Templates and guidelines to help you introduce families to transition to school and support families and children during the transition. Translated versions of these resources are available in several languages.
Relationships are at the core of positive transition to school experiences.
When families, early childhood services, schools and communities work together in positive and collaborative ways, a child's capacity to achieve their learning potential is significantly enhanced - and so is their general health, wellbeing, positive outlook and sense of purpose in life.
Introducing families to transition: a positive start to school
The most successful transition approaches prioritise ongoing communication and relationships with children and families. To ensure consistent messaging, you should begin to talk to families about transition: a positive start to school early in the year.
Families should be provided with the introduction to transition to school information sheet as part of this process.
Introduction to the transition information sheet
Available in different languages
- English Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 111KB)
- English Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 130KB)
- Acholi Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 103KB)
- Acholi Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 221KB)
- Amharic Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 105KB)
- Amharic Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 198KB)
- Arabic Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 105.45kb)
- Arabic Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 286KB)
- Assyrian Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 108KB)
- Assyrian Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 243KB)
- Bengali Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 107KB)
- Bengali Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 437KB)
- Burmese Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 107KB)
- Burmese Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 387KB)
- Chin Zomi Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 107KB)
- Chin Zomi Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 225KB)
- Dari Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 105KB)
- Dari Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 485KB)
- Dinka Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 106KB)
- Dinka Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 238KB)
- Falam Chin Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 105KB)
- Falam Chin Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 294KB)
- Farsi Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 105KB)
- Farsi Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 485KB)
- General Tamil Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 105KB)
- General Tamil Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 247KB)
- Gujarati Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 92KB)
- Gujarati Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 337KB)
- Hakha Chin Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 104KB)
- Hakha Chin Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 168KB)
- Hindi Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 105KB)
- Hindi Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 377KB)
- Indonesian Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 104KB)
- Indonesian Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 169KB)
- Karen Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 108KB)
- Karen Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 130KB)
- Khmer Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 107KB)
- Khmer Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 109KB)
- Korean Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 104KB)
- Korean Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 266KB)
- Macedonian Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 105KB)
- Macedonian Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 234KB)
- Malayalam Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 109KB)
- Malayalam Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 444KB)
- Nepali Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 107KB)
- Nepali Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 343KB)
- Nuer Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 104KB)
- Nuer Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 238KB)
- Oromo Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 104KB)
- Oromo Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 229KB)
- Pashto Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 106KB)
- Pashto Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 344KB)
- Punjabi Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 105KB)
- Punjabi Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 179KB)
- Russian Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 105KB)
- Russian Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 240KB)
- Samoan Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 104KB)
- Samoan Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 219KB)
- Simplified Chinese Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 104KB)
- Simplified Chinese Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 323KB)
- Sinhalese Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 107KB)
- Sinhalese Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 357KB)
- Somali Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 104KB)
- Somali Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 169KB)
- Spanish Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 104KB)
- Spanish Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 172KB)
- Swahili Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 103KB)
- Swahili Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 168KB)
- Tagalog Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 104KB)
- Tagalog Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 223KB)
- Telugu Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 106KB)
- Telugu Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 493KB)
- Thai Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 107KB)
- Thai Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 341KB)
- Tigrinya Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 105KB)
- Tigrinya Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 196KB)
- Tongan Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (docx - 104.65kb)
- Tongan Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 223KB)
- Traditional Chinese Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 104KB)
- Traditional Chinese Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 279KB)
- Turkish Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 104KB)
- Turkish Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 228KB)
- Urdu Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 105KB)
- Urdu Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 537KB)
- Vietnamese Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (DOCX, 104KB)
- Vietnamese Introduction to Transition Information Sheet (PDF, 248KB)
This information sheet explains to families the importance of sharing relevant information with schools and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) services and how this information will be shared.
