Year 6 Transition - September 2025
Welcome to Marshland High School!
The information here is to help you and your child transition from Primary to Secondary Education with us ready for September 2025.
Year 6 Transition Information
We are looking forward to our new students joining us in September. More details will be provided as soon as we have them, but if you have any concerns or queries not addressed in our letter, please direct them to Mrs Swinburn, Assistant Head for KS3 by email on s.swinburn@marshlandhigh.co.uk
Any new advice, information or news will be posted to these pages, so please refer to these pages regularly over the coming weeks.
Year 6 parents evening will be Thursday 10th July 2025 - personalised appointment times will be sent to you in the summer term.
Year 6 transition day Friday 11th July 2025 - 8:45am - 2:40pm
We look forward to welcoming your child to Marshland High School.
Transition Work
BE AWESOME, GO BIG - YEAR 6 TRANSITION PROJECT
Be Awesome, Go Big is a package to help Year 6 students transition into Year 7. It can be used by students and parents at home or in school with teachers in class. It is designed to be motivational, helpful and reassuring and to help young people feel valued, loved, encouraged and equipped for the journey ahead.
The resources are based on bestselling children’s books You Are Awesome by Matthew Syed and Go Big: The secondary school survival guide by Matthew Burton.
We can highly recommend the books as great reads for both students and parents.
BE AWESOME, GO BIG - TRANSITION RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
These resources provide information, tips and questions to help you open up discussion with your child about the transition and help prepare them for starting secondary school:
BE AWESOME, GO BIG - TRANSITION RESOURCES FOR YEAR 6 PUPILS
These resources have been created to prepare Year 6 pupils for the transition to secondary school.
The lessons are based on the books You Are Awesome by Matthew Syed and Go Big by Matthew Burton. Each session will take pupils through some big ideas to help them on their way to secondary school.
Children should work through each interactive lesson, recording their answers in the accompanying workbook:
Meet Your Form Tutors
Year 7 team 2024-2025
This is a list of some staff who you will meet whilst you are in year 7. Due to not being able to run transition days where you would have normally have met them, we hope this will help you familiarise yourself before you start. We are all looking forward to meeting you.
Mrs Swinburn
Assistant Head Teacher of KS3
Hello I am Mrs Swinburn Assistant Head Teacher of KS3 and teacher of Design and Technology. I have worked at Marshland now for 23 years and enjoy working in a lovely friendly school.
In my spare time I like to read and travel although most of my time is taken up with looking after my 13-year-old daughter!
I look forward to supporting you all on your Marshland education journey.
Miss Palmer
Year 7 Pastoral Support
Hello year 7's😀
My name is Miss Palmer and I will be your Year 7 Pastoral Manager in September. I have worked at Marshland for 17 years.
You will see me around school all of the time. I will be here to help you settle in and support you over the next 5 years.
My main job will be to make sure you are safe and happy at Marshland.
In my spare time I enjoy reading and socialising with my family and friends. I also enjoy spending time in the garden.
I look forward to meeting you all soon

Year 7 Form Tutors 2025-2026
Mrs Brown
Hello, my name is Mrs Brown. I will be a Y7 form tutor in September as well as a maths teacher to some of you too.
Outside of school, I love playing Mario Kart (as Wario) with my family which brings out my competitive streak. Which character would you play as? Do you think you could beat me?! I also love puzzles, reading novel, spending time at the beach and camping holidays.
I look forward to getting to know you in September and helping you to find your feet as you arrive as a new Marshland High School pupil.

Mr Swinburn
Hello, I am Mr Swinburn. I am head of PE as well as your new form tutor. I have been at Marshland now for 28years, so you could say I know the school inside and out. I am a former England international Hockey player who was in the initial squad for the GB team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. I was also a nationally ranked athlete for 100m. In my spare time you could find me coaching hockey, table tennis, rounders and athletics during the evenings running many clubs for all our pupils to enjoy. As well as helping to raise money every year for local charities, which is a passion of mine.
I am here for you, so please use me to talk to, bounce ideas off and together we will forge forwards for the next 5 years.
Miss Dye
Hello, I'm Miss Dye, Head of Humanities and History teacher. I have worked at
Marshland for 15 years. I am very excited about being a Year 7 tutor again after being an upper school form tutor for the last few years.
I live in King's Lynn and I have 2 young children who keep me busy. In my spare time I enjoy long walks, yoga, pilates reading and days out, often somewhere historical
Mrs Asquith
Hello, I'm Mrs Asquith and I only started at Marshland 3 years ago so I
am almost as new as you.
I have worked at lots of schools in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. I
love to travel, play tennis, swim, read, garden and cook. I spend a lot of my time
with my dog so I walk long distances every day.
I am looking forward to meeting you all in September
Mr Bell
My name is Mr Bell, and I teach Music & Maths. As you begin your time at secondary school, I look forward to supporting you throughout the year—whether that’s helping you settle in, keeping you informed about school routines, or being your first point of contact for any concerns. In my own time, enjoy playing a variety of instruments, singing, reading, cooking, lifting, football, rugby and computer games! I look forward to working with you and helping you make a positive and successful start to your time here
Mr Clark
Hello, I am Mr Clark! I have been teaching at Marshland for six years and have loved it. I greatly enjoy playing board games, and regularly meet to play with friends. I have always been passionate about video games - especially FPS games and Pokémon. I also enjoy cooking, and when not working, enjoy making as much food that involves cheese as possible. Hopefully, as your tutor, I will lead you to victory in the 'Form of the Year' competition!
Mrs Curtis
Hello, I am Mrs. Curtis, Head of French and teacher of French and Spanish. I'm excited to be joining Marshland; previously I was teaching abroad for seven years, and before that for seven years in the Peterborough and Rutland areas. In my spare time I love to travel, and enjoy listening to live music and playing guitar, cello and singing. I also like walking in the countryside and spending time with my husband and daughter. I'm looking forward to meeting you all and getting to know you!
SEND Information
If you have any questions regarding Special Educational needs please contact Mrs S Pettifar by email on senco@marshlandhigh.co.uk