EYFS
The EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) is made up of our Nursery and Reception Classes. They all follow the EYFS Curriculum, learning through purposeful play and engaging activities in indoor and outdoor classrooms. Our EYFS endeavours to create an active and stimulating learning environment to give your child the best start possible start in life.
Curriculum
At Ark Priory we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. There are 7 areas of learning which give the children broad and varied curriculum, setting firm foundations for their learning throughout their school and the rest of their lives.
Areas of learning
3 Prime areas give them skills for learning
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
4 Specific areas give them opportunities to apply their skills, and to explore and learn further
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the World
- Expressive Arts and Design
Many of the Areas of Learning are interlinked and so the activities that your child will engage in will cover many areas!
Characteristics of Effective Learning
Within Nursery and Reception we strive to cultivate children's natural curiosity for learning through developing the characteristics of Effective Learning including:
- Playing and Exploring – children investigate and experience things, and ‘have a go.’
- Active Learning – children concentrate and keep on trying if they encounter difficulties.
- Creating and Thinking Critically – children develop their own ideas, make links and develop strategies for doing things.
Miss Charlton, featured in the DfE's Foundation Years website
We are very proud that our Early Years Lead, Miss Charlton, has had her writing featured on https://foundationyears.org.uk/, a website is funded by the DfE Early Years VCS programme.
Assessments
| There are many different stages of development within each Area of Learning. All staff within the EYFS are able to identify learning opportunities to meet the needs of each child as an individual. Activities are planned and supported to nurture and ensure every child will progress during their time in the EYFS. As well as planned activities we value each child's interests and ideas and we encourage child-led learning, developing their ideas into our curriculum and ensuring every moment is a learning moment. Assessment takes place through observation. Your child will have an individual learning journal through the programme EExAT which you are able to view and upload to throughout their time with us. |
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EYFS Results (70% 2016/17 National) Good level of development 13/14 - 85% 14/15 - 92% 15/16 - 88% 16/17 - 88% 17/18: 83% 18/19: 85% Phonics Screening (81% 2016/17 National) 14/15 - 100% Pass 15/16 - 100% Pass 16/17 - 100% Pass |
Documents
2021-22 Overviews and Intent Statements
EYFS Curriculum Intent 2021-22
Nursery Reception Curriculum Overview 2021-22
EExAT Training and help for Parents:
EExAT Parent Workshop 2020.pdf
EExAT_Help_Guide_for_Parents.pdf
Introduction to Easypeasy for parents
Introducing EasyPeasy to Parents (Powerpoint).pdf
Information on starting our nursery
Taking your child to an early years setting - information for parents.pdf
