EYFS

Our aim in Early Years is to create a happy, stimulating learning space where all pupils feel valued, safe, listened to and encouraged to achieve their best by a caring team who always have their best interests at heart. We work in close partnership with parents, carers and previous settings to provide the best start for each child, acknowledging that all pupils are unique and have different starting points.

When children enter school, we begin to embed the values of the school’s mission statement, which states that we will ‘provide all pupils with every opportunity to achieve their full potential’ in a ‘supportive, friendly, safe environment in which everyone is valued and respected’.

We will:

• Provide a curriculum that offers children a wide range of opportunities, both new and familiar, and promotes collaborative play and learning and the freedom to follow their interests and share their ideas freely.

• Provide enabling environments and warm, skilful adult interactions that help children achieve their potential.

• Provide key workers who closely follow the emotional and academic progress of a group of pupils through their Reception year.

• Maintain close dialogue with parents, keeping them fully informed of their child’s development and nurturing strong home-school links.

• Maintain high expectations, encouraging pupils to develop perseverance and self-belief so that they can problem solve and take measured risks.

• Provide children with opportunities to develop their sense of wellbeing and ability to regulate their feelings so that they feel confident in our community.

• Provide additional or alternative support for children who need help in order to maximise their chances of achieving the Early Learning Goals.

For more details about the EYFS framework and supporting guidance, or to find out more about what your child will be learning, see the Curriculum Documents below or visit our class page.