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Primary Education: Teaching Methods

Commons · Question 105614 · Tabled 13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 23 Mar 2026

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Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the implementation of high quality continuous provision in Key Stage 1 to ensure effective progression from the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 23 Mar 2026

Schools must decide how to best support children’s transitions from the early years foundation stages (EYFS) phase into key stage 1. Some schools continue elements of the pedagogical approach of the EYFS into Year 1 to enable a gradual transition. The EYF...