Year 7 - Red Year

Welcome to the Red Year Group - Year 7 - 2024/25

Below you will find just some of the important information that will help support your son/daughter through their first year at Cheam.

There is much more information available within the rest of the website and, as always, please contact the year team directly if you require any specific information.

Our email address is: red@cheam.sutton.sch.uk

Our vision:

We want every member of Year 7 to have a positive experience when transitioning from Primary to Secondary School.  Our goal is to support all students to understand the school’s core student values (respect & responsibility, determination & aspiration, curiosity & character) and how these can be “lived out” with links to our high expectations in terms of behaviour and learning.  By the end of year 7, all students will feel ready to progress to year 8 and will be well on their way to becoming independent, confident learners and respectful, responsible members of the year group.

How we will achieve this:

  • The Transition Process (including a range of induction opportunities, liaising with Primary schools and other agencies to gather detailed information and communications with families)
  • Building relationships with students and parents /carers
  • Working with other colleagues in school (such as the SEND and inclusion teams)
  • Working with Outside Agencies
  • Planning and delivering tutor time activities to support transition, the core student values, building independence and resilience
  • Interventions and Praise

 

Key staff:

Year Leader: Mrs Craughwell

Year Managers: Mrs Lambert & Miss Darke

Leadership Line Manager: Miss Pelling

 

Form tutors: 

7AR – Mrs Alexander

7AU – Mrs Austin

7BG – Mr Bagley

7BY – Mr Boakye

7CP – Miss Crespo

7DE – Mr Dell

7JR –  Mr Jeffery

7MX – Miss Mahmoud

7PB – Miss Pidebois

7TG – Miss Teague

7TR – Miss Troussier

7WH/JG – Mr White/Miss Jiang

 

Key dates:

Year 7 Information Evening – 1st October

Prizegiving – 14th November

Year 7 Subject Teacher Meeting – 27th February

Year 7 Sports Day - 26th June

 Year 7 Sponsored Walk – 3rd July

 

School day:

Year 7 students are encouraged to be at school by 8:20am to ensure a prompt start to the day.

A typical day at Cheam starts with tutor time or assembly and continues until the end of period 5 which is at 3.00pm for Year 7 students.

Tutor time 8.30am - 9.00am
Period 1 9.00am - 10.00am
Break 10.00am - 10.20am
Period 2 10.20am - 11.20am
Period 3 11.20am - 12.20pm
Lunch 12.20pm - 1.00pm
Period 4 1.00pm - 2.00pm
Period 5 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Please note: assembly day for Year 7 is a Friday

 

Extra-curricular opportunities

There are a variety of extra curricular clubs that take place after school as well as homework club and sports matches. Information regarding the wide range of extra curricular clubs that are available can be found here (TBC).

Cashless card payment system

Information regarding the cashless card payment system can be found here.

Uniform expectation

Information regarding the uniform expectation can be found here.