We work to hard ensure the transfer between Nursery and our Reception class is as smooth as possible.

We find the children settle into Reception very quickly as they are familiar with the school building, playground and are already being taught by a number of the school staff.

The transition is overseen by our Head of Nursery, Mrs Fisher who is also Head of Early Years and has responsibility for the whole of the Early Years curriculum.

During their Pre-Reception year we introduce a number of initiatives to aid their transition:

• The children start to spend more time in School and begin attending weekly School assemblies.
• The children attend School performances and concerts.
• The children take part in a Summer production with the current Reception children.
• During the Summer term the children have a number of visits to the Reception class to spend time with the staff and become more familiar with the Reception classrooms.

Parent meetings

We hold an evening New Reception Parents Meeting during the first week of starting Reception to give parents a detailed explanation of the Curriculum and the way in which the children learn.