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INTENT
At JTR we follow our school’s motto of ‘Aim high and shine.’ In our Early Years Foundation Stage our ambitious and child centred curriculum provides all children with the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to be curious, resilient, independent learners. We provide an education that does all of this gives children the best chance to become well-rounded, happy individuals, ready to succeed in an ever-changing world.
We recognise the important of giving our children the best possible start to their education. This is achieved by planning and implementing teaching and learning opportunities that support them in reaching their full potential and prepares them for the next step in their educational journey. Our EYFS curriculum is based o the children's interests, themes, continuous provision activities and focused tasks.
Memorable learning experiences allow our children to retain knowledge, apply skills and develop links in their understanding. This is supported by well trained, caring and compassionate staff who see every child at JTR as unique. By building positive relationships with the children, staff support their individual needs which in turn helps them reach their full potential.
Through our broad and balanced curriculum, we also aim to develop children's cultural capital so they are able to engage with society and understand the importance of being a good UK and global citizen.
In Foundation 1 and Foundation 2 we prioritise creating a 'language rich' envirnoment through the use of songs, nursery rhymes, stories and providing time for adult/ child and peer to peer interaction. We understand high quality adult/ child interactions are essential, as is encouraging home learning focused upon good quality interaction. Highly trained staff in language development ensure that every interaction is positive and progressive, allowing children to flourish and gather words at a pace. This supports every children in EYFS to become confident communicators ready for their next stage of learning.
We have strong relationships with our parents and encourage families to be a part of school like and their child's learning. Parents receive topic webs to inform them on what their chid is leaning each half term and explain how they can support learning at home. We also offer a range of parent workshops to support learning in a variety of subjects. To encourage reading for pleasure parents are invited into school once a week to choose a library book and share it with their child. They can take this book home.
Parents are also encouraged to share their child's achievements at home via our online learning journey.
As a school we recognise the importance of supporting children with their mental health and well-being, this also includes supporting them in being able to self-regulate. We do this through weekly well-being Wednesdays, by reading a range of texts that focus on PSED, a class feelings board where children can show how they feel and circle times with support PSED. Also, by focussing on communication and language throughout the EYFS we provide children with the tools they need to be able to express themselves and talk about their feelings. Our aim is to ensure that by the end of Foundation Stage children have the tools to self-regulate and manage their feelings in an appropriate way.
Aims of the setting
Key Principles of Early Years Education