Starting school at 4 years old

notanewuser

tom9980 wrote: »

Sounds like a nice reception class i wouldn't write off the importance of play as non-educational. Learning through play is the best way to engage children when it is done correctly with proper planning and thought children often thrive and love to go to school.

Up to the age of 7 ALL learning *should* be through play.

susancs

alleycat` wrote: »

A lot of the primaries in our area are now running their own "nursery" intake and if you are not in "nursery" you are not likely to move into reception.

This can be a common misconception. Children who attend a nursery attached to a primary school do not automatically get transfered to the main school and have to make an application for a school place which will be considered under their published admissions criteria. The reason most schools do not give priority to children attending the nursery is that it gives those who have attended a different provision or no provision previously an equal chance of applying for the place. I have seen some very upset Nursery school parents whose children did not get a place when others who had not attended the nursery school better met the admissions criteria.

poet123

notanewuser wrote: »

Bull!!!!. DD will be given a full-time nursery place next September. There's nothing legally to stop me from not taking her on Tuesdays or or Fridays or picking her up at lunchtime if I want to. Attendance in non-compulsory education isn't compulsory, and it can't be used as a reason not to give her a reception place. They would still get full funding for her.

Not nursery school but "proper school" in a reception class. As you say there is nothing to say a child has to attend nursery school or pre school.

tom9980

notanewuser wrote: »

Up to the age of 7 ALL learning *should* be through play.

Agree but tell that to Micheal Gove

notanewuser

tom9980 wrote: »

Agree but tell that to Micheal Gove

Luckily that tw.unt has no control over education here. :T

notanewuser

poet123 wrote: »

Not nursery school but "proper school" in a reception class. As you say there is nothing to say a child has to attend nursery school or pre school.

You quoted a post where I was talking about pre-nursery to tell me I couldn't do that.

shelby75

poet123 wrote: »

You can't just choose to send your child to school part time, the school has to have a place available for that set up. Most don't.

A parent has every right to send their child part-time in reception before they reach compulsory school age. See section 2.16 of The School Admissions Code. There is not a process within the code that prescribes how this should be done as it is negotiated at a local level. So, if a parent has been offered a place in reception, under the provisions of section 2.16 a parent can have their child start part-time until later in that academic year or until the child reaches compulsory school age, negotiations with the school on how this is accomplished.

poet123

shelby75 wrote: »

A parent has every right to send their child part-time in reception before they reach compulsory school age. See section 2.16 of The School Admissions Code. There is not a process within the code that prescribes how this should be done as it is negotiated at a local level. So, if a parent has been offered a place in reception, under the provisions of section 2.16 a parent can have their child start part-time until later in that academic year or until the child reaches compulsory school age, negotiations with the school on how this is accomplished.

In practice this rarely happens though. Most schools are simply not geared up for it and if too many parents asked for this the class would be affected, as would staffing. I have known part time be done for a term or so but in exceptional circumstances.

poet123

notanewuser wrote: »

You quoted a post where I was talking about pre-nursery to tell me I couldn't do that.

You were replying to Meriten who was talking about school proper not nursery school, indeed that is what the thread is about. I returned the subject to the actual topic.;)

specialkthefirst

notanewuser wrote: »

Apart from those that don't, yes.

Where I live they do? My son is 4 in March and will be starting primary school in September