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Transition from pre-school/home to school Transition from home/pre-school to the Reception class is planned sensitively. The children have opportunities to visit the class with parents and with their pre-school/nursery. The class teachers also visit the local pre-schools/nurseries interacting with the children and the staff. The part-time attendance, during the first few weeks of the autumn term, helps the children to settle gradually into school life Starting School All children start school part-time. Some will attend mornings only and some will attend afternoons only. This information is given to parents in the May prior to starting school so that working parents have time to make appropriate arrangements. The children are gradually introduced to full time school and, usually after five weeks, all the Reception children are attending full time. However, there may be instances where the class teachers and/or parents may consider that a particular child is not ready. Our reasons for part-time entry are that school is very different to nursery/pre-school/home as it is a much larger place and there are less adults available to see to the children’s needs. Even if a child has attended nursery/pre-school full time school can appear to be a daunting place. We endeavour to ensure that we provide a smooth, calm transition from pre-school/home.
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