Transition - early years

School readiness

Speech and language:

• Speech sounds (link is external)
• Speech and language strategies (link is external)
• Phonological awareness (link is external)
• Speech and language advice (link is external)

Oral health (link is external)

Transition guide

• EYFS Effective Transitions (padlet.com) (link is external)
• Reception class transition guide (link is external) (pdf) Transition to reception class
• Transition form for children with SEND (link is external)(word)

‘A process rather than an event’

Successful transition happens where:

• Transition is made a priority
• Children are familiar with the people, places and routines
• Parents are involved, consulted and supported
• Routines and approaches to learning and teaching are relaxed and flexible
• Friendships are acknowledged
• There is a degree of predictability
• An effective key person system is in place
• Children have opportunity to take control of what is happening to them within a safe yet challenging place.

School readiness: “Children should start school healthy, happy communicative, sociable, curious, active and ready and equipped for the next phase of learning” (page 12 supporting families in the foundation stage)