New Collaborative Text Challenges Traditional Views of ‘School Readiness’ School Readiness Matters (Embedded and Threaded Transitions) This powerful publication, created collaboratively by TACTYC: Together And Committed To Young Children, ECSDN: Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network and RCTN: Reception Class Teacher Network (RCTN), emphasises the importance of relational, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate approaches to transition. Rather than seeing school readiness as a checklist of skills, School Readiness Matters reframes it as a process rooted in connection, continuity, and care. As growing concerns emerge over the narrowing definitions of school readiness in policy and practice, School Readiness Matters invites a fresh dialogue, presenting real-life case studies, research-informed guidance, and practitioner perspectives to support embedded and threaded transitions that honour each child's unique journey. Edited by Kerrie Lee (University of Hull) and Viki Veale (St Marys University), this timely and essential text brings together the voices of educators, academics, and early years advocates to explore what it truly means to support children through the vital transition into school based settings. School Readiness Matters is an essential read for early childhood educators, school leaders, policymakers, and all those working to ensure that children are not simply ready for school, but that schools are ready for children. Available from 18th June 2025 For further information or interview opportunities please contact: � [email protected] and [email protected] � https://www.tactyc.org.uk/ � Follow the conversation: #schoolreadinessmatters