Hayley Fuller, Early Years Specialist, shares with us her work around supporting transitions to school. Angelica and Hayley unpick this common topic through 3 lenses: children being ready for the transition, families being ready and also educators being ready.

Hayley and Angelica tap into:

03:20 - Getting to know the new setting
05:00 - School ready skills
07:40 - Attachment: Focusing on personal, social, emotional development
09:45 - Pressures around academic skills
11:45 - It's not just about the Early Learning Goals
13:00 - Understanding and supporting families'/parents' emotional needs
15:20 - Embarrassing behaviour?
16:00 - Learning from 'break downs'
17:00 - Taking learning opportunities from NOT sharing
21:55 - Delayed gratification
26:00 - Building trust with families
29:15 - Children and families feeling represented and part of the setting
31:30 - Including the child's voice in the transition
32:55 - Is circle time useful?
35:00 - Familiar cue around the setting

Read Hayley Fuller's article on The Voice of Early Childhood website: www.thevoiceofearlychildhood.com

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Transitions to school: Getting children, families and educators ready