What do they actually do in reception and how does it compare to year 1 ?

[mummyloveslucy]

Hi, I'd really like to know what the children actually do in reception and what the difference is in year 1.

When I ask my daughter what she's done in school, she only says painting. I know she does ballet, jazz, music, tennis and swimming but she never mentions these things. I just wonder what else they do?

My daughter has a mild developmental delay of approx 1.5-2 years and the school have said that they'd be happy for her to repeat reception if needs be. I'm really not sure wether this would be the best option for her as she's made so many friends etc.

My husband thinks she'll be learning the same things over again and that there's no point in her doing this. I'm not sure if he's right, so I'd like to know what the difference is between the two year groups. There would be no extra support for her in yr1, although the class is small.

Does anyone know where I could find a guide on the internet to give me an idea of the national curriculum? Thanks.

thank you. I'll have a look at some good state schools and put her name on a waiting list, just incase home ed dosn't work out.

I'd just like to reassure you a bit too - My DD#1 has some marked speech issues, motor skill problems and other problems than no-one can quite "label" but we have had a lot of concern about her ability to learn. We looked at private and state schools, and for various reasons some choice and some not we ended up with her joining the local state school reception class last September. Since she has been there she has been put on an IEP, gets 1:1 support 3x a week and we get termly reviews of how that is all going as well as the usual parent/teacher meetings. She is in a class of 24 at the moment, likely to go up to 28 next year. I can not praise the school enough for the help she is getting. She is learning to read and write and is generally making fantastic progress in my opinion given the concerns we have had about her. They clearly have a good range of ability in the class but they cater well for everyone. I am so pleased we have her at the school that we do and now I have seen how things work for her I can not honestly believe that the private schools we looked at could have done this well for her.

I hope it all works out well for her.

Thank you. We'll have a look at some schools soon and ask about their SEN facilities and what extra help she'd get.
Dose your DD have a statement? My daughter dosn't have one. I'm not sure wether that would make a difference?
I'm glad your DD is doing so well, it gives me hope that with the right support, my DD will too.

No she doesn't have a statement and almost certainly wouldn't get one.

Oh, I thought they needed a statement to get any sort of extra help. That's good to know.
I wouldn't really want her to have a statement anyway unless it was absolutely necessary.

MLL a statement is not a bad thing you know, it's a good thing if it is needed as it means there will be extra help. It's hard to get tho especially without a clear diagnosis.

But yes, 1-1 support is often given without a statement in state schools.

Well her diognosis says "mild global developmental delay", which means nothing to me. It's like saying "she's just a bit backward".
I don't really tust their diognosis, as I think there's a lot more to it than that.

What that means is that she has a lower than expected development in relation to her chronological age in a number of areas. MLL, really, all a statement is, is a document that makes a school give Lucy the things she needs.