Our next webinar will discuss how you can make your child’s transition from primary to secondary school a great one, with expert advice by the educators from Brighton College (Singapore).
The move from primary to secondary school is a huge milestone for every child. It’s the start of an exciting journey where they’ll be learning new subjects, and for some, heading to a new school. But that’s not all, your child will be entering teenagehood, a phase where they start to develop their own identity and pick up more responsibilities.
Having been through the same phase ourselves, we understand that this is a crucial time for our child’s development. However, if you’re a first-time parent of a soon-to-be secondary school student, you might find yourself out of depth for this upcoming transition. After all, times have changed and our children face different challenges not just academically, but socially and emotionally as well.
Fret not, as we’ll be addressing just that during our next FREE webinar! Together with the Head of College and Head of Pastoral Care from Brighton College (Singapore), which recently started its senior school, we’ll be providing you with useful tips on how you can prepare your child for success in secondary school.
HoneyKids Webinar: How to prepare your child for success in secondary school
When: 19 June 2024 (Wednesday), 12PM – 1PM
Where: Zoom
Cost: FREE
Panellists: Nick Davies, Head of College; and Emma Townsend, Head of Pastoral Care and Year 5 teacher at Brighton College (Singapore)
Moderator: Angela Neo, Chief Operating Officer of Honeycombers & HoneyKids Asia
What you’ll learn
Our panellists from Brighton will be providing in-depth information about the academic and socio-emotional changes your child will be experiencing in their move to secondary school. We’ll also be discussing how to cultivate independence and a sense of responsibility, as well as how you can support your child should they be struggling with the transition.
Who are the panellists?
Nick Davies
Head of College at Brighton College (Singapore)
Nick Davies started as Head of Brighton College (Singapore) in April 2024. Mr. Davies had previously worked at three senior independent schools in the UK. After serving as a commissioned officer in the UK military, he returned to his own secondary school, Hampton School near London in 2006, to begin his career as a Geography teacher. Mr Davies later moved to Haileybury College in Hertfordshire as Head of Geography. During his time in charge of the department, Haileybury’s Geography pupils achieved some outstanding GCSE, A-level, and IB examination results. In 2018, Mr. Davies was promoted again to Senior Deputy Head of Stamford School in Lincolnshire, before in 2022, being promoted once more to acting Headmaster at Stamford. During his time there, Stamford school underwent a merger with the nearby Stamford High School, thereby becoming a fully co-educational school for approximately 1,300 pupils from September 2023. Mr. Davies was delighted to join the Brighton family of schools as Head of Brighton College (Singapore), admiring the group’s clear focus on the academic success of their pupils, as well as the key role that Brighton College values of kindness, confidence, and curiosity play in everything that Brighton College schools do. He is married to Annika, and is a father to Ben (11) and Isabelle (eight).
Emma Townsend
Head of Pastoral Care and Year 5 teacher at Brighton College (Singapore)
Emma Townsend is a passionate, experienced teacher. She completed a BA (Hons) three-year teacher training degree in 2007, with specialisms in English and Religious Education. After completing her training, Ms. Townsend taught for over 10 years in the UK, teaching across Key Stage One and Two. During this time, she also worked as an advisor for the Local Education Authority, moderating learning across schools in the borough. In 2019, she moved to work at Kellett School in Hong Kong. During these three years, Ms. Townsend trained with The Institute of Positive Education and completed training to support transitions for children, parents and staff who move within international schools. She has held many middle management responsibilities. The most recent roles undertaken were linked with wellbeing; leading Global Citizenship and coordinating the teaching of Positive Education across the school. Ms. Townsend is delighted to continue her time teaching in Asia and is excited to be part of the Brighton College community. She sees schooling as a learning journey; using consistency in high standards and wide-ranging opportunities to make children life-long learners. She creates a learning environment that fosters a child-centred approach to learning, allowing students to become future-ready.
See you at the webinar!