A flying start

A unique scheme is preparing children for reception class and assessing their needs on home visits, writes Bernard Adams Flying starts in reception classes at primary school are what teachers, parents, and sometimes the starters themselves earnestly desire, but don't always get. Now a clever, economical scheme operating at a school in York shows how a few simple measures can sharply reduce the number of children feeling unready to brave the school gates. The originator of the scheme is ex-head teacher...