Moving on to Key Stage 1: Improving Transition into Primary School, 2e

Moving On to Key Stage 1 has been highly influential in developing innovative, developmentally appropriate KS1 practice in schools across the country. This new edition offers teachers further powerful and persuasive arguments for continuing play-based learning into Year 1 and 2. This new edition contains:. * Brand new research identifying the current concerns of teachers in KS1 and setting these in the context of the current 'school readiness' agenda* An updated chapter on how children learn most naturally age 5-7 years and how to capitalise on this * A revised chapter on play, which draws on teacher views about its benefits for KS1 children and the barriers they face in incorporating it into their practice* A new chapter offering messages from headteachers advocating a play-based approach, and providing examples of how it has raised standards* A fresh consideration of how to balance adult-led and child-led learning and the role of the teacher in supporting both . The author has a deep understanding of the challenges facing teachers in developing this fusion of pedagogies, and this book offers every reader principled and inspiring ways of meeting these challenges with success. . Julie Fisher is an independent Early Years Adviser and Visiting Professor of Early Childhood Education at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She has been Headteacher of two schools, a University lecturer and a Local Authority Lead Adviser for Early Years..