Posts by Grace Essex
Netmums: Is your child ‘school-ready?’ – 29 key skills your reception-age child should know
Netmums shares detail on the Starting Reception definition and website. Read the full article here.
Read MoreMade for Mums: School readiness secrets – what experts say every child should know before starting reception
Kindred Squared Chief Executive, Felicity Gillespie, spoke with Made for Mums about the Starting Reception definition and website. Read the full article here.
Read MoreTES: What if… we all agreed what children should learn before age 5?
As part of TES Magazine’s thought experiment series, Kindred Squared Chief Executive, Felicity Gillespie, argues that we need universal agreement on early development, from when to toilet train to ‘learning’ for babies and toddlers. Read the full article here.
Read MoreBBC News: More school-starters missing key skills, teachers say
BBC News refers to Kindred Squared annual School Readiness survey results when reporting on a recent Teacher Tapp poll. Read the full article here.
Read MoreTES: Many governors lack oversight of school-readiness
TES Magazine reports on Kindred Squared’s polling of school governors, where 39% of respondents were either unsure or did not know how many pupils were on track to reach a good level of development (GLD). Read the full article here.
Read MoreNURSERY WORLD: Nursery World conference: Join policy makers and child experts to begin a new conversation about supporting children to start school
Nursery World’s next conference on 4 November in London, and Kindred Squared Chief Executive, Felicity Gillespie will be giving the keynote speech on working with parents on a shared understanding of ‘school readiness’. Read the full article here
Read MoreLBC: Kindred Squared Director, Felicity Gillespie, speaks to Nick Ferrari about the Starting Reception website
Kindred Squared Director, Felicity Gillespie, speaks to Nick Ferrari about the Starting Reception website. Listen to the interview here [from 2:25:00] and the listener phone-in [from 2:38:00]
Read MoreTHE SPECTATOR: It’s not the government’s job to prepare kids for school
On Primary School offer day, Cristina Odone writes about whose responsibility it is to prepare children for Reception, quoting information from the Starting Reception website.# Read the full article here.
Read MoreNURSERY MANAGEMENT TODAY: Government backs school readiness website
NMT shares a link to the Starting Reception website, reporting that organisations involved in the website include Kindred Squared, National Day Nurseries Association, the Early Years Alliance, LEYF Nurseries, Busy Bees, Ark Start and Pacey. NMT notes that the Department for Education is promoting the website. Read the full article here.
Read MoreTES: Why school readiness is the most important equality issue in society
Kindred Squared Director, Felicity Gillespie, writes in TES magazine on school readiness is the most important equality issue in society, “because so many of the economic and social gaps in later life stem from these early years”. Read the full article here.
Read MoreTHE INDEPENDENT: New website to help parents teach basic skills amid concerns over children’s school readiness
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson told The Independent new School Readiness website will teach skills such as going to the toilet and putting on a coat. Read the full article here.
Read MoreTHE SPECTATOR: There’s an obvious reason pre-school children are falling behind
Kristina Murkett writes in The Spectator about school readiness including statistics and information from the Kindred Squared School Readiness report 2024, and links to the Starting Reception website. Kirstina concludes that: “The answer is, of course, screen time”. Read the full article here.
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