If your child is putting on their school uniform for the first few times, and learning their way from the school gate into ...

Two schools in Bolton have undergone major upgrades over the summer break, including a newly remodelled indoor area and ...

A third of primary school reception class children are failing to meet their expected levels of development, a report by Ofsted has found.

The report infers that reception classes should be taught like year 1. This would mean narrowing the curriculum to focus more heavily on literacy and mathematics, overly formal teaching and less ...

A parenting expert shares six top tips on how to prepare your child for starting in reception class at school – from toilet training in advance, learning to dress and easing worries ...

Learning to read is probably the most important thing your son or daughter will do in reception (well, maybe equal with having fun!) but it won't all happen in class: parents need to help at home too.

Are reception classes making the major adjustments required? Mary Evans reports Learning through play, the mantra of early years experts often dismissed by parents, heads and school governors, is now ...

A good teacher in a reception class means a child is likely to earn more in later life, a study has found. Four-year-olds with the most effective teachers can expect to earn between £2,000 and £ ...

A mum has won a landmark ruling to get her summer-born daughter into a school's reception class rather than sending her straight into Year 1. The decision could lead to thousands of similar ...

The Oxford English Reference Dictionary defines reception, thus:The act or an instance of receiving or the process of being received.