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Transition: A Positive Start to School
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The importance of transition…
• Starting school is a big step for you and your child.
• Your child’s first school experiences shape their interest in learning.
• A positive transition to school can improve your child’s attitude to school and their achievements – socially and academically.
• If your child has difficulties settling in to school, these difficulties may continue throughout school life.
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Tips to support your child
• School enrolments start from May – Early enrolment gives you and your child plenty of time to get to
know your child’s teacher and together plan to support your child’s positive start to school.
• Participate in transition-to-school programs– These help you and your child get a better understanding of what
school will be like.
– Local services organise their own transition-to-school programs, so please contact your school or early childhood service for more details.
• Contribute to the Transition Learning and Development Statement in October/November
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Transition Learning and Development Statement • Helps the sharing of
information between you, your child’s early childhood service and the school
• Summarises your child’s strengths, interests and identifies how your child’s learning and development can be supported
• Has 2 parts - one for you to complete and one for your child’s early childhood educator to complete
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What the Family needs to do… • Provide information to
support your child’s transition, which may include:
– Background information about your child and family (family members, languages spoken at home)
– Services your child has attended (kindergarten, childcare, specialist support)
– Your views on your child starting school
– Things you think will help your child settle into school
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What the Family needs to do… • Provide your child’s views
about starting school, which may include:
– What they are looking forward to
– What things they would like to do at school
– Things they want their new teacher to know about them
– Things they think they will need help with
• Your child’s early childhood educator can help you complete this section
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What the Educator does…
• Your child’s early childhood educator will write important information about your child’s learning and development.
• Once you have completed Part 1: the family, they will put it together and give you a copy to approve to send it to the school – you will have to sign the consent section.
• Your child’s early childhood educator will then send a copy to the school and give you a copy to keep.
• If you haven’t decided which school your child is going to, then you will get a copy of the Statement to forward to the school when you enrol your child.
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Why is it important to share this information with the school?• It will help your child to:
– tell their Prep teacher what is important to them and what they think about starting school
• It will help you to:– tell the school and Prep teacher important things about your
child and your family
– identify things that will help your child transition to school
– become more involved with your child’s transition to school
• It will help the Prep teacher to:– get a better understanding of your child and your family
– plan learning and teaching programs for your child
– plan additional support for your child
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Further Information
www.education.vic.gov.au/earlylearning/transitionschool