So how are your little ones getting on at Reception?

[Saffron]

collyflower Wrote:

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> I've got a little bit who isn't old enough to

> start school yet but as a reception teacher I was

> intrigued by this as I often hear children say

> nothing after their parents ask them what they

> have done and I know full well they have been busy

> little bees!!

> I also agree it's too young for homework but

> unfortunately it is a legal requirement from the

> government for teachers to give homework. It's

> even set out how long they should be spending on

> it each night!

Do you have a link to those legal requirements and guidelines?

[Otta]

Labour brought in guidelines, but they were scapped last year

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17250653

THE ONLY good thing Gove has done!

[minder]

Saffron, I'm also not sure about reception teachers giving homework, other than a book to take home to look at but they have to look at every individual child.

The only legal requirement for reception teachers is to complete the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) on each individual child at age 5.

Give the teachers time to get to know the children and they usually have a parents evening soon.

Under the EYFS and from Sept. 12, childminders and nurseries have to do a developmental check on a child age 2, so I can understand why schools have to keep an eye on things at age 4 otherwise Ofsted wouldn't be able to grade them accordingly.