YEAR 7 TRANSITION PROGRAM
For Teachers
Introducing the new curriculum resource specifically designed to support Year 7 students as they begin their High School journey. This comprehensive teacher’s curriculum offers a full term of lessons focused on equipping students with the essential skills and strategies they need to thrive during this important transition.
The Starting High School Curriculum Unit has been thoughtfully developed to address key topics relevant to students new to high school, with 12 individual lessons, including:
Managing change and navigating new environments
Making friends and developing positive peer relationships
Understanding and managing homework expectations
Practical tools and strategies for getting organised
Managing conflict effectively
Navigating their online world safely and responsibly
…and much more.
This resource is fully aligned with the Australian Curriculum, ensuring it meets national educational standards while also addressing the real-world challenges faced by Year 7 students.
A 12 Week Yr 7 Transition Program for Teachers
Each 80-minute lesson includes
Detailed, step-by-step teacher instructions to ensure a fully structured and comprehensive lesson
Resource list
Professionally designed PowerPoint presentations to support delivery
Activities and reflections connected directly to the student book Starting High School, with key pages from the book used in each lesson.
Developed by experienced secondary educator, Sharon Witt, MEd, she draws on over 33 years of classroom experience and helping Year 7 students navigate a successful transition into secondary school. Sharon is also the best-selling author of more than 22 books for young people. Her wealth of expertise is evident in the practicality, relevance, and student-focused approach of the curriculum.
Benefits for schools include
A one-off payment with no ongoing licensing fees
A complete term unit, comprising of 12 x 80-minute lessons, ready to implement with minimal teacher preparation
Fully comprehensive and curriculum-aligned lesson plans
Professionally created PowerPoint slides for every lesson
Seamless integration with the Starting High School student book
This resource will be a highly valuable asset for your Year 7 transition program, providing your teaching team with a structured, engaging, and effective way to support students during their critical first term of high school.
School’s one-off investment for 12-week program: $990 (GST Inclusive)
Starting High School - Accompanying Student Textbook
The Starting High School book has been written to be used alongside the Starting High School Year 7 Transition Unit.
$33.00 per copy (Inc GST)
Note: Discount price of $30.00 per copy (plus GST) for orders over 100 copies
The Starting High School student textbook has been written to help young people navigate their first years in High School. The book has been specifically written in teen’s own language, with pages for students to record their own thoughts and ideas.
Note: Digital Copies also available to schools for the 2026 school year.
“The Girlwise Program focuses on social and emotional well-being giving our school girls an opportunity to extend their current skills and learn practical ways to combat issues of self-esteem, managing their feelings, undoing unhelpful thinking patterns, negotiating friendships, understanding their own strengths and talents while simultaneously building a sense of belonging and care for one another as we celebrate that they are loved and valuable. Seeing the improvement this 10 week Girlwise Program can make on a child’s outlook and watching them thrive as they learn to be the very best version of themselves is just incredible”
— Larissa Gow, School Chaplain