Why Reception is the most important year of your child’s life A good Reception year teacher makes the most signifi cant and longest-lasting difference to your child’s education. Essentially, it is vital to choose the right school for your child from day one. Lichfi eld Cathedral School offers small class sizes and a challenging curriculum, but most importantly, staff are selected for their ability to inspire children to develop a love of learning. Teachers who are highly motivated and truly passionate about learning help to drive creativity and curiosity in their pupils, sparking the desire to want to learn more. Research consistently demonstrates that a good reception year teacher has the biggest impact on primary school education and beyond. One study by Durham University’s Curriculum, Evaluation and Management (CEM) Centre followed 70,000 children over 11 years and revealed that children who are taught well in their fi rst year of school go on to achieve better GCSE results. Another Durham study showed that four-year-olds with the most effective teachers can expect to earn between £2,000 and £7,500 more on average than their peers. Professor Peter Tymms, Director of Durham’s CEM Centre stated: “We have previously shown that exceptional teaching in reception can have a long-term impact - up to GCSE level - but now, working with the Department for Education, we have been able to show that it has an infl uence on later earnings too. Many will be surprised to see this, but it shows the importance of great teachers working with young children.” Joanna Churton, head of Lichfi eld Cathedral School’s Junior Years, said: “It’s not just about one brilliant lesson, it’s about sustaining that interest over time and helping children to develop positive attitudes to school, to achieving their goals and to maintaining a growth mindset.” How do the teachers at Lichfi eld Cathedral School achieve this? They focus on teaching their pupils to become independent and capable learners for life by developing the following skills and attributes: • being willing to have a go and try something new • bouncing back after diffi culties and persisting in the face of challenge • being encouraged and supported to have their own ideas • fi nding more than one way of doing something • being proud of how they achieve something, not just the achievement itself • making links and connections between their learning “It’s a particular kind of person who can be innovative and engaging, able to look at subjects through a different lens and design ways of teaching that continue to inspire children,” explained Joanna Churton, “and I’m delighted to work with a fabulous team of teachers at the Cathedral School who do just that.” Would you like to fi nd out more? Call 01543 306168 or email admissions@ lichfi eldcathedralschool.com to see how the building blocks of the Reception year help children throughout their time at Lichfi eld Cathedral School and beyond. 24 raring2go.co.uk Raring2go! LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
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