Mirrored Preschool / School practice

Below are some observations of the reactions Practitioners have had to SEAD.

• We joined school for ½ day and took part in a SEAD circle activity including Louis ‘I am good at…’.
• Preschools this year look and feel  more than ever like our classrooms by having mirrored areas, labels and resources.
• We held an in-house SEAD training session to which we invited our linked settings.
• We visited 3 schools to explore their ways of delivering circle time.
• Through our cluster meetings we were invited to attend another school’s training and also to share their resources.
• After visiting school we altered the way we use Louis to mirror their practice.
• Transition cluster meetings have helped us mirror time-lines, circle time, greeting/goodbye and tidy-up routines.
• The Head-teacher invites the preschool manager into assembly as each new SEAD theme is introduced to the Reception children.
• A shy child said “I know Louis, he was at my old nursery”.
• The SEAD focus has helped us build stronger links with school.
• Once a month FS1 and FS2 rooms are opened up so that children can participate in activities based on a shared SEAD theme in whichever room they choose.