Page 4 - PSPS: A Training guide

Introduction

About the Preschool to Primary School Project

The Preschool to Primary School (PSPS) Erasmus+ funded project brings together
partners from Ireland, Bulgaria, and across Europe. The 3-year project aims to support
the transition from preschool to primary school, by developing training resources for
parents, Early Years practitioners, and primary school teachers. These resources are
based on research undertaken with parents in different European countries and the
UK, to give voice to their expectations, concerns and hopes for their child’s transition.
While the resources are designed for use to support all young children with their
transition, the project paid particular attention to those experiencing disadvantage
and/or disabilities.

The PSPS transnational project partners are:

European Parents’ Association
EPA is the only EU-level organisation representing parents as a stakeholder group in
education. It has over 40 member organisations with representation in most EU
member countries as well as some non-EU countries. It aims to support and represent
parents as key to their children’s education and to support high quality education.
https://europarents.eu/

Marie Curie Association (Bulgaria)
The Marie Curie Association is a non-profit NGO active since 1998. Its mission is to help
people with disabilities live independently through education, training and
employment opportunities and many other activities. The organisation also focuses on
early intervention as crucial for child development, especially for children with
disabilities.
https://www.marie-curie-bg.org/
PEIN (Ireland - project lead)

The Prevention and Early Intervention Network (PEIN) is hosted by Northside
Partnership. It is a network of evidence-based practice, advocacy and research
organisations across the Republic of Ireland that share a commitment to improving
outcomes for children, young people, and their communities.
https://pein.ie/

These training resources are also available as an on-line flipbook, along with
other research outputs from the project, which you can access here:
https://pein.ie/erasmus/