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
