For teachers and school staff Part of the Positive School Culture Guide for Teachers/School Staff: What students’ experiences of Year 7 can teach us This series shares insights from research exploring how students experience the transition to secondary school, and what these experiences reveal about how Positive School Cultures are generated through relationships, expectations, and everyday classroom interactions.
Exploring how school culture is created, experienced and shaped — especially during the transition to secondary school in Year 7. Drawing on students’ voices and research evidence, this site shares insights into belonging, school culture, and the experience of starting secondary school.