As reforms to the Early Years Foundation Stage and the Early Learning Goals roll-out, tensions are high between early years professionals and government over the purpose of the Reception year.
In this Best Practice Focus, which can be downloaded for free below, Neil Henty sets out the challenges facing the Reception year and discusses some of the key tenets of best practice for ensuring that primary schools’ Reception provision is effective, research-evidenced and puts children’s needs at its heart.
The nine-page pdf download considers the most recent research into effective early years/Reception practice, including from Ofsted, as well as dissecting the debate over whether the Reception year should prioritise curriculum or child development.
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