School Readiness

Starting school is such an exciting moment in our children’s lives and we want to support you and your family to help ensure your child has the best possible start to this new and exciting chapter.

Some of our top tips for school readiness!

Support your child’s independence

One of the best things you can do is make sure they can complete simple tasks themselves like:

 

 

 

Make a start on early literacy and numeracy.

 

 

 

Exploring communication

Have periods in the day where there is no TV/tablet/laptops/radio on.  When your child is talking, really listen to how they are communicating, what they are saying and how.  Encourage your child to help with daily activities in the home/garden.  Praise any communication attempts, don’t worry about words that don’t sound correct, children need reassurance when using vocabulary.

 

Help your child learn to concentrate

Being able to concentrate for bursts of 10-15 minutes is very important at school.  Here are some tips to help with this:

 

Practice for the big day

A few weeks before school starts:

   

Admin

Please check your child’s immunisations are up to date including:

✅4-in-1 pre-school booster

✅2 x MMR vaccinations

Let school know if your child has any additional health needs.

If you would like any advice, support or have any concerns, please contact your SSAFA Health Visitor or School Nurse.

Examples of some other areas that the team can help support/ give advice with:

🍏Healthy eating/ Fussy eating.

😴Problems with sleeping/bedtime.

🥺Anxiety/worries in children.

🌚Bedwetting.

⭐️Managing challenging behaviour and reward charts.

Useful resources:

Oxford Owl_Starting School Checklist.pdf

Oxford Owl_Starting School Checklist for children.pdf

ERIC – Resource that offers advice, support, practical tips around all thing’s continence related (bedwetting, daytime wetting, toilet training, constipation etc.) 

Sleep foundation – Useful website that offers advice, support and practical tips for all things sleep related (sleep hygiene, getting to sleep, waking at night, sleeping in own bed, nightmares etc.)

Health for Kids – Hosts an abundance of helpful information on some of the common health and wellbeing issues that can impact our children.

Behaviour and Parenting – A useful guide from the NSPCC on positive parenting approach to support a child’s development.

Take a look at our leaflet to find some of our top tips for school readiness.