Welcome parents and students to your very own TQEA transition page. It is through the use of this page we will be keeping you up to date with all of the events that we have got planned.
Please try and visit this page as often as you can to check for any updates, as well as following our social media pages where possible (@TQEA_Principal twitter feed and TQEA – the Queen Elizabeth Academy facebook group).
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Meet our new Year 7 Tutors
A Welcome message from our Principal.
TRANSITION EVENING 2021
Hello, we are very disappointed that, at the last moment, our plans for our transition evening where we meet all of our new and returning families have been changed due to the extended government covid guidelines. This is where we will now post a recorded video of the transition evening, we will send out a message when it is ready for viewing. Should you have any questions then please email them to Mr Gill on r.gill@tqea.org.uk
Mrs Morris – Assistant Head (Behaviour) – coming soon
Mrs Ressel – Assistant Head (SenCo)
Miss O’Brien – Head of Maths
Miss Rowan – Head of Science.
Mrs Trewin – Head of STEM Faculty
Miss Woodberry – Head of Humanities Faculty
Mrs Harris – Head of MFL
Miss Wilson – Head of Performing Arts and Sport
Over the next month we have many exciting events planned for you to aide your transition into secondary education. Information on the events can be found below, but please keep an eye on the web page and our social media pages for updates on the exact dates for these.
Year 6 Teacher Meetings
We have already conducted virtual meetings with all of the Year 6 teachers from your child’s school. This has allowed us to get detailed information of every students joining us, along with predicted SATS results, medical information and any special educational needs.
Primary School Visits
The transition team are still planning to visit your child at their primary school setting. This will of course be in accordance with all social distancing measures and will take place outdoors. This is an opportunity for us to meet them and go over key information about TQEA.
Virtual Transition Evening
On Thursday 9th July we will be posting our virtual transition evening. This will be a pre-recorded event and will allow key staff to deliver the messages that they were planning to give you on the night. This will be posted onto the transition section of the website.
Virtual Tutor Evening
Following on from the transition evening, you will be invited to attend a virtual tutor meeting along with your child. This will be held on Microsoft TEAMS. This will be an opportunity for you to meet your child’s new tutor and other parents/students within the form group. Further invitations will be emailed out to you nearer the time.
Q&A Sessions
All questions that have been asked by yourself or your child, will be answered by our members of staff or current students. These will be recorded and will then be posted onto the Website in a special Q&A folder. The names of the parent/student who asked the question will not be shared.
Look out for SEN and lone starter updates coming out individually in due course.
Information on uniform can be found in the uniform section of the website https://tqea.attrust.org.uk/parents/uniform-equipment/ . We plan to hold our annual uniform shop day Friday 23rd July 12-2pm, subject to no further changes to government guidelines. Uniform can also be purchased online at the following web page http://www.yourschoolwear.co.uk/queen-elizabeth-academy-196-c.asp
For information on financial help with purchasing uniform, please email Mr Gill (r.gill@tqea.org.uk), stating reasons for this.
Please look through the key documents below for additional information on school policies and information on equipment and mobile phone use.
