Y5/6 (A): Transition

In this end-of-year transition lesson, pupils consider the opportunities that their new year group brings and Year 6 pupils also express their worries about the move to secondary school.

Free trial

New statutory RSHE guidance is here. We’re creating our brand new RSE & PSHE scheme ready for September 2026. Learn more
  1. Subjects >
  2. RSE & PSHE >
  3. Mixed-age >
  4. Y5/6 (A): Transition

Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Understand the roles available for them at school and the skills needed for these.
  • Understand that changes can bring opportunities as well as worries and ways of dealing with change.

Suggested prior learning

Lessons

Y5/6 Lesson 1 (Cycle A): Roles and responsibilities

View lesson

Key skills

Year 5

  • Recognising
Lock

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Join Log in

Key knowledge

Year 5

  • To
Lock

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Join Log in

Key vocabulary

To see key vocabulary for Year 1 and 2, please see our RSE & PSHE vocabulary list.

Lock

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Join Log in

Related content

    Resources

Unit resources

Padlock
RSE & PSHE

RSE & PSHE: Vocabulary progression

Vocabulary progression document that outlines the new vocabulary introduced each year.

View

Subject resources

Lock

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Join Log in

Cross-curricular opportunities

Nothing relevant for this unit.

Build on the learning

Popular content

Other subjects

Please don’t screenshot or copy images from this page.
Kapow Primary resources are created by teachers and protected by copyright. Copying images or slides into your own presentations (for example using the Snipping Tool) counts as reproducing the resource and isn’t permitted under the Kapow licence.
This resource is being accessed through your school’s Kapow licence.
Thank you for respecting the work of the teachers who create these materials.