Foundation Stage

We believe the foundation stage makes a crucial contribution to a child’s early development and learning.

Practitioners aim to ensure all children get the right start. We understand all children are unique and develop and learn in different ways. We support children to be resilient, capable, confident and inquisitive as they play and explore, become active learners and develop creative and critical thinking.

We provide a rich variety of teaching and learning experiences that are appropriate to the needs of the child.

The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum is divided into 3 prime and 4 specific areas.

The 7 areas of learning and development are interconnected and equally important to support a rounded, holistic approach to child development. We aim to deliver all the areas through planned, purposeful play, with a balance of adult led and child initiated activities.

Prime Areas:

• Personal, social and emotional development
• Communication and language
• Physical development

Specific:

• Maths
• Literacy
• Understanding of the world
• Expressive Art and design

Please take a look at the below link for more information on how to support your child with starting in FS2:

Starting Reception

Reception Baseline Assessment

Reception Baseline Assessment Information for Parents

The reception baseline assessment (RBA) is a short, task-based assessment of your child’s early literacy, communication, language and mathematics skills when they begin school. It is statutory for all schools from September 2021.

We will complete this assessment within the first 6 weeks of term. The assessment will form the start of a new measure of how schools are helping their pupils to progress between reception and year 6.

Your child does not need to prepare. There is no pass mark or score and your child should not realise they’re doing an assessment.

Once the RBA is fully established, the intention is to make the key stage 1 national curriculum tests and teacher assessments that children currently take at the end of year 2 non-statutory.

You can access their privacy notice via the following link:

RBA Privacy Notice 

FS1

Meet the FS1 Teachers

Meet the other FS1 Staff