The Oxford English Reference Dictionary defines reception, thus: The act or an instance of receiving or the process of being received. Therefore the educational term “Reception Class” can in no manner ...

A good teacher in a reception class means a child is likely to earn more in later life, a study has found. Four-year-olds with the most effective teachers can expect to earn between £2,000 and £7,500 ...

SOME of the smallest – and largest – reception classes in Flintshire have been settling into school life and making new friends. SOME of the smallest – and largest – reception classes in Flintshire ...

Children entering the school system are increasingly unprepared to spend their first chunk of time away from home. That means extra workload for teachers and their assistants, changing nappies, doing ...

Schools are "picking up the pieces" as more children start reception without key skills such as speaking in full sentences or using the toilet independently, teaching unions have told the BBC. A third ...

Ministers are overhauling how teachers judge the progress made by pupils by the end of reception class in skills such as listening and speaking, reading, writing and numeracy. Pupils are graded as ...