We love learning in EYFS!
Our vision for our early years children is to create happy, engaged and confident learners who are independent, creative, kind and enthusiastic learners. The environment in EY indoors and outdoors will stimulate and enhance the children’s learning and reflect their current interests and fascinations. Every child is valued, feels safe and are part of the school community.
In the Early Years, our aims become a reality for our children right from the start.
We start with the quality of our teachers, ensuring they are skilled in providing a curriculum which is ambitious, engaging, nurturing and relevant for all. Learning takes place in every part of the early years environment, within and beyond the classroom, in outdoor areas and in the lunchhall. We believe there is learning in every moment of the day, from sharing a story, eating lunch to dressing up or building a rocket.
We provide an excellent, well-resourced and stimulating early years curriculum which fulfils our aims that:
Our environment is carefully considered with safety first. Care and thought is given to the resources and activities planned throughout the day, and all environments: the playground, the classroom, the outside areas, the bathrooms. Children need to be taught how to keep themselves safe within the school setting and when to ask for help.
Building on physical safety we place great importance on how safe the children feel in their relationships with school and our teachers. Without this we can do nothing: if you don’t feel safe, you cannot learn. The quality of interactions is everything and teachers ensure that all children feel able to take risks, make mistakes and ask for help. This safe climate for learning with child’s emotional, mental and physical at the heart is the bedrock of our approach in the early years.
