Transition

Transition 2023

We are excited to welcome our September 2023 intake into Year 7. Information regarding transition can be found below and will be updated periodically.

Accepting your offer
We would appreciate it if you would confirm to us whether you will be accepting your child’s place at Outwood Academy Bydales. To confirm or decline your place please email transition@bydales.outwood.com.

Data Collection
If you are accepting the offer for your child’s place at Outwood Academy Bydales, we would like to request that you complete a data collection form to ensure we have all the information we need regarding your child. You will have received a letter with a unique student reference number which you will need in order to access the form. If you need a reminder of this, please contact the academy reception. The link to the form is below;
This year, our transition days will be held on Monday 10 July, Tuesday 11 July and Wednesday 12 July and your child will attend the academy on all three days, from 8:20-2:30.  Your child will then return to their primary school for the final weeks of term.

Transition Workbooks
During the transition days, your child will be learning a lot about our ACE programme and how they can prepare themselves for the move to secondary school.  The students will be working on two special documents - their Passport to Success and the 'Be Awesome Workbook'.


Transition Parents & Carers Evening
Our Parents and Carers transition evening was held on Monday 10 July at 6pm. If you were unable to attend the event or wish to review the information shared, Ms Rice's presentation is attached below.

Uniform
We provide a uniform bundle free of charge to all incoming Year 7 students. We will be in touch in due course with details of how to order a uniform bundle.  Uniforms are available to collect from the academy from Wednesday 5 July.

There will also be an exchange event on Wednesday 12 July from 3pm-7:30pm, where you can swap items that don’t fit for the correct size.