Preparing for School: Parent transition resources
Click here for Solihull online transition information
Below are a range of useful resources and links to websites, where you can find information on helping your child to be ready for school. You will also receive a Transitions leaflet, which will be included with the letter from the school admissions team informing you of your child’s new school.
Click here to download the leaflet- Ready For School? A Parent’s Guide
Please be aware that any reference to the Children’s Centres is now out of date as they are closed
Click here to view: HOW TO APPLY FOR A STARTING SCHOOL PLACE 2021 Information slides
Top tips for helping your child to be ready for school
Talk with your child
- As you do everyday things such as going shopping and to the park, try turning your phone to silent so that you can give your child your full attention during these times. This is really important to help them to understand new words and will help them with reading and writing when they start school
- Click here for the Literacy Trust Tips
Talk with your child
- As you do everyday things such as going shopping and to the park, try turning your phone to silent so that you can give your child your full attention during these times. This is really important to help them to understand new words and will help them with reading and writing when they start school
- Click here for the Literacy Trust Tips
Read with your child
- Research shows that just 10 minutes of reading every day is one of the best ways you can support your child’s education
- See the videos from BookTrust
- Visit Luton Libraries and see the Luton Libraries Transition Information
Top tips for helping your child to be ready for school
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- Count the number of cars you see or the number of steps as you go up or down. Point out numbers and shapes in the environment. Count backwards and BLAST OFF when you get to zero!
Play listening games
- Sing simple songs and rhymes with your child. This will help them with early phonics.
- Click here for the words and actions to some popular songs and nursery rhymes, with some mp3s to listen and sing along to as well
Encourage independence skills
- With your child before they start school, such as eating with a knife and fork, drinking from a cup, putting shoes and coats on and taking them off, going to the toilet unaided and dressing and undressing like they will do for PE in school
Encourage your child to hang up their coat and tidy away their toys
- This will prepare them for doing this at school
Support your child to join in and share toys with other children
- Children generally make friends easily, however it can be useful to teach them phrases such as ‘Can I play?’ and ‘Can I play with that after you?’
Provide daily physical activity
- For your child to develop coordination skills and strong muscles. Finger exercises such as rolling, squeezing and playing with dough are also useful to help develop the muscles needed for early writing
- Click here for Livewell get active with your kids
- Click here for NHS’ Change for Life
What to expect when- a guide for parents
The purpose of this booklet is to help you as a parent/carer find out more about how your child is learning and developing their first five years, in relation to the Early Years Foundation Stage. Children develop more rapidly during the first five years of their lives than at any other time. This booklet has been written to help you as a parent know what to expect during these vitally important years and gives ideas and tips as to how you can help your child’s learning and development
Parenting and Family Relationships
There are a variety of courses and one-off sessions for parents in Luton to promote positive, nurturing and responsive parenting
Child Safety
Safe at Home Luton is a child accident prevention programme aimed at families from pregnancy through to the child’s 5th birthday.