Family letter to accompany information sheet
Available in different languages
- English Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 50KB)
- Acholi Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 52KB)
- Amharic Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 56KB)
- Arabic Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 53KB)
- Assyrian Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 34KB)
- Bengali Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 55KB)
- Burmese Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 55KB)
- Chin Zomi Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 49KB)
- Chin Zomi Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 49KB)
- Dari Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 54KB)
- Dinka Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 57KB)
- Falam Chin Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 51KB)
- Farsi Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 54KB)
- General Tamil Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 55KB)
- Gujarati Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 55KB)
- Hakha Chin Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 48KB)
- Hindi Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 55KB)
- Indonesian Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 52KB)
- Karen Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 52KB)
- Khmer Letter Transition Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 58KB)
- Khmer Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 58KB)
- Korean Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 53KB)
- Macedonian Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 53KB)
- Malayalam Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 55KB)
- Nepali Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 53KB)
- Nuer Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 54KB)
- Oromo Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 52KB)
- Pashto Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 51KB)
- Punjabi Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 54KB)
- Russian Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 55KB)
- Samoan Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 54KB)
- Simplified Chinese Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 52KB)
- Sinhalese Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 55KB)
- Somali Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 52KB)
- Spanish Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 52KB)
- Swahili Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 44KB)
- Tagalog Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 53KB)
- Telugu Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 55KB)
- Thai Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 56KB)
- Tigrinya Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 56KB)
- Tongan Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 52KB)
- Traditional Chinese Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 52KB)
- Turkish Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 53KB)
- Urdu Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 52KB)
- Vietnamese Family letter Introduction to Transition to School (DOCX, 55KB)
A customisable letter has been written for you to provide to families with the introduction to the transition to school information sheet. This document can be easily used by your service by copying the letter onto your service letterhead, attaching it to regular newsletters or adding it to online communication to families.
This information sheet explains to families the importance of sharing relevant information with schools and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) services and how this information will be shared.
Getting ready to start school
Available in different languages
- Acholi Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 358KB)
- Acholi Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 269KB)
- Amharic Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 354KB)
- Amharic Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 203KB)
- Arabic Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 353KB)
- Arabic Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 338KB)
- Assyrian Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 358KB)
- Assyrian Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 149KB)
- Bengali Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 358KB)
- Bengali Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 562KB)
- Burmese Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 358KB)
- Burmese Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 419KB)
- Chin Hakha Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 357KB)
- Chin Hakha Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 355KB)
- Chin Tedim Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 354KB)
- Chin Tedim Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 205KB)
- Dari Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 353KB)
- Dari Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 391KB)
- Dinka Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 358KB)
- Dinka Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 364KB)
- English Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 360KB)
- English Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 160KB)
- Falam Chin Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 352KB)
- Falam Chin Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 274KB)
- Filipino Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 354KB)
- Filipino Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 275KB)
- Gujarati Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 355KB)
- Gujarati Transition to School Factsheet(PDF, 398KB)
- Hindi Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 355KB)
- Hindi Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 410KB)
- Indonesian Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 353KB)
- Indonesian Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 206KB)
- Karen Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 362KB)
- Karen Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 332KB)
- Macedonian Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 354KB)
- Macedonian Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 376KB)
- Khmer Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 359KB)
- Khmer Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 251KB)
- Korean Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 355KB)
- Korean Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 251KB)
- Malayalam Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 358KB)
- Malayalam Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 419KB)
- Nepali Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 100KB)
- Nepali Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 621KB)
- Nuer Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 358KB)
- Nuer Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 366KB)
- Oromo Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 357KB)
- Oromo Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 209KB)
- Pashto Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 359KB)
- Pashto Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 510KB)
- Persian Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 354KB)
- Persian Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 391KB)
- Punjabi Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 355KB)
- Punjabi Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 181KB)
- Russian Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 355KB)
- Russian Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 382KB)
- Samoan Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 363KB)
- Samoan Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 523KB)
- Simplified Chinese Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 354KB)
- Simplified Chinese Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 435KB)
- Sinhalese Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 353KB)
- Sinhalese Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 474KB)
- Somali Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 358KB)
- Somali Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 280KB)
- Spanish Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 354KB)
- Spanish Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 183KB)
- Swahili Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 356KB)
- Swahili Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 274KB)
- Tamil Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 355KB)
- Tamil Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 349KB)
- Telugu Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 357KB)
- Telugu Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 409KB)
- Thai Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 359KB)
- Thai Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 204KB)
- Tigrinya Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 354KB)
- Tigrinya Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 620KB)
- Tongan Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 100KB)
- Tongan Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 357KB)
- Traditional Chinese Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 354KB)
- Traditional Chinese Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 476KB)
- Turkish Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 358KB)
- Turkish Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 360KB)
- Urdu Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 359KB)
- Urdu Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 823KB)
- Vietnamese Transition to School Factsheet (DOCX, 353KB)
- Vietnamese Transition to School Factsheet (PDF, 389KB)
This fact sheet has been written for you to provide to families to explain what they can do at home to support their child to have a positive start to school.
