Transition to Q3 Academy Great Barr
Welcome
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If your child has been awarded a place at Q3 Academy Great Barr, firstly, welcome to the family! We’re really excited you’ll be sharing your learning journey with us, and we can’t wait to welcome you at the Academy!
Is your child feeling a bit worried about their big jump to secondary education? That’s completely normal. Episode 3 in our Ethos Team’s podcasts is all about the big move and how best to prepare, available here on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
Hopefully you find the following timescale useful, so you know where we are in the transition process. Please be aware that some dates may change if information is delayed in being sent to us, we will endeavour to notify you of any changes where possible. The appeals process will run alongside this timescale, so the process may differ for students allocated a place late in the process.
Transition Timescale
| March |
We receive a list of the students initially awarded a place at the Academy from Sandwell Local Authority. Once we receive this information we start to liaise with primary schools and will contact you to welcome you to the Academy once all offers have been accepted (this can be as late as the end of May). Please don’t panic if it takes a while to hear from us, the admissions checking process often takes a long time. |
| June |
Our New Intake Welcome Event will take place at the Academy on Monday 16th June 2025 from 6pm. |
| July |
We look forward to welcoming our new Year 7 students to join us at the Academy on Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd July 2025. Sandwell Primary Schools are aware of this arrangement, if your child is joining us from a primary school outside of Sandwell, then please let them know about these days. Your child may wear their Sports Kit (or plain t-shirt, shorts, and trainers) for these days. We encourage them to bring water to keep hydrated, and lunch is on us! |
| September | Transition doesn’t stop in September, your child will have a Personal Tutor who’ll keep a close eye on how they’re settling in. Your child’s Personal Tutor is your first port of call for any enquiries at the Academy, and they’ll be in touch if there are any concerns. |
We are currently reviewing our Business Dress with a view to making it more eco-friendly, sustainable, and cheaper for families to purchase. Therefore, please do not purchase any of our existing Business Dress for children joining Year 7 in September 2025. Once we have further information on these changes, we will update this page and hope to share the information with you by our New Intake Welcome Event in June.
Sports Kit can be purchased online from Macron here.
It is essential that you check size guides carefully here to ensure that Sports Kit will be a good fit. Students must wear sensible, comfortable trainers with their Sports Kit that provide good support for physical activity (these can be of any colour).
Students must wear full Academy Sports Kit with suitable footwear to participate in Wellbeing Active. If students are temporarily unable to attend Wellbeing Active lessons for medical reasons then a note from a doctor must be provided, and students must still wear full Sports Kit for the lesson.
You can find some useful links and information for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, contact details for our SENCo and Assistant SENCo, and photographs of our wonderful SEND Team on the SEND page of our website which you can find by clicking here.
If you have yet to confirm your child’s place at the Academy – if you have a question regarding admissions then you need to contact Sandwell Admissions. The Academy is unable to advise or support with the Admissions process as this is handled exclusively by the Local Authority. Contact details for Sandwell Admissions can be found here.
If you wish to appeal the place you’ve been offered – full details of the appeals process and contact details for the relevant teams can be found here.
If you have confirmed your child’s place at the Academy – if you need to get in touch with us about anything at all, you’d normally email your child’s Personal Tutor. However, until your child joins us and you’ve been introduced, you can contact one of the following:
Our SENCo to discuss any special educational needs that your child may have by clicking here.
Our Transition Team for any general enquiries by clicking here.