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Building relationships

Here you will find ideas for how preschools and primary schools might work together to nurture professional relationships and to share expertise to learn more about each other’s learning environment, curriculum and pedagogy.

The importance of relationships as children make the transition to primary school The importance of relationships as children make the transition to primary school
Curriculum continuity between preschools and primary schools Curriculum continuity between preschools and primary schools
Professional conversations between practitioners and teachers Professional conversations between practitioners and teachers
Benefits of preschool to primary school activities: the HSCL teacher’s experience Benefits of preschool to primary school activities: the HSCL teacher’s experience
Challenges of preschool to primary school activities: the HSCL teacher’s experience Challenges of preschool to primary school activities: the HSCL teacher’s experience
Starting to work together as co-professionals Starting to work together as co-professionals
Our experience of working together on helping children with the transition Our experience of working together on helping children with the transition
Managing transitions from an Autistic Spectrum Disorder Unit Managing transitions from an Autistic Spectrum Disorder Unit
Working together to support children moving from a special preschool to a special primary school Working together to support children moving from a special preschool to a special primary school
A principal’s experience of using Aistear and play-based pedagogies A principal’s experience of using Aistear and play-based pedagogies

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