Reception and

Year 1Collaboration

Welcome

Introductions of staff - current and new

How we already work together

• Shared entry • Shared areas (corridor, outside)• Some shared events such as Christmas

workshop, Parties and Outdoor week• Teachers swapping round/PPA (adults work

closely together taking responsibility for all children not just their base class)

Changes for the summer term

• Mrs Gibbons will become the base teacher for Reception and Mrs Bhogal to become the base teacher for Year 1.

• Mrs Gibbons already works closely with Mrs Harrison and Mrs Bhogal has worked in school several times and has previously taught at one of our family of schools.

Changes for the summer term • Guided reading, phonics and areas time to be shared

times with teaching across Reception and Year 1.

• This practice is already in place in school with classes 1 and 2 sharing areas and a staff team. This is also happening at other schools locally and works well.

• Reception children will benefit from having older role models to support their transition into Year 1 and Year 1 children will be given the responsibility of developing their learning by explaining and modelling to others.

What will it actually look like?

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 doing an areas job at the Christmas Workshop.

What will it actually look like?

Isla (Reception) taking part in Art in Year 1.

What will it actually look like?

Adam (Year 1) goes into Reception one afternoon to ask some questions about their favourite toys.

What will it actually look like?

Annabella and Lucy visit the Year 1 role play area during a shared areas time last half term.

What will it actually look like?

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 working together in cooking club.

What will it actually look like?

Reception and Year 1 work together in guided reading

What will it actually look like?

Sharing a book together

What will it actually look like?

We share many areas and pieces of equipments such as the painting area.

What will it actually look like?

Reception and Year 1 share equipment outside.

Practicalities in Reception Assessment and reporting to parents

A detailed handover will take place between Mrs Harrison and Mrs Gibbons.

Mrs Gibbons will then take over the assessment with the Foundation Stage team. Mrs Harrison

will feedback to parents at parents’ evening this term and Mrs Gibbons will write the final report.

Practicalities in Reception Positive relationships

Mrs Gibbons already knows the children and will spend time in Reception over the next 3 weeks.

The children already have strong relationships with the support staff who work in Reception.

Routines Mrs Gibbons works in a very similar way to Mrs Harrison so the children won’t notice too many

changes other than those that are part of the usual transition from Reception to Year 1 in the summer

term.

Practicalities in Year 1Assessment and reporting to parents

A detailed handover will take place between Mrs Gibbons and Mrs Bhogal. Mrs Hopkins will continue

to teach in Year 1 as well as Mrs Murphy, all of whom contribute to the assessment of children. Mrs Bhogal will then take over the assessment

working closely with Mrs Gibbons to discuss children’s progress. Mrs Gibbons will feedback to

parents at parents’ evening this term and Mrs Bhogal and Mrs Gibbons will work together to write

the final report.

Practicalities in Year 1Positive relationships

Mrs Bhogal has taught in school before and will spend some time in Class 1 over the next 3 weeks.

The children already have strong relationships with the support staff who work in Year 1 as well as

Mrs Hopkins and Mrs Murphy who already cover Mrs Gibbons

Routines Mrs Gibbons will be working closely with Mrs

Bhogal as we prepare the children for their transition into Year 2.

Project

• We will inform the children of the changes and we will be asking for their help!

• Year 1 will be teaching Reception class how to plan their own ‘Projects’. The first one will involve them planning a ‘Hello, Goodbye Party’.

Questions ??