“We aim to send all young people into an ever-changing world able and qualified to play their full part in it.”

Foundation STage

In our Early Years Foundation Stage, we aim to create:

  • A safe, stimulating, positive and happy environment in which our children
    can develop socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically to reach
    their full potential.
  • An atmosphere that encourages everyone to value others regardless of
    ability, race, gender and creed.
  • Opportunities that will enable the children to work with increasing
    independence.
 
If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to contact the EYFS leader on dwestnidge@brinsworthwhitehill.org

Our Curriculum

Here at Brinsworth Whitehill Primary school we have planned and developed an ambitious curriculum that ensures children can shape their learning over time. We believe that by instilling a love of learning children will leave Foundation Stage with a positive attitude to school life and beyond. In Foundation Stage, children are able to develop their skills and build up their knowledge in addition to becoming confident, resilient and independent learners. 

Our curriculum at Brinsworth Whitehill has been designed to recognise children’s prior learning, both from previous settings and through their experiences at home. We work in partnership with parents and carers to ensure children can develop to reach their full potential from their various starting points.

Our curriculum supports children’s development in all 7 areas of learning.

The Prime Areas

Communication & Language

Personal, Social & Emotional Development

Physical Development

The Specific Areas

Literacy

Maths

Understanding the World

Expressive Arts and Design

Through these 7 areas of learning it is our fundamental aim that all children develop physically, verbally, cognitively and emotionally in an environment which values all cultures, communities and people.

We understand that play is an integral part of learning and this is at the heart of our Early Years curriculum. We believe that the correct mix of adult directed and uninterrupted child-initiated play ensures the best outcomes for pupils.

Implementation

Through these 7 areas of learning it is our fundamental aim that all children develop physically, verbally, cognitively and emotionally in an environment which values all cultures, communities and people.

We understand that play is an integral part of learning and this is at the heart of our Early Years curriculum. We believe that the correct mix of adult directed and uninterrupted child-initiated play ensures the best outcomes for pupils.

Unique Child – Every child is unique child who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.

Positive Relationships – Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships.

Enabling Environments – Children learn and develop well in enabling environments, in which their experiences respond to their individual needs and there is a strong partnership between practitioners and parents and carers.

Learning and Development – Children develop and learn in different ways. The framework covers the education and care of all children in early year’s provision, including children with special educational needs and disabilities

We ensure that there is quality first teaching across all areas of the curriculum. Each half term, EYFS staff introduce a new theme to provide inspiration for learning, whilst providing the flexibility for children to follow their own interests and ideas. All our activities are purposeful and carefully resourced.  

We aim to create a ‘language rich’ environment through the use of songs, nursery rhymes, and stories and we base each week on a new book, so that children develop their language acquisition. We provide time for quality interactions between adults and between peers to maximum talking opportunities. 

We utilise different approaches to learning to ensure that children make progress. Children learn through play, by adults modelling, by observing each other and through guided learning and direct teaching. Staff are able to support children’s learning through careful questioning and through modelling and scaffolding. Interventions are put in place to ensure that children do not fall behind.

We make sure that there is a balance between child initiated and adult led activities. 

We carefully plan which resources to use in our gold standard continuous provision both in the indoor and outdoor environment. We have a mixture of open-ended, simulating resources that children are exposed to where they can use their imaginations in an enabling environment. Children are encouraged to explore the available resources so that they can plan, experiment and make their own decisions thus making them become independent learners in readiness for Year 1.  We enhance our provision when needed to move children’s learning forward.  We offer enrichment opportunities such as outings to explore our local area and visits further afield to bring learning to life. 

We have a large outdoor area with resources to develop the children’s gross motor skills through physical play. Children spend time outdoors in the natural environment in all weathers. They develop their skills through exploratory, sensory experiences in our mud kitchen, digging patch and sandpit areas as well as making use of our forest environment within the school grounds.

As part of the learning and teaching process, children are assessed in relation to their progress towards the Early Learning Goals (ELGs). These judgements are made on the basis of accumulative observations, in-depth knowledge of the children acquired through ongoing assessments and by being moderated by our trust EYFS leads and collaboratively, agreeing all judgments. These ongoing assessments are used to inform planning and next steps in teaching and learning for all children throughout the year

Impact

Children at Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School are able to become lifelong learners making good progress from their individual starting points. They are ready for their next phase of learning in Year 1.  

Children are able to demonstrate the Characteristics of Effective Learning through the tasks and activities that they partake in. They become resilient, independent learners who are not afraid to task risk and make mistakes. 

The children are happy, build good relationships with their peers and with the adults in the class. Their language skills have developed throughout their time in Foundation Stage and have significantly built up their vocabulary.

Phonics

For more information visit our phonics page HERE

Childcare

Click below to see our EYFS prospectus

Foundation Stage News

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EYFS Sports Day!

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Useful Videos

EYFS Outdoor Provision

Phonics

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