Welcome to Great Chart Primary School!

Starting school is an exciting milestone for your child and your family. We want to make this transition as smooth and positive as possible. Being school ready is really important and it is the responsibility of parents and carers to ensure their child is ready. 

Please read the results of a recent survey - the results are a surprise with more and more children not being school ready every year. As a result, primary school staff now say that children are missing out on teaching time due to teachers helping children catch up with developmental milestones which should have taken place at home. 

School readiness survey

Are You Ready?

Over the coming weeks and months, you will probably be wondering what you can  do at home to support your child’s transition to school. We have developed a list of activities to be working towards to enable your child to be more independent when they arrive into their Early Year Foundation Stage class in September. Remember you are your child’s first and most important teacher and every child develops at their own rate so please don’t worry if your child cannot do everything or anything on this list.  It is not that your child cannot do it, it’s just they cannot do it YET!                                            

There is still plenty of time.  Good luck and have fun - these are the wonder years.

Starting Reception

Please look at the following website for practical advice: 

https://startingreception.co.uk/

Preparing your child for school should focus on the following areas: 

• Growing Independence
• Building Relationships and Communicating
• Physical Development
• Healthy Routines