conversations about SEND and vulnerable
students

4. Special Educational Needs
o SEND/Inclusion Team will attend Annual reviews/TAC
meetings and have contact with parent/carers prior to
transfer
o SENCO conducts admission interviews for SEND students
o Our SENCO is Ms Sheehan. If you wish to discuss your son’s
SEND in more detail please email:
h.sheehan@foresthillschool.co.uk

5. Admission Interviews
o Interviews are conducted over the telephone by a Senior
member of staff/SENCO
o The majority of the interviews will be held over a two week
period:
o w/c Monday 22nd June 2019
o w/c Monday 29th June 2019
o You will be contacted with an appointment nearer the
time.

6. Induction Assessments
o Cognitive Abilities Tests/NFER Reading Test
o Standardised information about each child
o Helps us make sure we are setting ambitious targets for
your son
o Screens whole year group so that support can be directed
where necessary
o All testing will now take place in September

7. House and Tutor Group Allocation
There are four Houses:
Kwame Ofoso - Asare – Red
Alan Turing – Yellow
Rosa Parkes– Blue
Walter Tull – Green

8. House and Tutor Group Allocation
Alan
F G
Walter
F
Rosa
F G
Kwame
F G

9. Considerations:
o Comprehensive intake
o Balance of abilities
o Particular language needs (French/German)
o F groups French (D7F, H7F, R7F & S7F)
o G groups German (D7G, H7G & R7G)
o Twins
o Brothers

10. Pastoral Support
o Pastoral Support is delivered by Year Teams (HOY & Tutors)
o Focussed provision solely for Year 7 students
o HOY 7 Mr M Oviri
o Year Team will remain with their year group as they move
through the school
Heads of House
o House tradition continues
o Boys assigned to a specific House on entry
o House Teams will focus upon:
• building community spirit
• running competitions and events

11. First Day in Year 7
Friday 4 September 2020
o School open from 8-00am
o Arrival by 8.20am for 8-30 start
o Full uniform please
o Boys will either need a packed lunch or you will need to
have set up a ParentPay account

12. USEFUL CONTACTS
o HOY 7, Mr Oviri:
M.Oviri@foresthillschool.co.uk
o SENCO, Ms Sheehan:
H.Sheehan@foresthillschool.co.uk
o School Counsellor, Ms Rhodes:
C.Rhodes@foresthillschool.co.uk
o Admissions:
admissions@foresthillschool.co.uk

13. Housekeeping
o Please make sure we have the correct email address for
you and your family. If you haven’t received emails, please
email school on admissions@foresthillschool.co.uk
o Parent/Carer Information booklets and Year 7 Student
Guides all available in this section of the website
o Electronic copies of these booklets will also be sent out via
email.
o Please complete the Year 7 Student Admissions Form
carefully and return it to us by Friday 22 May 2019
o If you decide to decline your place at any stage please let
the Lewisham Admissions Team know.
o Check your emails!