Back to School Letter - Year 7 - teaching resource

Back to School Letter – Year 7 is a fully resourced English lesson designed to welcome students into Year 7 and provide a baseline writing assessment at the start of the academic year.

This 20-slide editable PowerPoint and three accompanying worksheets guide pupils through reflective discussions, practical writing tasks, and structured activities to ease their transition into secondary school while introducing key expectations for English lessons.

Lesson Features and Activities Include:

• Reflecting on the positive and negative aspects of lockdown and time away from school

• Establishing teacher and pupil expectations and developing effective classroom routines

• Group discussion: “How to be great at English”

• Reading and discussing a letter from the teacher to the new class

• Analysing what makes a good letter and considering marking criteria

• Writing a reply letter to the teacher, which can be used as a baseline writing assessment

This resource is ideal for the start of the Autumn Term and helps teachers assess students’ current writing abilities, introduce key routines, and set the tone for a successful year of English learning.

To preview Back to School Letter – Year 7, click on the images above to view sample slides from the lesson.

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