The Kindergarten and Reception classes provide education for children from 2½ to 5 years, and the learning follows the EYFS requirements to develop skills in seven separate areas:
- Communication and language
- Personal, social and emotional development
- Understanding the world
- Expressive arts and design
The curriculum is structured to allow an excellent balance between teacher-initiated and pupil-initiated activities. We want out pupils to be enthused by their learning and engaged with it; we recognise that children need to be able to shape their learning and share their ideas.
The mornings include work with a letters and sounds reading programme, mathematics and language. The department adopts a topic-based approach to learning, with a range of activities in the afternoons that include art, music, cooking and physical education.
We provide the 2 year progress check for parents, as well as the EYFS profile report at the end of Reception Year, which is also shared with the Year 1 teacher. Parents are welcome to look at their child’s learning portfolio at any time and these are readily available in the classrooms.