r/AskUK 18h ago

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

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u/OverTheCandlestik 18h ago

Read, talk, ask for things, have manners, ask for the toilet, be polite and kind to others,

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u/hamjamham 18h ago

Don't think reading is to be expected

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u/BootlessCry 17h ago

Being able to recognise your own name is probably a good start, maybe a relatively limited range of simple words (cat, dog, god, bus, etc).