Having a 'Home visit' from teachers at DS' school (starts sept)

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Is this standard? If so what can I expect? Why are they coming here - I would prefer to visit the school?

As ds is my eldest I am a bit clueless about what is to be expected when your child starts school so maybe I am concerned about nothing. It just I associate home visits with health visitors and social workers not teachers and it feels a bit invasive.

There is an open day for dh and I to visit the school (just before the home visit).

Anyway has anyone else had a visit like this - can you reassure me it is nowt to worry about? Thank you

never heard of it

cant say i particularly like the sound of it

can you go check out the teacher's home too ... see what kind of person is responsible for your child all day

hmmmm I bet not and i bet that'd have people geting their kecks in a twist

It's one of the recommendation to come with the new curriculum. Home visits especially for children who do not attend other settings plus settings visits plus the child visiting their new school.

Our school only visits at home if the child is not in nursery/pre school,most visits are made to those settings.
In some oversubscribed areas the visit is also used to confirm that you are living where you say you are,not round here thankfully, the primary schools are dropping in numbers due to falling birth rate [so they say]and you would be unlikely not to get your first choice.

I think it is quite common in religious schools, often the vicar and head will visit together.

We had one, and it helped DS1 settling in. He knew that his new teacher was mad keen on digging for worms . She had no time for tea or cakes, whether home made or shop bought.

I did spend about £10 in the ELC the weekend before she came though, all on educational things like the reception key words fridge magnets. She commented on those. [pushy mama emoticon]

DS2's home visit for nursery was also impressive. They brought 3 books, he got to chose one to borrow and had to promise to bring it back on his first day or nursery.

I liked it too. It made my shy dd much more confident to see her new teacher in her home environment and I care much more about this than I do about the possibility of being judged on the state of my kitchen floor

I don't suppose they can force you to have one if you say no.