Transition Learning and Development Statement
Every child attending a funded kindergarten program that is going to school will have a Transition Learning and Development Statement (Transition Statement) written for them. A child’s Transition Statement is written by early childhood educators and includes a section for families and the child to complete.
Families should be invited to contribute to the Transition Statement by writing in section 3: the family and reviewing the sections written by early childhood educators.
Families may also help their child complete section 2: the child, but sometimes this section will be filled out as part of the kindergarten program.
Families should be provided with the following resources to accompany their child’s draft Transition Statement.
Guidelines to help families complete the Transition Statement explains to families the importance of contributing to their child's statement.
Guidelines to help families complete the Transition Statement explains to families the importance of contributing to their child's statement.
Guidelines to help families complete Transition Learning and Development Statements
Available in different languages
English guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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English guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Acholi guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Acholi guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Amharic guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Amharic guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Arabic guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Arabic guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Assyrian guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Assyrian guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Bengali guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Bengali guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Burmese guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Burmese guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Chin Zomi guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Chin Zomi guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Chinese simplified guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Chinese simplified guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Chinese Traditional guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Dari guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Dinka guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Falam Chin guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Falam Chin guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Filipino guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Filipino guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Gujarati guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Gujarati guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Hakha Chin guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Hakha Chin guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Hindi guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Indonesian guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Karen guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Karen guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Khmer guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Khmer guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Korean guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Korean guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Macedonian guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Macedonian guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Malayalam guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Nepali guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Nepali guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Nuer guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Nuer guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Oromo guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Oromo guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Pashto guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Pashto guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Persian guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Persian guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Punjabi guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Punjabi guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Russian guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Russian guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Samoan guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Samoan guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Sinhalese guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Sinhalese guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Somali guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Somali guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Spanish guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Spanish guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Swahili guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Swahili guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Tamil guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Tamil guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Telugu guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Telugu guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Thai guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Thai guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Tigrinya guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Tigrinya guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Tongan guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Tongan guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Turkish guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Turkish guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Urdu guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Urdu guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Vietnamese guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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Vietnamese guidelines to help families complete TLDS
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A customisable letter has been written for you to provide to families outlining the guidelines. You can add your letterhead to this information or add the information to your family newsletters.
Family letter to help families complete Transition Learning and Development Statements
Available in different languages
- English Letter Transition Statement (DOCX, 61KB)
- English Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 94KB)
- Acholi-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 61KB)
- Acholi Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 170KB)
- Amharic-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 72KB)
- Amharic Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 236KB)
- Arabic Letter Transition Statement (DOCX, 67KB)
- Arabic Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 286KB)
- Assyrian_Letter Transition Statement (DOCX, 40KB)
- Assyrian Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 279KB)
- Bengali_Letter Transition Statement (DOCX, 69KB)
- Bengali Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 346KB)
- Burmese_Letter Transition Statement (DOCX, 71KB)
- Burmese Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 160KB)
- Chin Zomi_Letter Transition Statement (DOCX, 60KB)
- Chin Zomi Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 174KB)
- Dari Letter Transition Statement (DOCX, 67KB)
- Dari Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 282KB)
- Dinka Letter Transition Statement (DOCX, 75KB)
- Dinka Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 193KB)
- Falam Chin Letter Transition Statement (DOCX, 64KB)
