P7 - S1 Transition August 2023

Any information for Primary 7 - S1 Transition will be posted on this page. We will also use the school Facebook page and Twitter to communicate information.

31 October 2022

For the attention of our new S1 Parents 2023

Dear Parent/Carer

I am very pleased to inform you that we will be holding two Primary 7 open afternoons this year.

Friday 18^th November at 12.45pm – 2pm
Friday 25^th November at 12.45pm – 2pm

During these visits prospective parents and students can tour the school and find out more about life at Broughton.

If you are interested in attending either session, I would be grateful if you could email the school at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before Friday 11^th November to let us know which visit date (18^th or 25^th ) you plan to attend.

We very much look forward to welcoming you to our school.

Yours sincerely

Sally MacMillan

Acting Depute Head Teacher – Student Support

Important notice for the Parents/Carers of our new S1 Students

S1 Kitbags August 2021

Dear Parents/Carers

The transition team and our Parent Council have been working together to create an S1 Kitbag for all S1 students that will contain many of the essentials you will need in S1.

It will include:

Broughton High School tie

Red T-shirt for PE

Gym bag

Basic stationery kit (pens, pencils, rubber, ruler, sharpener)

Mini Dictionary/Thesaurus

This has been kindly funded by the Broughton High School Association through community fundraising and grants. The Kitbags will be distributed to all our new S1 students in August>.

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Update: New S1 Students - Wednesday 18 August 2021

Information posted June 2021 (please check for any further updates when school staff return in August (16– 17)

On Wednesday 18 August 2021, new S1 Students should arrive at the main entrance of the school for 8.25am.

There will be signs displayed for each Tutor Group and students should congregate in their Tutor groups.

(A letter will be sent out informing students of their Tutor groups in readiness for August).

At 8.30 am, S1 students will be met by Group Tutors, key support staff and S6 helpers who escort them to their registration classrooms.

S1 students will receive their timetables and other useful information and they will then tour the building*

Our new S1 will be escorted to lesson 2 onwards and will be supported throughout by staff and S6 guides/helpers.

Face masks (unless exempt) must be worn inside the building at all times!

*S2 – S6 will arrive in school for the start of lesson 3 (10.35am)

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P7-S1 3-day Virtual Transition Visit

Welcome to P7 students video - Ms S Wallace, Depute Headteacher, Primary Transition

Letter to P7 students from Ms S Wallace, April 2021

(Tuesday to Thursday 15-17 June 2021)

Please see below for activities linked to this visit (primary schools will also be providing activities)

Day 1: 15 June

Welcome Assembly - Ms Wallace

Day 2: 16 June

Take A Moment activity - FAQ video

Top Tips for S1

Be Kind To Others - see welcome videos below

Visual School Tour

BHS Welcome Video (made by our BHS students)

P7 Transition Booklet, produced by P7 Stockbridge Primary School

Transition Videos

Welcome to students from the Headteacher, Mr J Wilson

Depute Heads: Mrs S Bennett, Ms P Cumming, Mr T Morris, Ms S Wallace

Pupil Support Leaders: Ms S Brodie, Mrs J Drummond, Mrs L MIlazzo, Mr C Stewart

Welcome video from Support for Learning - Ms S MacMillan

Welcome videos from our Curricular Leaders: Maths, English, Expressive Arts, Science, Social Subjects, Technologies, Dance, Languages, Health & Wellbeing

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Please see letters and other transition information for parents below.

Welcome to Parents video - Mr J Wilson, Headteacher

Letter to Parents from Ms S Wallace, April 2021

P7 - S1 Parents' Information Session - June 2021

Frequently Asked Questions video.

Visual School Tour

Please see the S1 Handbook 2021-2022. Some of the information in this handbook will be subject to change following the re-opening of school but it does contain general information regarding uniform etc, which you may find helpful.

Intro

Primary 7 Transition can be both an exciting time for young people but also a time of uncertainty.

Here at Broughton High School we aim to make the Transition process as smooth as possible for all young people who will be joining us. To that end we work closely with our primary colleagues both in our cluster primary schools (Ferryhill Primary, Flora Stevenson Primary, Granton Primary and Stockbridge Primary) but also with colleagues across the city and beyond. Transition working begins in early October and continues through to when the students finally join us in August.

To support students through P7 Transition one PSL and one member of SFL are allocated as links for each of our Cluster Primary Schools. Identified staff will attend Primary CPM’s as appropriate and will liaise with the primary schools on pupil transition. The allocated staff are:

Ferryhill PS
Ms Sharon Brodie, Pupil Support Leader
Ms Zoe Gillespie, Support for Learning

Flora Stevenson PS
Mr Colin Stewart, Pupil Support Leader
Mrs Noemi Gonzalez, Support for Learning Teacher

Granton PS
Mrs Jenna Drummond, Pupil Support Leader
Miss Sally MacMillan, Support for Learning Leader

Stockbridge PS
Mrs Lydia Milazzo, Pupil Support Leader
Miss Sally MacMillan, Support for Learning Leader / Ms Shona Wallace, Depute Headteacher

Please note we are in regular contact with all our primary schools. Any letters relating to transition will also be sent to them directly via their School Admin. Parents are encouraged to liaise with them in the first instance.

If you have any queries regarding P7 Transition please contact Mrs Shona Wallace, Deputy Head, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.