“The biggest evidence of student progress in Term 1,” said Nicole (Reception 2016), “was that I had Reception children coming to school saying they couldn’t wait to learn. I also had many parents tell me that their children were going home and having afternoon school … for the parents! The children wanted to go home and read and write. They were always talking about what they learnt at school. The evidence is in the children’s work – moving from tracing words to writing independently, from being unable to spell to sounding out words and using punctuation correctly. Children who couldn’t read when they first started are now reading and spelling. They can work in groups, think and solve problems. They enjoy learning – it is exciting for them and for me!”