Helping Year 6 Pupils Feel Ready for Secondary School
From Year 6 to Year 7: A Big Step Deserves Big Support 💛
For Year 6 pupils, the transition to secondary school is a moment filled with excitement, curiosity — and let’s be honest — a few nerves too. At Printsave, we know this move can feel overwhelming for pupils, parents and teachers alike. That’s why our Recollection Books are designed to help ease the change and give children a chance to reflect, prepare, and celebrate everything they’ve achieved.
Here are five simple ways to help children feel confident and ready for what’s next:
1. 👂 Talk Openly About Their Feelings
Worries like “Will I get lost?” or “What if I don’t know anyone?” are totally normal. By encouraging open conversations at school and at home, children realise they’re not alone in how they feel. Sometimes, just saying it out loud makes all the difference.
2. ✍️ Use Tools That Spark Reflection
Our Recollection Books are a favourite with schools across the UK for a reason. These fun, creative A5 books guide pupils through:
- Favourite memories from primary school
- Goals for secondary school
- Feelings about moving on
- Messages from teachers and friends
🧡 No photo-gathering needed. Just hand them out — pupils fill in their own story.
3. 💼 Build Confidence Through Routines
Getting them secondary-school ready can be as simple as:
- Practising reading a timetable
- Packing their bag the night before
- Planning the route to school
- Getting used to bigger environments
These small steps build independence — and reduce those first-day jitters.
4. 🤝 Encourage Friendship and Kindness
Remind pupils that everyone is new and feeling similar things. A smile, a kind word or joining a school club can go a long way. (And yes, there’s even a page in our Recollection Books to write friendship notes!)
5. 🎉 Celebrate Their Journey
This is a big milestone — it deserves recognition. Whether it’s a leavers’ assembly, shirt signing or handing out a meaningful keepsake like our Recollection Books, make time to say well done. They’ve come a long way.
🎒 Recollection Books – A Keepsake That Means More
- £9.50 each
- Personalised with pupil name and school logo
- No VAT, no admin, no stress
- Just hand them out — pupils complete their own!
