Preparing for school

Primary

There is a lot you can do at home to get your child ready for a new school year, and for starting school for the first time. 

You can prepare your child for their first day by:

• Communicating well
• Listening carefully
• Talking to other people outside the family
• Respecting and getting on with other people, with good manners
• Asking questions
• Accepting a routine
• Saying what they would like
• Coping with surrounding noise and activity