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The impact
Spotlight: Transition Project in East Salford
In 2022/23, we continued our second
iteration of our unique Transition Project
in East Salford, supporting pupils as they
transition between primary and secondary
school. With tutees having started Year
7 in September 2022, we worked across
six secondary schools in Manchester and
Salford, supporting 110 Year 7 pupils in
Maths. We are proud that we retained 82%
of the Year 6 tutees into Year 7, considerably
higher than in the initial pilot. Pupils received,
on average, 12 hours of tutoring in Year 7.
As well as supporting pupils in Maths, the
programme also aimed to provide continuity
at a time of considerable change for pupils.
The majority of pupils had the same tutor
across Year 6 and Year 7, and focus groups
with pupils identi昀椀ed this as a key strength
of the programme. Pupils also particularly
enjoyed the ‘letter swap’ activity at the end of
Year 6, which enabled them to communicate
with a pupil from another primary school
who was going to the same secondary.
We have received further funding from
The Headley Trust to run the project again
in Salford between 2023 and 2025, and are
excited to continue re昀椀ning this innovative
approach to place-based change.
Pupils and schools were both very positive about their experience
of tutoring:
I enjoy tutoring sessions:
7.7 / 10
I had my favourite tutor
“
and he was the best and helped
me understand things in a way
I understood properly.
T, Year 7,
Abraham Moss Community School
”
My tutor encourages me in my sessions:
8.3 / 10
My tutor makes sessions fun
and engaging:
8.5 / 10
I feel I’ve made progress in my
tutoring subject:
7.0 / 10
I feel more con昀椀dent in lessons now:
7.0 / 10
I enjoyed it a lot.
“
” J, Year 7,
Buile Hill Academy
The Tutor Trust programme has
“
been a really valuable experience
for our Year 7 students, particularly
in the transition from primary
to secondary school. Having the
opportunity for our students to meet
every week with a familiar face has
increased their con昀椀dence, not only
in maths, but also in themselves as
students at secondary school. The
quality of the provision provided is
excellent and has really supported
students to gain skills in Maths that
they can take forward in their Maths
lessons.
Ashlea Hodgkinson, Head
of Year 7 at The Albion Academy
”
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