EYFS
Our Early Years space has recently been through a huge renovation to create more Nursery space and a large open plan Reception space with easy access to the outdoors. We have also repurposed our outdoor space to not only have free flow access to the outdoor classroom, but we have also created a new dedicated space to physical development as well as and our brand new Forest School which Reception visits weekly and Nursery fortnightly. Please explore this page to find out more about Early Years.
We are incredibly proud of our new Early Years where children are at the heart of every thing we do. Early years is the foundation to all other learning in a child’s life, they will learn fundamental skills from becoming increasingly independent and managing themselves to developing the social skills required to build friendships which can last a lifetime. They will also develop the academic skills including early maths and the first literacy skills of reading and writing.
We foster a love of learning through play in our EYFS ensuring our children have first hand experiences of a broad range of activities and can interact with pupils and adults developing understanding and building relationships.
Our curriculum is built on books which link with half termly topics and also underpin our English teaching. All our topics include activities linked to the Prime Areas of Learning, which are Language and Communication, Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Physical Development. Our topics also include sessions and activities linked to the Specific Areas of Learning, which are Literacy, Maths, Understanding the World and Expressive Arts and Design.
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“A strong foundation in the early years is crucial for children’s success throughout their education and beyond.” Amanda Spielman, Previous His Majesty’s Chief Inspector
| Well - nurtured | A key priority across all of early years is developing children’s Personal, Social and Emotional skills. This takes place through planned sessions such as discussing feelings, or games where taking turns is important, and also through social interaction with adults and pupils where children learn about building relationships, solving conflicts and dealing with their complex emotions. |
| Well - rounded | We plan a broad range of topics which enable the children to learn more about the world around them. For example, about different countries and the people and animals that live there. They learn about celebrations linked to different religions. They experience the creative and expressive arts through planned activities and their own free choice activities. They learn a range songs and rhymes from traditional through to other cultures, times and languages. |
| Well - equipped | Children develop their skills ready to begin their more formal curriculum in Year One. They develop a deep understanding of numbers to 10, including odd and even numbers and doubles. They can recognise and name shapes and know some units of measurement. They learn to read and write by using phonics- We follow the Essential Letters and Sounds program. Children also learn to handle a range of tools including pens, pencils, paint brushes, saws, scissors, rollers and cutlery. |
| Well - read | Our curriculum links to high quality books with both fiction and non-fiction books used to stimulate imaginations and promote learning. We have story time every day and children often choose to bring in favourite books from home. Each Reception classroom and the Nursery have their own reading areas where children have free access to books, which are changed frequently to maintain interest and to link with our topics. In Reception, each child will have at least one 1:1 reading session with an adult each week. Books also go home for children to read with their families. |
| Well - connected | Our topics are planned to give the children a broad experience of the world in which they live. We celebrate the diversity of the communities in which we live and understand the impact we all have on our world. Children learn to share and cooperate with others as well as learning about different roles in families, workplaces and the wider community. |