Foundation Stage Units
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Ratios In A Fsu
by Guest- 3 replies
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We are planning to start a FSU in September and wondered if anyone can offer some advice re ratios. We will have 12 YR chn and 12 YN chn at the start of the yr, and taking in more YN chn as the year goes on, and we usually gain 1 or 2 Yr chn too as the chn move around school locally. We are planning on have 1 CT and 2 qualified NNs but are confused as to how many chn we can have in a session in total. Some guidance appears to say 1:13 (so up to 39 chn in total with that levle of staffing) and other guidance seems to say you can have no more than 30 if there is only 1 CT. Can anyone shed some light and help me move forward with this please?!?!
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Target Setting In Fsu
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Hi, We set targets for our F1 Reception age children about 3 or 4 times a year. A letter is sent home to parents and the targets are often a mixture of social (turn taking etc) and academic. We always make sure the targets set are ones which parents will be able to work on at home with their children. However I am having second thoughts about target setting after listening how the rest of the primary school review and update their "smart" targets with their children much more regularly. Our planning shows individual differentiation and planning for progression so staff are aware where each child needs to go next with their learning. I'm not sure whether target setting …
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Could anyone help me with re-organising a reception class into learning zones? How would I organise 60 children with only 2 teachers and 2 TA's on a day to day basis? What are the learning zones that should be included in a reception class? HELP PLEASE!!!!!
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Seperate Classes Or Foundation Unit?
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Just something that has been on my mind for a while now and wanting other peoples perspectives on it. I have only ever worked in foundation units, i did all my teacher training in one, and have worked in 2 since then both in very different areas. Recently I keep hearing about a number of units that are returning to seperate nursery and reception classes, still remaining very informal and playbased etc but many people are discussing that having such large numbers of children within a unit at any one time as well as high numbers of staff is proving to be difficult. What are others thoughts on this? I am absolutely passionate about teaching within the early years full stop…
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Right, this is bothering me, and I need to find out how others manage it.... We are currently a preschool operating from our own purpose built terrapin. We are in partnership with the school whose site we are on, and have outdoor areas the children share, and have taken the sessions over to the Reception area as it currently is for their sessions. With lots of staff on hand, a smallish area, and being new to the children, we have had no problems. But the good news is come September, we will have a new terrapin with an adjoining corridor attached to one of the Reception rooms. Our terrapin will be the preschool aged base room and the creative/messy zone, and the…
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Changing To A Foundation Stage Unit
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Hi This is the first time i've posted on this site, so i'm hoping hope someone can give me some good advice. In September we will be combining our nursery and reception classes, we are a small rural school and for the first term will only have 18 children- 8 reception and 10 nursery (2 adults), we will have another 2 small intakes one at the beginning of each term. As I have only worked with the nursery children i am feel a little apprehensive about how to structure the day, we will only have one room which is not very big- not sure how i will do lit/numeracy with the reception while nursery children will be playing some probably wanting to join in. If anyone works in a…
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Working In A Unit
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Ive recently taken up a new job as nursery teacher in a FSU after being in year 2. Im struggling to fit everything into the morning and Im finding theres no flexibility with the other teacher (FS2) This is the routine at the min 9-9.15 Children arrive, self register and have CI time 9.15-925 Formal register and days of week/calendar/weather 9.25-10.15 CI time between rooms and outdoor 10.15-10.45 snack time 10.45-11.15 CI time again between rooms and outdoor 11.15 tidy up and home at 11.30 I have 35 children in the nursery and find it hard to fit in stories/some phonics groups and number group. Should I be doing these in nursery or am I tr…
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No Touch Policy?
by Guest- 8 replies
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Hi everyone, After a tutorial for E115 last saturday, we were asked about our 'no touch ' policy. I admitted my school hasnt got one, just wondered if anyone else has, or is it a new bit of the safeguarding policy. Thanks Gill x
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Single Funding
by Guest ChunkyMan- 9 replies
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Hi there I just wanted to ask how people are organising their F1 (if they have them) in light of the change now we have to be in line with the PVI sector? We have to offer 15 hours and be more flexible. Also what do people think about single funding?
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Please Help!
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Hi, i hope someone can help me Please. I am desperate to look around a working foundation unit, the reception and pre school are merging into one unit in September. Before them my colleague and i would love to look around, and speak to the staff about any problems you've encounterd.etc. I know this is a really big thing to ask, but if anyone can help i will be so grateful. please
