{"id":3361,"date":"2021-01-18T14:03:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T14:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/?page_id=3361"},"modified":"2022-04-26T15:50:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T15:50:09","slug":"starting-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/starting-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting School"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Beginning Primary 1<\/h2>\n<p>One of the first educational transitions a child experiences is the move from an early learning and childcare setting to Primary one.\u00a0 This transition can be an exciting time for children, but some parents may have questions about whether they should consider delaying th<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3220 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/aberdeenshireeps\/uploads\/sites\/2304\/2020\/12\/09114022\/Walking-to-school-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"173\" \/>eir child\u2019s entry to Primary one.\u00a0 The year in which the child starts Primary one depends on when they turn 5.\u00a0 Aberdeenshire Council\u2019s guidance around eligibility for requesting delayed entry can be found here:\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aberdeenshire.gov.uk\/schools\/school-info\/admissions\/primary-school-registration\/\">Apply for primary one \u2013 Aberdeenshire Council<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As part of our research role, Educational Psychologists completed a literature review of the available published research in the area of delayed entry to Primary school.\u00a0 These findings are presented here alongside some key things parents may wish to consider when thinking about delaying entry to Primary one.\u00a0 It is important that this document is read alongside Aberdeenshire Council guidance referenced above.<\/p>\n<p>To read the parental guide to delayed school entry click\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/aberdeenshireeps\/uploads\/sites\/2304\/2020\/12\/09084004\/Literature-Review-Parents-Update-2020-11-26.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3221 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/aberdeenshireeps\/uploads\/sites\/2304\/2020\/12\/09114231\/Walking-to-school-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To read the literature review on school entry click<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/aberdeenshireeps\/uploads\/sites\/2304\/2020\/12\/09084015\/Literature-Review-2018-Delayed-School-Entry-Update-2020-11-26.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>A positive start<\/h2>\n<p>For some children and young people they may be facing a key transition. We have created &#8220;Top Tips&#8221; guides for parents and carers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/aberdeenshireeps\/uploads\/sites\/2304\/2022\/04\/26154941\/Preparing-for-transition-nursery-to-primary-edited-2022.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">View Preparing for Transition (nursery to primary) here.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1722 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/aberdeenshireeps\/uploads\/sites\/2304\/2020\/05\/22082647\/primary-school.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"165\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For further advice and support for parents\/carers please see the BBC guides and \u00a0Education Scotland links below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/collections\/starting-primary-school\/1\">View Starting Primary School here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information on supporting transitions please<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/transition\/\">click here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning Primary 1 One of the first educational transitions a child experiences is the move from an early learning and childcare setting to Primary one.\u00a0 This transition can be an exciting time for children, but some parents may have questions &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/starting-school\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21427,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3361","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3361"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4305,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3361\/revisions\/4305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}