Brunel Primary School FOUNDATION STAGE

The Foundation Stage

The period from birth to the end of the reception year is distinct and important in its own right and is known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

It has its own specific curriculum and helps prepare children for the beginning of the National Curriculum in Year1.

At BRUNEL the children in the nursery and the reception class are all following the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum guidelines.

The EYFS is made up of six areas of Learning and Development. All areas of Learning and Development are connected to one another and are equally important. All areas of Learning and Development are underpinned by the principles of the EYFS.

The areas of Learning and Development are:

Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Communication, Language and Literacy
Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Physical Development
Creative Development

Therefore we plan our activities around these areas and work towards the EARLY LEARNING GOALS, whilst always recognising each child’s individual needs. The Early Learning Goals set out what is expected attainment by most children by the end of the foundation stage. When they finish their reception year some children will have exceeded the goals whilst others will still be working towards some or all of the goals.

Young children learn best through first hand experience and our topics are carefully planned to provide opportunities for investigation, problem solving and visits to places of educational interest.

We take great care to ensure that the children in our nursery and reception years continually follow an Early Years Education programme that is appropriate to their needs. In both the Nursery and main school classrooms teachers’ termly and weekly curriculum planning sheets are displayed on the wall - so please take a look.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CLICK HERE FOR THE FOUNDATION STAGE PROSPECTUS.

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BRUNEL FOUNDATION STAGE

Brunel Nursery Class and Reception Class

The Foundation Stage