We are delighted that you have registered your child for a place in Year 7 at Trent College. The resources below will be updated over the coming months, with the aim of providing you with all the information you need, when you need it.
Staff introductions
Mr Wood is Head of Lower School. He is looking forward to meeting the children at Transition Day and welcoming them into Year 7.
Transition Events
Parents’ Information Evening – Thursday 26 June, 6.15pm.
Transition Day for pupils – Friday 27 June. Pupils should attend in casual clothes and wear trainers. Further details will be shared nearer to the date.
Induction Day – Friday 29 August, starting at 8.30am. All Year 7 pupils will be required in school, wearing school uniform. Children will need their school bag (containing pencil case and notebook) and their PE bag (containing full PE kit including tracksuit and trainers). Please note, the school buses will not be running on this day.
First Day of Term
Term starts for all pupils on on Monday 1 September.
Pupils should arrive wearing school uniform and go directly to the Year 7 Base in the Swallow Building for registration at 08.30am. The Trent College campus will be very busy on the first day of term. If traveling by car, please consider dropping your child off on Derby Road or in the May Hall car park.
Boarders will be welcomed into their Boarding House from 8pm on Sunday 31 August.
Outdoor Education Day
All pupils will have an outdoor activity day near the start of the school year. Pupils will need to wear their Trent College tracksuit and PE top along with trainers/outdoor shoes. We recommend they also bring a change of clothes/shoes (in a bag) in case they get wet during any of the challenges.
This event will be followed by a family BBQ on the Trent College campus. Further information will be shared in September.
Learning Support
It is important for us to know whether your child has ever had an assessment for any type of specific learning difficulty, or any other speech or literacy difficulty. The assessment may have been carried out by a specialist teacher, an educational psychologist or a health professional. If so, and you have not already provided this information to The Elms, please send a copy of the report to Head of Learning Support, Trent College. Individual tuition by specialist teachers is available, and is charged per 30 or 60 minute lesson.
Bus Service
The schools currently operate an extensive network of services across the East Midlands, serving the urban areas of Derby and Nottingham as well as the surrounding rural areas of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. With over 100 stops on the network, our school bus service is designed to cater for as many parents as possible. Bus travel for the next academic year can be booked from mid-July.
Online Tour
Receive a warm welcome from the Trent staff who you would usually meet during a tour of the school and see inside our modern classrooms, specialist teaching areas and vast outdoor spaces.