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Early Years (EYFS)
Intent
At West Ashton Primary School and Nursery we understand that every child is unique. We believe it is important for children to gain experiences through focussed learning and play. Promoting an environment which allows children to be excited, engaged and eager to learn throughout their whole education. Through a range of continuous provision activities, including; mark making, art, maths, role play, physical exploration, construction and much more. We provide an exciting and thriving learning environment both indoors and outdoors. We want the children in our care to flourish and reach their full potential ready for their next adventure into either reception or year one. We promote positive relationships with parents/carers; offering parents evenings, a weekly newsletter, communication through Class Dojo and ParentMail.
Implementation
Here at West Ashton Primary School and Nursery we follow the Early Years Statutory Framework, as laid out by the Department for Education (DfE). This framework requires Early Years settings to focus on Prime Areas and Specific Areas of Learning.
The Prime Areas:
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development,
- Communication and Language, and
- Physical Development
The Specific Areas:
- Literacy,
- Maths,
- Understanding the World, and
- Expressive Art and Design.
We use these 7 areas to plan activities to develop the children’s learning guided by the DfE's early years curriculum 'Development Matters', however, we are flexible so we can meet the needs of the children. We promote active learning and strive to develop learning characteristics that are vital to support good learning behaviours. These Characteristics of Effective Learning include:
- Playing and Exploring – Children investigate and experience things, and ‘have a go’.
- Active Learning – Children concentrate and persevere when they encounter difficulties, and enjoy achievements.
- Creating and Thinking Critically – Children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, and develop strategies for doing things.
Children engage in child initiated learning tasks as well as taking part in adult guided sessions. There are lots of opportunities for them through the day to work independently, with others or with an adult. Through the adult guided sessions we are able track each individual child, and ensure we are implementing the correct next steps to help move their learning on. We want our children to be curious and confident about the world they live in. We support this by asking questions to provoke their thoughts and ideas to help them develop their independence, creativity and problem solving skills. We aspire to lead the children in Early Years to make at least good progress from their individual starting points. We believe it is important to get to know the children for who they are both academically and personally. Therefore, we greatly encourage the whole family to immerse themselves in our school environment and share with us a partnership which enables us as educators to support the child in all aspects of their learning journey.
Impact
By ensuring we have implemented all the necessary learning opportunities which allow children to grow and become competent learners, each and every child in our care will be equipped to move onto the next stage of their education, being proud of all they have achieved.
