In the early years we strive to provide children with a curriculum that is ambitious for all pupils. The staff develop outstanding relationships with the children which allows them to move each child’s learning onto the next step which is personalised to them. We ensure our curriculum is broad and balanced and our environment is developed to create ‘awe and wonder’ for our children.

We provide a curriculum that is coherently planned and sequenced. Both the nursery teacher and Reception teachers think carefully about what skills they want the children to develop each term. However all staff understand these intended skills may be adapted throughout the term and they carefully consider children in the class with special educational needs.

Our aim is to create ‘curious learners’ This involves using authentic resources rescued from car boots, charity shops and people’s homes. These resources offer great value to play, bringing a mixture of textures and fascination to children. This approach empowers children to be responsible learners who delve into deeper sustained levels of thinking, problem solving and imagination.

In addition we aim to teach children to respect and value resources. We will discuss these items are to be handled with care and talk about the consequences if they are not respected. The children will learn to manage risks and will be given responsibilities to look after equipment and to share in the disappointment if something gets broken.