I met with the Schools Policy team in the Department recently who told me about a project that they are working on to explore the challenges associated with Year 6-7 Transition and identify system-level opportunities to strengthen the transition experience for students, their families, and schools.

To date, the team has undertaken a desktop review, spoken with staff in several high schools and partner primary schools, and consulted with subject matter experts within the Department. They have approval to extend their consultations this term and one of the activities they would like to undertake is a survey of PPA members. Insights from this survey will complement survey data gathered via the SPC and will give the team a better understanding of effective practices and pain points for primary schools.

I would like to invite you to participate in this short (max. 10 minute) survey . The survey is anonymous however if you are happy for Schools Policy to contact you about your transition practices, there is an opportunity to provide your details at the end. The survey will remain open until Friday, 19 May 2023.

Please feel free to reach out to Floryn Hall (floryn.hall4@det.nsw.edu.au) if you have any questions.