Jenny is six this summer and has made excellent progress in her Year One class at Grinling Gibbons Primary School in south London. Her teacher, Jonathan Wren, believes she has benefited a great deal from the play-rich curriculum that she experienced in her nursery and reception class and which he was able to build on during her transition to his class.
His local authority ran a series of one-day courses, starting last summer, to encourage reception and Year One teachers to work together. The training was offered across the country and supported through Government funding.
On day one, teachers looked at what elements of practice would bring about greater continuity of experience and learning for Year One children.
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