Our Nursery and Reception years follow the statutory Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.
This curriculum is based upon four themes and principles:
- Unique Child – Every child is a unique child who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.
- Positive Relationships – Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships.
- Enabling environments – Children learn and develop well in enabling environments, in which their experiences respond to their individual needs and there is a strong partnership between practitioners and parents.
- Learning and development – Children develop and learn in different ways. The framework covers the education and care of all children in early years’ provision, including children with special educational needs and disabilities.
Primary areas of learning
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development
Specific areas of learning
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understand the World
- Expressive Arts and Design
The curriculum provides a broad range of skills enabling students to build firm foundations and allowing the next blocks to be built through the National Curriculum. Our students leave EYFS being able to communicate and ask questions, and with the ability to form positive relationships as they transition to the Lower Primary Key Stage.