Supporting your child’s transition to primary school - Pathways

Course aim

How to support children’s transition to primary school giving tips on confidence building and importance of play

Do I need any particular skills or experience?

• No skills or experience needed

By the end of the course I should be able to:

• Explain, giving appropriate examples why play is so important for a child’s development and successful transition to school.
• Describe three ways of improving their child’s confidence and resilience.
• Describe three ways of improving their child’s ability to form and sustain relationships.
• Explain the importance of children being given the chance to ask/answer questions and make/ justify choices.
• Identify three positive steps to take to support their own child’s transition to nursery or school.

How will I be taught?

• The WEA tutor will use a range of different teaching and learning methods and encourage you and the group to be actively involved in your learning
• Activities may include tutor presentation, small group work, working in pairs, class discussions, short tasks and research

What kind of feedback can I expect?

• A range of informal activities will be used by the tutor to see what you are learning which may include quizzes, question and answer, small projects and discussion
• You will have opportunities to discuss your progress with your tutor

What else do I need to know?

• Nothing else is needed
• All materials will be provided

Pre-course work, reading and information sources

• No pre reading or pre course work is required

What can I do next?

• Progress to a course with another provider
• Become involved as a volunteer for a WEA partner or another organisation
• Progress to another WEA course such as ‘Introduction to Helping in Schools’ on the Pathways