Moving up day is the first opportunity to meet your Head of Section, form tutors and everyone in your tutor group. We stagger the day depending on where you have come from and how many people you will already know.

The start of the day is for students joining us, who may not know anyone moving up to Warwick from their primary school. This gives them an opportunity to settle in and meet new people in a similar situation.

As the day progresses, more students will join. The day will be about settling in, getting to know others, becoming familiar with the settings and having fun.

Your first day in September will be the chance for you to get settled in before the other year groups start.

You will need to be in full school uniform, and you should bring with you a pen. You won’t have lessons on the first day but will need your bag to carry your stationery and items handed out on the day, such as a planner.

During the day you will be able to meet and get to know your Head of Section, Form Tutor and everyone in your tutor group.

The day will also include having your school photo taken, an assembly and lunch in the dining hall.

Tutors will also help you get logged onto the school computers, where you will get your logins and a quick tour of emails, using the portal and using Microsoft Teams. This will also show your timetable.

For the first lesson of each subject, you should not need anything specific apart from stationary, unless you have PE or games where you will need your kit. Books and resources for each lesson will be given to you when you meet your teachers.

The day will finish earlier than normal at around 1.00pm.

Each day starts with tutor time. This is where you will be registered and given any important notices: it is also a time you can speak to your tutors.

During tutor periods there will be a range of activities, such as reading, quizzes, tutor conversations and delivery of our protective behaviour program.

There are then six lessons in the day, with morning registration, a break, lunch and afternoon registration. Between lessons there is a 5-minute gap to give you time to move to your next lesson.

8.45am to 9.10am - Morning Registration

9.15am to 10.05am - Period 1

10.10am to 11.00am - Period 2

11.00am to 11.15am - Breaktime

11.20am to 12.10pm - Period 3

12.15pm to 13.05pm - Period 4

13.05pm to 14.00pm - Lunchtime

14.00pm to 14.10pm - Afternoon Registration

14.15pm to 15.05pm - Period 5

15.10pm to 16.00pm - Period 6

At the end of the day, there are a variety of after-school clubs you can attend.

We work on a two-week timetable at the school: Week A and Week B. Here is an example of a student’s timetable. You will be informed of your timetable on your first day.

The year 7 team is led by the Head of Section, Mr. Walker and the Assistant Head of Section, Mr. Etheridge, who is also a tutor.

Each tutor group consists of around 22-24 students. Each tutor group in year 7 is led by two experienced tutors. The role of the tutors is to be a face you see every day. Giving an opportunity for any difficulties to be discussed and achievements to be celebrated.

Each tutor group is designated to a house. We have six Houses at Warwick: Brooke, Oken, Greville, Leycester, Tudor and Guy.

You will remain in your house throughout the school.

Latin is taken by all students in Year 7. Our languages department also offers French, German and Spanish. You will have a first and second choice for your language options.

Science is taught by a single teacher in Year 7 with the three subjects of Biology, Chemistry and Physics being taught in turn. In Year 8, each subject is taught separately.

The typical subjects in Year 7 are: Maths, English, Science, French, Spanish, German, Computer Science, PE, Games, History, Geography, Latin, Theology and Philosophy, PSHE, Art, Technology, Music and Drama.

In most classes, you will be taught lessons in your tutor groups. Art, D&T and your language choices will be made up of several tutor groups. The only group put into sets is maths, where the students will be set at the beginning of the lent term.

Music lessons are available for instruments you currently play or would like to learn.

We encourage that you email your teachers in advance if you are missing the lesson for music. It is also important to catch up on any work you miss.

Lessons will typically alternate to ensure you do not miss the same lesson.

The school is also proud to run its Year 7 Music Scheme, where all Year 7 pupils are encouraged to take up an instrument and are taught free of charge for one year. At the end of the year, all Year 7s take part in the Year 7 Music Scheme Concert to showcase their hard work and efforts throughout the year.

The ‘tuck shop’ is open at break, where you can get a quick snack to be eaten outside (you need to bring some money in for this). You can also see your friends, play a quick game of handball or relax.

Year 7 students have the privilege of starting their lunch five minutes before the end of Period 4 every day. In other year groups there is a rota of when they have their lunch each day.

Lunch is served in the dining hall where there is a choice of a hot meal or a cold lunch in the form of a sandwich or something from the salad bar.

There are also a range of clubs and clinics occurring at lunch that you are encouraged to take part in.

Note: You do not need to bring in any money for lunch.

Games is always on Monday in Periods 3 to 4 and Friday Periods 5 and 6. Mr Hancock is in charge of games and Mr Willis is in charge of PE. They will regularly email with updates to keep you informed about what you will be doing and any fixtures at the weekend. They will also update these on the SOCS website, which we will show you on your first day.

You need to ensure you have your Games/ PE kit for the correct day. If in the event you cannot do Games/ PE, you will need to go to ‘Off Games’ where you will need to make sure you bring work to complete or a reading book.

The Year 7 Bonding Trip is always a memorable experience for Warwick School students and is a fantastic opportunity for other students and tutors to get to know you.

The trip will run in the second week of term and is over two days with an overnight stay.

We currently visit Oakerwood Leisure in Leominster. Over the tow days there you will be able to take part in many activities aimed at working on your teamwork skills, having fun and making new friends.

Such activities include Capture the Flag, Borneo Low Ropes, Rafting, Team Building, the Assault Course and Woodland Krypton, all ran by the amazing staff at Oakerwood.

One of the school values is Responsibility. In May every year, we hold the Year 7 Sleep-Out, where the Year 7s have the opportunity to raise money and awareness for the Helping Hands Community Project. This is a local charity helping those in need, including people affected by homelessness. The Sleep-Out involves lots of fun activities in the evening, but the main event is sleeping out in the Junior school playground in a cardboard box! In years gone by, we have raised over £2400 for the charity!

Warwick is proud to offer a wide variety of clubs every year. The list is always changing and places can be limited, but some of the clubs currently on offer are: Badminton, Book Club, Rock Band, Choir, Chess, Debating, Ethical Hacking, Fencing, Hockey, Minecraft, Rugby, Scriptwriting, Science Club and Water Polo.