Nursery World - Training Talk

Transition is about preparing children emotionally as well as practically for the next phase, as Lori Curlett discovered. By Gabriella Jozwiak

As the school year closes, the eldest children attending The Old School House Nursery in Liverpool are practising using lunch boxes, carrying dinner trays and self-registering. These are just a few examples of practices that pre-school room leader Lori Curlett has introduced to help children transition to Reception class, following training delivered by provider School Improvement Liverpool.

Ms Curlett has attended its school-readiness course three times. ‘Every time I’ve come back from it, I’ve had a new idea,’ she says.

One trainer delivers the half-day course to a group of up to 28 at a local conference centre. The first half covers what aims early years providers should have to help children transition, and what paperwork they must provide to schools. After a break, the trainer facilitates a discussion to encourage practitioners to share best practice.

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