{"id":17568,"date":"2025-03-13T10:28:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T10:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/?p=17568"},"modified":"2025-03-13T13:39:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:39:50","slug":"starting-reception-your-childs-journey-to-school-starts-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/starting-reception-your-childs-journey-to-school-starts-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting reception – your child’s journey to school starts at home"},"content":{"rendered":"

The starting reception coalition\u2019s definition of school readiness is an agreed list of suggested skills<\/a> and activities that they say parents should practise with their children to prepare them for starting school. This follows a recent Kindred Squared report about school readiness in which teachers reported that only a third of children were school ready.<\/p>\n

The list contains twenty-eight skills which vary from putting on\/taking off their coat and shoes to singing along with songs and nursery rhymes for example. The guide acknowledges that all children develop at different rates and there are sections to support parents who are concerned about their child\u2019s development with suggested websites for further advice and guidance.<\/p>\n

The free downloadable resource is available as a document in which settings and schools can add their own logo should they wish to.<\/p>\n

Starting-Reception.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

(if above link doesn’t work, please try: Starting Reception pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Briefing sessions – Planning ahead: Successful transition for children into school Reception 2025<\/h2>\n

This is a timely resource as the EYCs are running three fully funded briefings on 30th April focussing on planning successful transition for the 2025 reception cohort. This briefing is suitable for pre-reception practitioners and SENDCos, as well as Reception class teachers and school SENDCos.<\/p>\n

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