School Curriculum and General issues
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Hi all I'm after some advice..... My friends daughter is starting school in september. Due to numbers there is going to be a Foundation class of 30 and 8 children (the older ones) will go straight into year 1/2 mix, bypassing the Foundation class! The class teacher has expressed her concerns about these 8 children not getting their full EYFS entitlement. Apparently the 8 children will stay in Y1/2 for the morning, to do literacy and numeracy and then move to FS in the afternoon to take part in free flow. My friend is an FS teacher and knows how wrong this is but doesn't know how to approach the head with her concerns. Any advice would be great. Thanks
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Handwriting
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Hello everyone! Just wondering what everyone does about handwriting practice? Last year each child had their own handwriting book. We would show them how to form the letters and they would copy in parrot fashion. We never liked this format as it was very mundane and time consuming. We stopped doing that this year and solely relied upon the children remembering ad practising through our daily phonic time. Having said this it doesn't always work as it is hard to ensure everyone is doing it right. As a result the children's letter formation is much worse this year! I can hear the Year One teachers tutting already and wondered whether anyone had any inspirational ways of…
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Transition From Fs To Ks1?
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Hi there, I am currently a Reception class teacher but from september will be in Year 1. The school are very keen to enhance the transition from fs to KS1 and I was just wondering if any of you guys could post any of your tried and tested ideas or things to include...eg resources, activities, parent involvement and understanding? I see the classroom very much reflecting the fs classroom until at least 1/2 term. But any good practice ideas would be greatly received!!! Many thanks in advance
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Any Expereinces Of . . . . . . .
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Hi - not sure if this is the ciorrect area to be posting this in - so apologies if it should be somewhere else. Does anybody ahve any experiece of children in rec who are still in nappies (due to global development delay / needs)? If so i would be grateful to hear of how you managed this within your setting? Any advice/comments - gratefully recieved.
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Reports Help!
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Hi all, hope someone out there can help. I'm an NQT and it's the first time I'm writing reports. Can anyone direct me to a website or somewhere please where I can take statements. Head won't let me use eprofile. Can anyone share this information with me. Thanks in advance Flowerxxxx
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The Red Book
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Hi everyone, So at two courses in the same number of weeks 'The Red Book' has been mentioned. I was too embarrassed to admit I didn't know what they were talking about as everyone seemed to understand what was going on! Can anyone help me out?? Thanks in advance An embarrassed Chickpea xx
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Rewards And Star Chart
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What are your views - the trouble I am having is if I give a sticker to one child then all the children will want one. My colleage gave some children stickers and not this child who did not tidy. this is fine however the Mother was very angry............................................... Any views
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Hi, I am starting a new role in September- I wondered what you had in your EYFS file as co-ordinators? What would i need to keep in here? Also, any advice as to what I would need to do first in my role? Just wanted to get the ball rolling so I can get my head around it all before I start!! Steffi
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Phonics - 'h' Sound
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I'm being observed on Friday, 27th May, as part of an interview for the post of Nursery Teacher. I need to plan and deliver an adult-led session on teaching the phonics sound 'h'. I really want to make it good! Any ideas gratefully received!! Thanks
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Inquiry In Early Years Classrooms
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I am doing an EdD with Sheffield University and my research project focuses on teachers' perspectives on inquiry in the classroom. The research is overseen by my supervisor, Dr. Rachel Levy and has been agreed by the university's ethics committee. Although I am working with a couple of settings in detail I need to collect the views of a wide range of teachers so that I can set my case studies within a broad range of perspectives. So I need help. I have attached a survey in the form of a word document which can be returned to me at chris@eatonbank.com It's easy to fill in, no right or wrong answers, all views gratefully received. If you would rather do it anonymousl…
