Even if your child has been at nursery for years, starting primary school is always a huge step. For them and us. If you’re a working parent then it’s the excitement tinged with concern about logistics. And if you’re a stay at home mum, chances are you’re sad about losing your time with them at home.
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There are ways to make the transition to primary school easier for the whole family. You can find useful posts below, split into useful sections: Starting school, Key stage 1 support and Key stage 2. Come back as your children progress through school because I’ll be updating this as and when to build a great resource page.
Supporting children through primary school doesn’t have to be hard
Starting primary school
Moving from preschool, choosing schools and arriving in foundation stage.
- Questions to ask on primary school visits
- 13 essential tasks to prepare children for school
- 20 posts about starting school advice
- Getting the best value from school uniform
- How to cope at the school gate as a working mum
- Why you shouldn’t always worry about children being behind
- Really useful tips for school you never know til later
Key stage 1 tips
From foundation stage at age 4 or 5, through to year 2 and age 6 or 7, children start with learning more about the social and settling stages as well as the basic grounding of phonics and starting to read.
- Get your children to talk about their day
- How to help improve handwriting
- Understanding school reading levels
- Encourage your children to read
- Number bonds and basic maths printables
- Build confidence to help imagination in writing
- Tips on getting children to do homework
- How to help children cope with sports day
- Quick no sew nativity costumes
Key Stage 2 tips
- Prep kids for school swimming lessons
- Books to inspire reluctant readers age 7-11
- Pen licences and (cursive) handwriting support
- Visual stress and Irlen Syndrome to help reading
- Packing list and tips for school residential trips
Key stage 3 / secondary school
- Questions to ask ahead of secondary school applications
- Secondary school virtual open days
- Differences from primary to secondary school
Resources
- The School Run – school length subscription with weekly learning worksheets in line with national curriculum. There’s also plenty of articles on
- Reading Eggs – helping children improve reading and maths through fun games
If you’ve got any advice, tips or questions about primary school, comment or send me a message.