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Reception teaching assistant
Tracey Fudge
I support Reception learning outdoors and record specific actions, materials and returning ideas, keeping description separate from interpretation so the teacher has useful details for the next step.
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I work as a teaching assistant in Reception and spend much of the day supporting learning outdoors. Children use the space in different ways, and I want to record what I actually observe rather than reach for a general statement that could describe anyone.
A specific note can capture an action, a choice of material or a way a child returns to an idea. That gives the teacher something useful to consider when planning a next step. I try to keep description separate from interpretation, so the record stays open to further observation.
I look for resources that make outdoor learning easy to notice and talk about. A short prompt can help me describe what happened and what might be worth exploring again, while leaving decisions to the teacher who knows the child and wider context. I value tools that make a concise observation more useful without making it sound like a tracker written in advance.
How I approach a lesson
Describe what a child does outdoors before interpreting it.
Use specific observations to inform the teacher’s planning.
Keep notes concise and grounded in the moment.
Templates I'd use with my class
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