The Curriculum
The Early Years Curriculum
Children in the Foundation Stage follow the ‘Early Years Foundation Stage’ curriculum which covers all 7 areas of a child’s development.
There are 3 Prime Areas of Learning:
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development
There are 4 Specific Areas of Learning:
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Expressive Arts and Design
- Understanding of the World
We observe our children to understand and consider their interests, development and learning- planning for and facilitating the 3 ‘Characteristics of Effective Learning’.
Playing and exploring - children investigate and experience things, and ‘have a go’;
Active Learning - children concentrate and keep on trying if they encounter difficulties, and enjoy achievements; and
Creating and thinking critically - children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, and develop strategies for doing things.
Here are the curriculum overviews for Nursery and Reception:
Please click on the Nursery overviews below to find out more about our curriculum coverage...
Nursery - mathematics overview
Nursery - reading and writing overview
Nursery - circle time overview
Please click on the Reception overviews below to find out more about our curriculum coverage...
Reception - mathematics overview
Reception - reading and writing overview
Reception) - circle time overview