what kind of checks do they do in reception

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thats it really. heard they do checks to see a childs general health is good by checking weight etc and children are assessed but how i dont know. could someone tell me thanks

Mine had hearing, eye sight, height and weight but that was a few years ago. You can refuse for them to take part.

At some point in reception eyesight, hearing and height and weight are checked but not all at once.

Not had eyesight or hearing checked at school.

Only the height/weight one that we opted out from.

DD had height/weight one too.

DS (now in yr4) had hearing/eyesight checked in yr1.

The health checks are done by the NHS (variety of health professionals) in school not by the school .. so just in the same way as they would be done by the health visitor or doctor. Usually children have their height & weight recorded - continuation of Health Visitor records, a very basic eye sight check - usually carried out by school or community nurses and a hearing check by an audiologist. Any concerns would be referred to the school doctor (paediatrician who visits schools).

DS2 had his hearing and eyesight checked. He failed the hearing test and they did it again a few months later.

Do parents attend the checks, does anyone know?

We didn't, I only knew they happened as we got a leaflet after the event, which also contained a 'pass/fail' slip.

So, you didn't have to agree to the checks? That's interesting.

DD1 only had the height/weight check. Parents do not attend but you can opt out if you wish.

WRT learning assessments, children are assessed at the end of reception against the early learning goals. There are 17 areas and for each one they are assessed as 'emerging' (hasn't met the goal yet) 'expected' (on target) or 'exceeding' (ahead). There are a lot of threads about this to give you more of an idea.

As well as this, reception teachers 'assess' constantly in a very informal way by observing the children. They should contact you with any concerns. If you're worried about something, do raise it with them as well.

school asked me at home visit if i agreed to my child having them

The checks only take a few minutes so parents aren't invited unless the child is referred to the school doctor or has ongoing health issues.

The School Entry Health Check

All children have key indicators of health assessed at primary school entry, when they are four to five years old. This is called the School Entry Health Check. This check will only be done if a parent consents. It consists of three parts:

<strong>Growth</strong> ? the height and weight of your child will be measured. If either are found to be very high or low, your child will be referred to your GP or a community paediatrician for further investigation.
<strong>Hearing</strong> ? while most hearing problems should be detected earlier, your child's hearing will be checked when they start school. The test, called a sweep hearing test, will aim to confirm that your child's hearing is normal at different frequencies of sound. If the test reveals any hearing problems your child will be referred to a GP.
<strong>Vision</strong> ? your child's vision will be checked. A trained healthcare professional does the examination. This is usually a standard eye test (also known as a vision acuity test), where the child is asked to read lines of letters from a chart. Your child may be referred to a GP, special clinic or optician for further investigation if there is a problem with their sight.

Here they check height/ weight and vision but not hearing.

Sorry, didn't make that clear, I signed a piece of paper when he entered school that he could have medical assessments as required, I just didn't know which day/term they would happen.

In my area parents sign if they don't want their child to have the checks rather than to give concent

ours was also opt out rather than opt in.

height/weight
hearing
sight (we missed that due to illness, were supposed to be summoned to the eye hospital over the summer holidays instead but as we haven't had a letter yet and they go back to school soon I don't think that will be happening - good thing we have her eyes checked regularly anyway)