Year 6 Transition: Smart Move Digital Life

Prepare your Year 6 pupils for secondary school with Smart Move — an engaging transition lesson exploring mobile phones, social media, screen time and the realities of digital life in Year 7.

Moving to secondary school brings new freedoms, new expectations and new challenges. Smart Move helps pupils think about the decisions they will face, develop their digital responsibility and feel better prepared for the transition ahead.

This practical PowerPoint encourages discussion, reflection and honest conversations about the role technology plays in children’s lives. Rather than simply telling pupils what they should or shouldn’t do, it encourages them to consider consequences, challenge assumptions and make informed choices.

What’s included?

An engaging PowerPoint presentation for Year 6 pupils.

Discussion prompts exploring phones, social media and screen time.

Activities encouraging pupils to reflect on their digital habits.

Opportunities to consider secondary school expectations and responsibilities.

A practical focus on making sensible choices before starting Year 7.

Ideal for:

Year 6 transition lessons.

End-of-year PSHE sessions.

Computing and digital citizenship lessons.

Preparing pupils for the move from primary to secondary school.

Created by an experienced primary teacher with additional experience teaching secondary Computer Science, Smart Move brings together perspectives from both sides of the Year 6–7 transition.

Help pupils move beyond simply knowing how to use technology — and start thinking about how to manage it responsibly.

Smart Move: preparing pupils for the realities of digital life and secondary school.