Our Learning
At our Pre-School we believe children learn best when they feel safe, valued and inspired to explore. Our curriculum is designed to be engaging, ambitious and fully inclusive, supporting every child to make progress from their individual starting points.
Learning is carefully planned to ensure children experience a broad and balanced curriculum across all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Practitioners observe children closely and use these observations to plan meaningful learning opportunities that build on children’s interests, strengths and next steps in development.
High-quality interactions are at the heart of our teaching. Adults support learning by modelling language, asking thoughtful questions and extending children’s ideas through conversation and shared thinking. This helps children to deepen their understanding, develop confidence in communication and build a strong foundation for future learning.
Books, stories and rhymes play a key role in our learning experiences. Through regular story sharing, discussion and imaginative storytelling, children develop vocabulary, comprehension and a growing enjoyment of books and language.
Children are encouraged to develop the Characteristics of Effective Learning throughout their day. They have opportunities to explore new ideas, concentrate on challenges and think creatively as they investigate, problem solve and make connections in their learning.
Luckily the security camera captured some video of the culprit!!
Another recent topic; The Billy Goats Gruff, also provided lots of opportunities for discussion, investigation and challenge. As part of this topic we learnt about beam bridges. We have worked on how bridges are made stronger by improving the number of piles supporting the bridge and the material that is used as the deck. As part of these investigations we have tested different decks and piles to see how we can build the strongest bridges for the goats.
Creativity plays an important role in our Pre-School curriculum. Children are provided with a wide range of open-ended art and creative experiences that allow them to explore, experiment and express their ideas in their own unique ways. Through opportunities such as painting, drawing, collage, model making and working with a variety of materials, children develop confidence, imagination and fine motor skills.
Our aim is to nurture curious, resilient and enthusiastic learners who feel confident to explore, ask questions and develop a lifelong love of learning.
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