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Girls, get ready to kick off the weekend with £1 football sessions! 🚀

Join Barnet Panthers x Hendon School for fun and friendly girls-only footy at St James School, Colindale. Open to all abilities!

When: Sundays

Time:

⏰ 9:30am-10:30am (Yr4-Y6)

⏰ 10:30am-11:30am (Yr7&8)

For just £1/session:

• Have a blast & stay active

• Learn new skills & build confidence

• Make friends in a welcoming environment

New to football or already love it? All welcome!

Register now via link below 👇

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The Potty Training Guide - Starting Reception

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Potty training is an important milestone in your child’s development. We understand that all children develop at their own pace, but research shows it’s best for your child’s bowel and bladder health to stop using nappies, including reusable nappies, pull ups and training pants, between 18 and 30 months.

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🇬🇧 What Nurseries should Really Mean by “School Ready”

As a nursery practitioner, one question I hear often is:

“Is my child school ready?”

Many parents think school readiness means:

✔️ Can read

✔️ Can write

✔️ Knows ABC

✔️ Can count to 100

But in the UK early years system, “school ready” means something very different.

And honestly… it might surprise you.

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🌱 1️⃣ School Ready = Emotionally Ready

In UK nurseries, the first question is not:

“Can they write their name?”

It is:

👉 Can they separate from parents with confidence?

👉 Can they manage big emotions without hurting others?

👉 Can they ask for help when needed?

Emotional regulation is more important than handwriting.

Because a child who feels safe and confident will learn academics much faster.

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🧠 2️⃣ School Ready = Socially Ready

Can they:

• Take turns?

• Share space?

• Listen in a group?

• Follow simple instructions?

Reception teachers value these skills more than perfect writing.

School is a social environment first.

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✋ 3️⃣ School Ready = Independent

In the UK, independence is a BIG focus.

Children are encouraged to:

• Put on their coat

• Use the toilet independently

• Wash hands properly

• Open lunch boxes

• Tidy up

Why?

Because independence builds confidence.

And confident children participate more.

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📚 4️⃣ Academics Come — But Gently

Yes, literacy and numbers matter.

But in early years, they are introduced through:

🎨 Play

🎵 Songs

📖 Storytelling

🧩 Hands-on activities

Not pressure.

But it surprises you how a child start to write on their own, even their name without pressuring them.

Research shows that early academic pressure does not guarantee long-term success.

But strong emotional foundations do.

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❤️ What I Wish Parents Knew

If your 4-year-old:

✔️ Can express feelings

✔️ Can sit for a short group time

✔️ Can follow basic routines

✔️ Is curious and willing to try

They are school ready.

Even if they cannot write perfectly.

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A Gentle Reflection

This is not about saying one country is better.

It’s about understanding different approaches.

Maybe the question isn’t:

“Is my child ahead academically?”

Maybe the question is:

“Is my child confident, secure, and emotionally strong?”

Because learning will always follow safety.

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✨ If this perspective helped you,

please share this with another parent who worries about school readiness.

Let’s support each other — not compete.

💛 What do YOU think school ready means?

Comment below.

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When’s the right time to potty train your child and how should you start?

Find out everything you need to know to set your child up for success in our new film, Potty and toilet training: A three-stage journey by visiting our website to watch the full film: https://eric.org.uk/news/eric-partners-with-bristol-family-hubs-for-new-potty-training-animations/

#pottytraining #toilettraining #ERICChildrensCharity

Co-created with: Bristol Family Hubs and @Bristol City Council

With thanks to: John James Bristol Foundations, Burges Salmon and The Society of Merchant Venturers

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When’s the right time to potty train your child and how should you start?

Find out everything you need to know to set your child up for success in our new film, Potty and toilet training: A three-stage journey by visiting our website to watch the full film: https://eric.org.uk/news/eric-partners-with-bristol-family-hubs-for-new-potty-training-animations/

#pottytraining #toilettraining #ERICChildrensCharity

Co-created with: Bristol Family Hubs and @Bristol City Council

With thanks to: John James Bristol Foundations, Burges Salmon and The Society of Merchant Venturers

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Speaking at the Government's regional improvement conference in Sunderland today, Bridget Phillipson will outline her plan to ensure more children get the best start in life and reduce the number starting school 'still in nappies or not be able to hold a pencil'.