- Falam Chin Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 371KB)
- Farsi Letter Transition Statement (DOCX, 68KB)
- Farsi Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 290KB)
- General Tamil Letter Transition Statement (DOCX, 70KB)
- General Tamil Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 235KB)
- Gujarati Letter Transition Statement (DOCX, 61KB)
- Gujarati Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 404KB)
- Hakha Chin Letter Transition Statement (DOCX, 58KB)
- Hakha Chin Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 170KB)
- Hindi Letter Transition Statement (DOCX, 68KB)
- Hindi Letter Transition Statement (PDF, 284KB)
- Indonesian Letter Transition Statement (DOCX, 63KB)
- Indonesian-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 120KB)
- Karen-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 81KB)
- Karen-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 104KB)
- Khmer-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 80KB)
- Khmer-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 139KB)
- Korean-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 75KB)
- Korean-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 220KB)
- Macedonian-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 76KB)
- Macedonian-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 173KB)
- Malayalam-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 78KB)
- Malayalam-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 231KB)
- Nepali-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 73KB)
- Nepali-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 186KB)
- Nuer-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 82KB)
- Nuer-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 255KB)
- Oromo-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 73KB)
- Oromo-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 124KB)
- Pashto-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 74KB)
- Pashto-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 236KB)
- Punjabi-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 76KB)
- Punjabi-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 88KB)
- Russian-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 77KB)
- Russian-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 157KB)
- Samoan-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 75KB)
- Samoan-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 140KB)
- Simplified-Chinese-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 72KB)
- Simplified-Chinese-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 271KB)
- Sinhalese-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 78KB)
- Sinhalese-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 196KB)
- Somali-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 72KB)
- Somali-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 121KB)
- Spanish-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 73KB)
- Spanish-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 123KB)
- Swahili-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 58KB)
- Swahili-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 120KB)
- Tagalog-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 73KB)
- Tagalog-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 123KB)
- Telugu-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 79KB)
- Telugu-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 160KB)
- Thai-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 80KB)
- Thai-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF,150KB)
- Tigrinya-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 82KB)
- Tigrinya-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 160KB)
- Tongan-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 73KB)
- Tongan-Letter-Transition-Statement (pdf - 130.79kb)
- Traditional-Chinese-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 72KB)
- Traditional-Chinese-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 247KB)
- Turkish-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 76KB)
- Turkish-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 148KB)
- Urdu-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 81KB)
- Urdu-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 233KB)
- Vietnamese-Letter-Transition-Statement (DOCX, 77KB)
- Vietnamese-Letter-Transition-Statement (PDF, 188KB)
Transition: a positive start to the school resource kit
The Transition: a positive start to school resource kit is designed to provide practical guidance for professionals working with children and families during the transition to school process.
Section 2 of the kit contains helpful information and guidance on building relationships to support transitions.
Supporting English as an additional language in transition to school
This online resource provides advice and practical examples of how children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are supported to make a successful transition to school. It is designed to assist and guide early childhood professionals and teachers in schools. See: Supporting EAL at the transition to school
Enhanced transitions to support children with a disability or developmental delay
The department has an enhanced process to support children with a disability or developmental delay as they transition to school.
Support for children and families at risk of experiencing vulnerability
Transition to school can be an exciting, stressful and challenging time for young children and families due to the significant changes and adjustments required. Some children and families will take longer to settle into school and will find the transition more difficult than their peers will.
Resources are available for early childhood professionals to strengthen the experience of transition for children and families experiencing vulnerability.
- Transition to school: supporting children and families at risk of experiencing vulnerability fact sheet (PDF, 223 KB)
- Transition to school: supporting children and families at risk of experiencing vulnerability fact sheet (DOCX, 123 KB)
View the full 2017 research - support for children and families at risk of experiencing vulnerabilityresource.
Background
Children and families experiencing vulnerability tend to have more complex support needs in early years transitions and this varies according to their unique circumstances.
A child is vulnerable if they or their families are experiencing multiple, complex challenges which may limit the capacity of the parents and other family members to effectively care, protect, and provide for their children, putting at risk their immediate wellbeing and long-term development.
Enrolling in Foundation for 2025
The Department of Education has released a timeline for enrolling in Foundation (Prep) for the 2025 school year. The timeline seeks to make the Foundation enrolment process simpler, clearer and fairer for families, by standardising key enrolment dates and processes.
All Victorian government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2024 to support enrolments for the 2025 school year.
Timeline for 2025 Foundation enrolments:
- Enrolment applications open from the start of Term 2, 2024 (Monday 15 April 2024).
- Parents and carers to submit an application to the school for Foundation by Friday 26 July 2024.
- Schools notify all parents and carers of application outcomes between Monday 29 July 2024 and Friday 9 August 2024.
- Families receiving an enrolment offer should accept the offer by Friday 23 August 2024.
To help families to understand the enrolment timeline, refer to the Enrolment Information Pack for the Early Childhood Sector (available from Monday 15 April 2024) on the Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) webpage.
For more information and resources about the enrolment timeline see Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).
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