Bridging the Gap: Transition from Primary to Secondary Education

In recent years, the learning gap that exists between primary and secondary education in English has attracted more attention. Students come into secondary schools with a wide variety of knowledge and skills. For a couple of years, we have been working on tackling this problem, using a number of different tools. In the iBUILD IT project, primary and secondary schools in Goor and Diepenheim have been working together to find solutions and develope long term strategies for the benefit of our students. In this workshop we will share some of our ideas and long term plans on making the transition smoother for our students.

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Speakers

Danique Schmaloer
Teaching in upper primary school is something I really enjoy doing. I am Danique Schmaloer, 25 years old, and I am a 6th grade teacher at Stedeke in Diepenheim. I try to prepare the pupils of the 6th grade as well as possible for secondary education.

I became a teacher because I really enjoy helping people. I enjoy being able to teach pupils something and see their growth. Teamwork makes the dream work!

Bernardien van der Vorm
My name is Bernardien van der Vorm, 40 years old and I have been working for the OPO Hof van Twente board since 2004. I have been working at OBS Stedeke since 2009, first as a teacher and since 2018 as headteacher. As a little girl, I already knew I wanted to go into education, and say it yourself, we have the most beautiful profession in the world, don't we?

Within education, there is a lot of room for creativity. Here, you have the opportunity to plan your own day and prepare your lessons. In designing the lessons, there is plenty of room for creativity and your own input. You can therefore express a lot of yourself in this profession.

Diana Menger
Diana Menger has been an English teacher at SG De Waerdenborch in Goor for 23 years. She is taking part in the Erasmus+ iBUILD IT project.