When starting school a child’s development can be referred to as readiness’, however there is no unanimous agreement or ‘school interpretation on what the term readiness’ means. The ability to listen, to begin interacting with adults, taking turns, forming sentences, ‘school phonics, using cutlery, dressing themselves and imaginative play contribute to form a picture of the child’s ability to learn and interact with others. Poor parental attachment and deprivation have consistently shown that children from these backgrounds perform less well and in some cases are markedly behind their peers (Ofsted 2014). East Sussex 74.4% Rother 74.4% Wards 78.6% Battle Town 86.0% Brede Valley 75.8% Central 68.4% Collington 79.3% Crowhurst 65.1% Darwell 79.1% Eastern Rother 72.2% Ewhurst and Sedlescombe 84.6% Kewhurst 73.7% Marsham 71.4% Old Town 67.6% Rother Levels 70.2% Rye 82.1% Sackville 79.5% St Marks 70.7% St Michaels 78.7% St Stephens Attainment Key Stage 2 65.9% Salehurst 65.9% Sidley 78.2% Ticehurst and Etchingham Significantly lower than the East Sussex average No significant difference to the East Sussex average Significantly higher than the East Sussex average
East Sussex 74.4% Rother 74.4% Wards Battle Town 78.6% Brede Valley 86.0% Central 75.8% Collington 68.4% Crowhurst 79.3% Darwell 65.1% Eastern Rother 79.1% Ewhurst and Sedlescombe 72.2% Kewhurst 84.6% Marsham 73.7% Old Town 71.4% Rother Levels 67.6% Rye 70.2% Sackville 82.1% St Marks 79.5% St Michaels 70.7% St Stephens 78.7% Salehurst 65.9% Sidley 65.9% Ticehurst and Etchingham 78.2% Significantly lower than the East Sussex average No significant difference to the East Sussex average Significantly higher than the East Sussex average When starting school a child’s development can be referred to as ‘school readiness’, however there is no unanimous agreement or interpretation on what the term ‘school readiness’ means. The ability to listen, to begin interacting with adults, taking turns, forming sentences, phonics, using cutlery, dressing themselves and imaginative play contribute to form a picture of the child’s ability to learn and interact with others. Poor parental attachment and deprivation have consistently shown that children from these backgrounds perform less well and in some cases are markedly behind their peers (Ofsted 2014). Attainment Key Stage 2
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