General Aims

• To help pupils cope with the transfer from junior to secondary level
• To provide a caring environment for 11 and 12 year olds
• To help new pupils settle in quickly and to develop organisational skills
• To introduce pupils to the widest possible range of subjects
• To enable pupils to try a wide range of activities
• To prepare pupils for transfer to the Middle School and GCSE study

Pupils enter Year 7 from Latymer Prep School and from a wide range of state junior schools and independent preparatory schools. Year 7 forms each have 22 - 24 pupils under the care and supervision of a form tutor. In this Year Group the pupils are taught all their subjects in form groups with no banding or streaming. They progress in the same forms through to the Year 8. Pupils joining Year 7 are, as far as possible, grouped according to their home addresses in order to help them settle in and travel with local friends.

The form tutors are responsible for the day-to-day care of pupils in their forms, looking after their individual needs and concerns. Particular emphasis is given to helping the pupils settle in, become more organised and become fully involved in the extra-curricular life of the School. Form tutors meet their forms twice a day at morning and afternoon registrations. They also have timetabled time for tutor periods and help to deliver the Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) Programme.

The Form Tutors are a key point of contact for parents and teachers.