Professional Prompts

All-through schooling is not an easily available option for most schools. However, some of the features that professionals and parents value in allthrough schools – relationships, deep knowledge of learners, security, and personalisation of approaches – can be adapted for more familiar models of schooling.

The professional prompts that follow respond to the question: “How could we help different phases of schooling to incorporate some of the virtues of all-through provision?”

Is knowledge transfer about students primarily documented or also face-to-face? How is the more subtle knowledge of children and families communicated?

When there are concerns about a student in their first year after transfer, is the relevant feeder school teacher consulted and involved?

Does your school have any teacher exchanges with your feeder school to build empathy and to forge relationships?

Are feeder school staff invited to events and productions and activities involving their former learners?

When achievements are celebrated, is the contribution of the feeder school recognised?

On graduation from your school are feeder schools notified of results and destinations – can they share in the successes?