Foundation Stage
Early Years learning challenges children and encourages them to develop into independent, motivated learners and thinkers, full of curiosity about the world around them within a fun, happy and secure environment.
Within the Nursery we have a caring team, which includes full-time teachers, Early Years Educators and Teaching Assistants. We focus on ensuring that children settle quickly and have a smooth transition into Reception.
Our Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum is based on six areas of learning:
- Communication, Language and Literacy
- Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Creative Development
- Physical Development
- Knowledge and Understanding of the World
These skills and competencies will enable them to cope with the demands of later schooling and life generally.
Children are encouraged to explore, enquire and to take risks in an interactive hand-on environment. This includes the use of interactive whiteboards and computers, as well as dedicated high quality outdoor learning areas.
Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
The National Curriculum is used as a basis for children in Years 1 to 6.
The primary curriculum includes the core areas of learning and experience which are essential to the child’s development.
- English (literacy and language)
- Mathematics (including problem solving)
- Science
- Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
- Personal, Social and Health Education (including Sex and Relationships Education appropriate to the ages of the children)
- History
- Geography (including elements of environmental studies)
- Art
- Music
- Physical Education
- Design Technology
- Religious Education
- Foreign Languages (currently French and Mandarin Chinese)