This online course will help you to develop Effective Transition from EYFS into Year One and ensure that all children make a Strong Start in Year One.

The course will provide a fully planned 3-week unit for Reception, using the text ‘A Little Bit Brave’ by Nicola Kinnear,  and a fully planned 3-week unit for Year One, using the text ‘Dragons Don’t Share’ by Nicola Kinnear. The planning comes with lots of great ideas to continue developing communication and language and literacy at the end of EYFS and to revisit key skills at the beginning of Year One.

This course will provide guidance on how to:

• Create a seamless journey from EYFS to Year One through effective transition discussions and actions, including developing continuous provision in Year One
• Use engaging high-quality texts to provide exciting and purposeful reading and writing activities for the ‘post-profile’ end of EYFS and start of Year One
• Prioritise revisiting and embedding key skills from Reception at the beginning of Year One – rather than rushing onto Year One objectives too soon
• Ideas for purposeful writing opportunities in areas of continuous provision including in Year One.

Suitable audience: Teachers in Reception and Year One. This course is particularly suited to teachers looking to strengthen transition from EYFS to Year One.

Zoom Sessions

• Number of sessions: 1 x 2 hour Zoom session
• Date: 18th June 2026
• Time: 1.00pm-3.00pm
• Price: £80 + VAT per delegate OR £120 for both YR and Y1 teachers to attend together 

Terms and Conditions

Account payment information and full terms and conditions will be included on the invoice. This will be emailed to the school email address after booking.

To comply with GDPR, personal data collected for administrative purposes will be destroyed after the course has taken place.