Bressingham Primary School
EYFS Provision
Our Early Years setting provides a safe and nurturing environment which inspires children, valuing their interests and abilities. Our specifically designed EYFS area provides a vibrant and engaging learning environment where the children have the opportunity to embrace all aspects of the Early Years Curriculum, both inside the classroom and out.
The four guiding principles outlined in the EYFS Statutory Framework should shape practice in early years.
In our setting we implement this by:
- A Unique Child – value children as individuals, observe and understand each child’s development and learning, promote resilience and independence.
- Positive Relationships – establish positive relationships early through nursery visits and a robust transition process, ensure children feel safe, secure, nurtured and respected.
- Enabling Environments – have access to carefully planned indoor and outdoor environments, provide opportunities for children to apply their skills across all areas of learning.
- Learning and Development – provide a carefully planned and structured curriculum that takes account of the children’s individual start points as well as developing the children’s specific interests.
The EYFS curriculum is divided into prime and specific areas of learning. Our curriculum is taught through short topics which form the focus for each half term.
Prime areas
- Communication and language
- Physical development
- Personal, social and emotional development
Specific areas
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding of the world
- Expressive arts and design
We have a mix of whole-class carpet sessions, small group activities and opportunities for play based learning. The activities are planned to support the children’s learning and development while promoting our school values and ethos. Further information can be found in the EYFS overview below.
We ensure regular communication with parents and carers through our online learning journal ‘Tapestry’, weekly summaries and a half termly curriculum overview. We operate an open-door policy and welcome informal catch ups, provide opportunities for parents to come into the classroom to experience the children’s learning first hand and also have two formal parents’ evenings a year.