As part of the reforms to make early development a priority for local leaders across the country, every local authority will work with Government to agree statutory targets to improve school readiness in their area.

Local areas will be tasked with developing Best Start local plans to achieve the Government's Plan for Change milestone to get a record number of children school ready every year by 2028, working in partnership with Government.

Coming ahead of a wider 'Best Start in Life' strategy expected to be published by the Government early next week, Phillipson's speech will focus on the importance of Reception year, and call for renewed recognition of the work done by teachers and early educators.

She will say that school readiness isn't just a classroom issue, but a 'catalyst for national renewal', and the 'challenges across local areas and action needed will be different'.

'Ensuring every child gets the best start in life means setting a clear ambition around which local areas, schools and partners can organise and to work together, as they must, to achieve better outcomes for children in the short and long term.'

The Education Secretary will also reveal a new school readiness data tool, being launched in the Autumn, to better support schools in decision making about where to focus their efforts in Reception year.

It will show schools the development target they should be aiming for based on 'comparator schools', and highlight areas of focus for schools to improve their current scores.

It comes as school readiness has been included as 'priority metric' in the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government's new draft Local Government Outcomes Framework, published yesterday.

The education secretary is expected to say an audience of 300 school leaders, 'How can there be a fair race to success in our society when whole groups of children start so far behind?

'Nearly half of the disadvantage gap at age 16 is already there by age 5.

'It's a national scandal.

'To give every child the best start in life, to make sure every child can succeed in school, we've all got to recognise our responsibilities.

'As Government we have ours. As school leaders you have yours. And parents have responsibilities too. To make sure their children arrive at school ready to learn.

'Our Best Start in Life Strategy will support parents to do just that - and to do much more for their children as they move into school and beyond.

'Now is the time to revolutionise the early years, to light those lamps of learning, right from the start, and to give each and every child the start in life they deserve.'

The National Day Nurseries Association's executive chair, Purnima Tanuku, said while there are some good examples of schools working in partnership with PVI nurseries, more can be done to improve the 'critical transition' into Reception for all children.

She added, 'It is vital that local authorities and schools take the Government's message on board and support these nurseries to thrive as the backbone of the sector.

'The first five years of a child's life are crucial, learning and education do not begin at the school gate. Early years settings and practitioners have the expertise and knowledge to support children and families in this crucial stage of their development and this must be recognised in any local plans.'

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The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has outlined new measures to help the Government achieve its school readiness target and called for 'renewed recognition' of the work done by early educators and teachers.

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“You just said 80% of childcare is being paid by the state. There’s a national minimum wage increase and there’s an increase in National Insurance contributions, and you’re the prime funder – so surely, you have to ensure that those funds are paid for by the state at the same time and they’re matching at least those rises? It’s not an unfair ask, is it?”

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In case you missed it, financial journalist and consumer champion Martin Lewis interviewed education secretary Bridget Phillipson on his podcast last week, discussing key early education and childcare issues including funding for the entitlement offers, confusion over the various early years and childcare schemes, and Child Benefit income thresholds.

You can listen to the full podcast here:

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A free booklet from Speech and Language UK, just click on "Free digital download" on the webpage.

https://shop.speechandlanguage.org.uk/products/universally-speaking-0-5-digital-download-only

Speech and Language UK also have a free advice line for families, (with a speech and language therapist) free "Talking with your toddler" webinars and "how to" film clips.

https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/help-for-families/talk-to-a-speech-and-language-advisor/

BBC Tiny Happy People has a wide range of articles and film clips to support children's speech and language development.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/articles/zk2p3qt#zt2sb7h

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Find out about Holiday Activities Food Programme and other activities available for young people in Barnet