How do I prepare my child for secondary school?

Which device should I buy for my child?

We don’t specify which device you need to buy, however we do recommend something with a keyboard. We use the google suite so chrome books are popular. Remember your young person will be carrying it to school each day, so nothing too heavy.

How do I support my child to prepare for secondary school?

WEGC is a byod school that uses the google classroom. From now until they start at WEGC you could support them by helping them:

• Learn to touch type. 

• Become familiar with these chrome extensions to support their learning at WEGC. Click here.

Sharing information with us:

If you have any previous academic or medical reports that are relevant to your child's learning and development, please share these with the Āwhina team 

A smooth transition:

If you believe your child would benefit from additional transition, please contact our Āwhina team. This support could look like:

• Our team meeting with the SENCO from their previous school

• More time to come and tour around the school

• Another meeting to be able to answer additional questions

• Meeting to write a Learning Passport Plan together