
Kindred Squared
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Kindred Squared is a charitable foundation working collaboratively to drive urgent change to early education and early child development.
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š¢ NEW: A coalition of education & childcare organisations has created a definition of āStarting Receptionā skills to help children, parents & schools. Find out more: š buff.ly/fqmDdJm #StartingReception #ReadyForSchool #SchoolReadiness Kindred Squared



As proud partners in the Starting Reception campaign, we are excited to see this resource from Parentkind. š Practical advice, expert guidance, and simple activities you can do at home to help families prepare for their childrenās big school adventure.

āBecause school readiness is more than a milestone ā itās the foundation for everything that follows in a childās education & later life. Thatās why improving school readiness is at the heart of our Plan for Change" Bridget Phillipson The Independent kinsq.org/4imqZkq




We will be presenting a session AND have a stand at Confederation of School Trusts Early Years Summit next week. We will be talking about the #StartingReception website and resource: startingreception.co.uk Tickets are still available. It is a great event to network and share best practice!



We will be at Confederation of School Trusts Early Years Summit on Thursday to talk about #StartingReception. We will have a stall in the exhibition space with some lovely printed copies of the website resource. Come and have a chat! kinsq.org/3G0NRZs


At tomorrow's Confederation of School Trusts #EarlyYears Summit in Birmingham, we will be leading a panel to discuss the meaning of "reception readiness". It's not too late to register: kinsq.org/3S20K8t Busy Bees Childcare ERIC Gill Jones



In case you couldn't join us at Confederation of School Trusts & Local Government Association (LGA) events last week, we have another #StartingReception panel with Ark Schools & Ventures on 5 June "Early connections: Partnering with parents for a strong start in school" Register to attend in-person or online: kinsq.org/3GKKoOY


Navigating pre-school jitters for young Martha at The Archers? We're right there with Alice and Chris! The new startingreception.co.uk has plenty of tips to help to make the transition smoother this September. BBC Radio 4 #SchoolReady kinsq.org/3FtDYU4

Are you looking for ideas on how to engage with families to help prepare children to start Reception in September? Do you know about startingreception.co.uk? Ark Schools & Ventures is hosting a free event at EdCity next Thursday (5 June) to share best practice š kinsq.org/3GKKoOY