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Transition into reception: how to make sure pupils are school-ready

Get to grips with how to work with both your local early years providers and parents/carers to make sure your new intake of pupils are ready to learn when they reach reception.

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on 3 April 2025
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Contents
  1. At a glance: your timeline for school readiness
  2. Work with your local EYFS providers
  3. Support parents and carers while setting expectations
  4. Put school readiness at the heart of home visits
  5. Share Starting Reception’s checklist with parents/carers

This article covers steps to support parents/carers and how to work with early years providers to help prepare pupils for school. See our related article on understanding the barriers to school readiness and developing your approach.

At a glance: your timeline for school readiness

While this article lays out best practice throughout the transition from early years into school, acting at certain points can make a huge difference to pupils' readiness for school in September.

Before 16 April:

  • Work with local Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) providers to communicate school readiness expectations, in addition to building a working relationship with them (you can do this throughout the year, not just in spring)

Start planning and carrying out home visits to get a sense of where children are in their development and point parents/carers to helpful resources Get handover notes from local EYFS providers so you