Author: Mrs Flynn
Welcome to Reception – part two
Thank you to all of the parents and carers who were able to attend our Welcome to Reception – Part Two presentation. We hope you found the session useful. As always, please ask if you are unsure about anything.
Key dates
Key Dates for the Year: Here’s a list of dates for your diary, including Stay and Learns and our Learning Journey drop-in sessions, to help you plan ahead. These dates can also be found in your child’s Reception Welcome Pack.
Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA)
Over the next six weeks, your child will be taking part in the Reception Baseline Assessment (sometimes called the RBA). It’s a short task-based assessment of your child’s early literacy, communication and maths skills. Your child will use an iPad to complete the questions. (It’s worth noting it’s not an assessment on how well your child can use an iPad.)
The data is collected by the Department for Education and used when your child is in Year 6, to measure the progress of the year group – not individual children. There’s no pass mark or score.
In school, we don’t use this assessment or even have access to the data. Instead, we do our own teacher assessments as we get to know where your child is at in their learning. Our focus this half term is to make sure your child settles into school life well – it’s likely your child won’t even realise they’re doing an assessment.
Year 1
As your child comes to the end of their Reception year and gets ready for the exciting move into Year 1, we thought it would be helpful to share our home learning guide. We hope you find the information useful as you prepare for this next stage of your child’s learning journey.
Starting school: Tips to try at home
Starting school: Tips to try at home
Starting school: Tips to try at home
Let’s make a splash
Starting school: Tips to try at home
