Reception Curriculum
In our Reception classes our children learn best when they experience learning first hand, through meaningful interactions with others, through physical activity and through play. Our Early Years practice is based on on-going observation and assessment of the children in the Prime Areas of Learning.
Prime areas of Learning
- Personal, social and emotional development
- Communication and language development
- Physical development
Specific areas of learning
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the world
- Expressive arts and design
Characteristics of learning
- Playing and exploring
- Active learning
- Creating and thinking critically
Our Early Years principles are based on the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework. and the four overarching principles of good practice:
- Every child is a unique child, who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.
- Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships.
- Children learn and develop well in enabling environments, in which their experiences respond to their individual needs and there is a strong partnership between school and home.
- Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates. The framework covers the education and care of all children in early years provision, including children with special educational needs and disabilities.
Please see below for details of this year's Curriculum Map for Reception.