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Kindred Squared Media Coverage
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 MoreOn 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 MoreNMT 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…
Read MoreEducation 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 MoreKristina 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…
Read MoreOn National Primary School Offer Day, Netmums shares a link to a new initiative to help parents prepare their children for school. The Starting Reception website developed by a coalition of leading early years experts, is being shared widely with…
Read MoreAhead of Primary School Offer day, The Times article reports on the “government-backed checklist” that sets out the skills children are expected to have before starting reception, amid concerns over falling levels of school readiness. Read the full article here.
Read MoreNetmums reports on the recently published “Starting Reception” definition. The report states that a coalition of top education and childcare experts has unveiled a comprehensive checklist of 29 essential skills that children should master before starting school, including toilet training.…
Read MoreThe Guardian reports on the recently launched “Starting Reception” definition resource, backed by the Department for Education. Noting that toilet training and ability to use cutlery are included as key skills for children starting Receptions. Read the full article here.
Read MoreTES Magazine covers the “Starting Reception” definition, noting that the coalition of early years experts is calling on the government to adopt its definition of school readiness as it launches a new standard of skills for children starting school. Read…
Read MoreThe Independent covers Kindred Squared annual School Readiness Report and the “Starting Reception” definition. The definition was created by a coalition of Early Years experts, and is a list of skills Children should ideally have before starting reception, including basic self-care, social interaction,…
Read MoreThe Daily Mirror covers the recent publication of “Starting Reception” defection. The definition sets out the personal, social, emotional and physical skills that most children will develop by the time they start school. The definition has been created by a…
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