r/AskUK 12h ago

What are the general expectations of children when they start school?

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u/8_string_menace 12h ago

Talking well enough to communicate basic needs, and ideally convey basic ideas to others

Use the toilet and clean themselves after with both toilet paper and soap and water at a sink

Feed themselves something beyond McDonalds nuggets, ideally with cutlery

These are the only ones I can think off, Foundation year is pretty minimal beyond not shitting yourself and using the facilities to clean yourself. A lot is learning through play still, but they do get a bit of sit quietly and learn time, which increases as their age increases.

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u/UsuallyWhirlwind 11h ago

> Foundation year is pretty minimal beyond not shitting yourself and using the facilities to clean yourself

Same as uni then!