Year 6 Induction

Welcome to Blackfen School

Our partnership begins

Welcome to our Year 6 Induction page where you will find lots of information to ensure you and your daughter are fully informed before they start their journey here in September.

Please read below key information at this stage, including upcoming events for your diary.

Welcome Day

This is our Year 6 student induction event held in school on Tuesday 7th  July 2026.  Year 6 students are asked to wear their usual school uniform, bring a packed lunch, a drink (no glass bottles please) and something to write with.  Please arrive between 8.50am and 9am.  The day ends at 2.50pm.

Parents/Carers Welcome Evening

This event is for parents and carers only and not students. It will be held on the evening of Tuesday 7th July 2026.  Doors open at 5.00pm for a PROMPT start at 5.15pm with a talk from the Head Teacher and Key staff. You will then have the opportunity to look at uniform, sample food from our Canteen, as well as meet and talk to staff and other parents.

Summer School

This is a 2-day event on Thursday 23rd July and Friday 24th July 2026. The cost for staffing, resources and a visiting theatre company will be £12 a day. Students are to arrive from 9:15am for a 9:30am start and will finish by 2:35pm. Students need to wear appropriate clothing, and please provide a packed lunch. We will send out more information nearer the time.  

For all of the events above, please register attendance via the following  MS Form

Parents information evening

This event is for parents and students only in October (Date TBC). You will have an opportunity to meet with your child’s tutor and ask any questions and find out more information about the upcoming terms in Year 7. Key members of the Year Team will be there as well as our school SENDCO.

Year 7 Parents’ Evening – March 2027

Come and meet your child’s subject teachers to discuss how well they are doing and what their next steps can be to meet and/or exceed their targets. 

Autumn, Spring and Summer  Progress Updates  are issued termly.  These will show your child’s quality of academic progress, attendance, achievement, behaviour points and the quality of their growth mindset.

Please check this page over the next coming months for more information and key documents.

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Year 7 Support & Key Staff

Head of Year 7 – Mr MacDonald

Student Support Officer Year 7 – Ms A Osborne 

Welfare Manager – Mrs Glen

Assistant Head Teacher – Mrs H Magrowski – KS3 Culture, Behaviour and Inclusion

Assistant Head Teacher – Mr S Neil – KS3 Teaching & Learning

Deputy Head Teachers – Mrs Makepeace and Ms Minnis

Head Teacher – Ms C Senior

Form Tutor — Meets students daily at 8:30am and 10:40am and supports their academic and personal development.

Open Events 2026

*You do not need to book these events*

Open Evening
(Parking available but may be limited)
Thursday 24 September 5.00pm - 8.00pm
Headteacher talks at 5.00pm, 5.40pm and 6.20pm

Last entry 7.00pm

Open Mornings
(NO PARKING on school site for OPEN MORNINGS):

Date	Arrival and Finish time
Monday 28 September	9.20am - 10.30am
Wednesday 30 September	9.20am - 10.30am
Wednesday 7 October	9.20am - 10.30am
Thursday 8 October	9.20am - 10.30am
Thursday 15 October	9.20am - 10.30am

A warm welcome from Carrie Senior, Headteacher

At Blackfen school our vision is to raise aspirations and release the potential of every young person. We do this through our growth mindset culture which underpins our aspirational ethos. It is a privilege to work with all members of our community to ensure that we realise this vision.

Outstanding schools foster life-long curiosity about life: equipping students with skills and ambition; nurturing professionals whose passion is creating learning that inspires young people to pursue the very best in themselves and in their work. Our students achieve at the highest possible level. There is no ceiling to what they can do or achieve on their journey with us. Our students also gain experience to support their educational careers: performing a role in the school production or visiting galleries in New York or Berlin; championing a bid to make the school a Fair Trade school or being a member of our student learning consultant team.

As Headteacher at Blackfen school, my passion is that young people enjoy their success in school, become mature, responsible, independent, outgoing and disciplined young adults and that aspiring to find and release personal talent becomes a life-long accomplishment.

Please contact us via admin@blackfen.bexley.sch.uk

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