EARLY YEARS
ASSESSMENT PROCESS
EARLY YEARS
For Nursery, the child, accompanied by
their parent(s), will join us for a one-hour
session during which time, the teachers
will assess the child on how they play and
interact with other children.
Children applying for a place in Reception
will be encouraged to go to the class
with the teacher where they will be
informally assessed on their basic literacy,
communication and language skills, their
ability to follow instructions, some basic
numeracy and their ability to express
themselves through drawing.
Nursery
– Toilet trained
– Able to wash hands independently
– Can dress and undress with help and can
put on their coat independently
– Awareness of hygiene, including blowing
own nose
– Ability to use a spoon and fork and begin to
use a knife independently
– Can use a cup and straw (children in
Nursery should not be fed a bottle or use
a dummy)
A member of the Admissions Team or
Admissions Committee will also meet
individually with parents to discuss their
child’s developmental milestones and to
discuss whether their child is ready to
join Wellington. – Children must be used to walking and
have developed a level of physical stamina
(children in Nursery should not be using
pushchairs or be carried)
Prior to joining us in Early Years, each
child needs to have reached certain
developmental milestones, as seen on
the right. – Toilet trained
Children in our Nursery classes are not
guaranteed a place at Wellington College in
the Reception class and beyond. During the
latter half of the Nursery year, your child
will be assessed for possible entrance and
progression to the Reception class.
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Reception
– Able to wash hands independently
– Can dress and undress independently
– Awareness of hygiene, including blowing
own nose
– Can use spoon, fork and knife
independently
– Recognise their own name (this helps
when identifying their own belongings –
bags, coats, water bottles)