Stop trying to predict what will come up in the 4+ assessments.

Here is a question that I have on repeat lately.

What will come up in round 1?

What will come up in round 2?

And what it shows is fear.

And what you must not feel in this process is fear.

Understandably, you are going to have a mixture of emotions when preparing for the 4+ assessments at any of your target schools. It is an emotional process and one that leaves you feeling rather vulnerable. After all, we are talking about your precious child here. We are talking about potentially being rejected by a school/schools that you truly would love your child to go to.

I get it!

However, you will never be able to predict what will come up in your child’s 4+ assessment so it’s a rather pointless question to ask. And even if someone were to give you a list of 30 bullet points of activities that potentially may or may not come up, what use is that to you - truly?

Two better questions to ask yourself (and ones that you should ask yourselves throughout your 4+ preparation journey and not the week/ months before) could be…

What can I tell my child that will help them to understand exactly what is expected of them when they go to their 4+ assessment at x school?

How can I ensure that I am covering all 7 areas of the EYFS curriculum consistently and frequently in the lead up to my child’s 4+ assessment?

It’s normal to feel fear and anxiety in this process. But be careful as your child will pick up on these emotions and it will impact how they feel and behave. Have your feelings and own them but I would prefer my clients to go into this process feeling calm, empowered and knowledgeable. We support our clients to have a selection of schools so that they have the schools that they love that they are applying to and some safety options. This allows them to calm down and know that they will have options. And even if they don’t get their dream school or schools, they know that they can try again and 7+.

Learning is an ongoing process and not one that just stops after the 4+ assessment preparation process. And this is the reasons most of our students continue with us long after their assessments have completed. And those who stop often come back to us later down the line.

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