Supporting Pupils at Every Stage

At Diamond Academy we recognise that moving from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2 comes with its own set of changes and challenges. In order to support our pupils at each stage, our transition process is carefully thought out and pupils are well prepared for this.

Pupils transition to Diamond Academy from a variety of feeder schools across Thetford. We liaise with these schools, particularly our sister school, Queensway Infant Academy, to ensure that pupils have a smooth transition and are comfortable and ready for their next key stage before they start school in September.

We welcome pupils into the school on our transitions days in the summer term before they start with us in the September. This offers an opportunity for pupils to meet their peers and teachers, as well as get a feel for the layout of the school.

We work closely with Queensway Infant Academy over the academic year, providing a transition programme that includes cross curricular and key stage lessons, reading buddies, sports ambassadors and our staff work together to help our pupils build their understanding of the changes ahead.

When pupils are ready to transition to Key Stage 3, we work together with the local secondary schools, particularly our sister school, Thetford Academy, to ensure that our pupils are ready to make the next step on their learning journey and are feeling confident and comfortable about going to secondary school.

Pastoral Care and Safeguarding

Safeguarding is our highest priority at Diamond Academy and it is everyone’s responsibility within our school to ensure our pupils are happy, healthy, and safe.

Our academy is an open and inclusive school, and aims to provide our pupils social, emotional and academic support. We want all of our pupils to be happy and safe in our school. We have a specialist team of mentors who are on hand at all times.

We aim to meet the needs of all pupils. We work closely with the Local Authority, health professionals and community organisations to find the most appropriate and effective support for our pupils.

To organise a meeting to discuss the ways in which we can support your child, please contact the school.

At Diamond Academy we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our young people. To achieve this, we ensure the continuous development and improvement of robust safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding within our staff and volunteers.