School and transitions

When considering groups who may be included for a phased return, please remember the pre-schoolers and not only P7 to S1! These young children are missing their nursery friends and family members and have lost their regular routines, which are so important to four year olds. Also, starting school for the first time is such a big event and normal induction arrangements/ school visits are crucial for preparing children at nursery/school transition.

Why the contribution is important

For the mental health and well being of all our pre- schoolers and to help teachers manage the P1 transition process well in advance of the new school session.

by Grandma on May 05, 2020 at 01:51PM

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  • Posted by AWAD2020 May 07, 2020 at 17:28

    A great contribution - a combination of reconnection to ELC, meeting the P1 teacher and appropriate staff/ child ratios are important to ensure wellbeing for children and families. Relationships have been disrupted and the assumptions we might normally make about children settling well to school or resettling into what may be a very changed ELC environment need to be addressed. There have been suggestions that children who have missed months of ELC should be funded for a further year, which might in turn reduce opportunities for new nursery entrants- would it not make much more sense to make sure P1 is a continuous play- based experience that compensates for the loss of time in nursery by being set up like good nursery with indoor and outdoor space, and no rush to more formalised approaches. We must staff the whole early level with age appropriate ratios. The ELC expansion cannot be rushed but recruitment for P1 would mean we can ensure the continuing development of our workforce to everyone’s advantage.
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