Ready For School

for parents whose children are preparing for school

Introduction

• The aim of this guide is to support partnership between Bexley parents and schools so that children make good progress throughout their early years and settle into school happily.

• Everywhere here where the word parents is used, it is intended to include those carers who are acting as parents.

• Parents are their children's first educators and play a vital continuing role when their children join a school. There is no one right way to bring up a child and everyone has their own perspective. This guide suggests ways in which parents can support progress before and after their children start at school. Of course, many of the suggestions will be commonplace to many parents.

• Schools work in partnership with parents, to ensure that children are happy and secure and go on learning. Teachers will listen to parents' views and hopes for their children. They assess what each child can do on entry to school and identify the next learning needs. Teachers value and build on children's successes and keep parents informed about their children's learning.

  Ready for School booklet (436KB, pdf format)

• Pictures within the Ready for School booklet were drawn by nursery and infant aged pupils in Bexley schools.

• The booklet is published by, and further information may be sought from:

  Primary Team - School Support Service
  Education & Community Services,
  Hill View, Hill View Drive,
  Welling, Kent DA16 3RY
  
  Tel: 020 8303 7777