Transition is always a challenge for teachers and students, but it’s especially so this year as schools continue to manage the consequences of the pandemic. According to research GL Assessment commissioned from YouGov, teachers are under no illusions about how difficult they expect this year’s transition to be:
- 8 in 10 teachers fear incoming Year 7s could be unprepared academically, emotionally or socially for secondary school.
- The majority are specifically worried about basic classroom skills, behaviour and reading and literacy.
- 7 in 10 teachers say their schools are so worried they are laying on additional support.
- Two-thirds of both primary and secondary teachers doubt the reliability of this year’s KS2 SATs.
