In the Nursery & Pre-Prep School pupils progress through and beyond the National Curriculum, beginning with the Early Learning Goals and moving through to the attainment targets of Key Stage One and Two.
Class teachers take their own classes for most subjects. We believe children should learn from, and be inspired by, the best; from their earliest years, our pupils benefit from the expertise of visiting specialist teachers in a wide range of subjects, from Mandarin and French to PE, art and music.
Special visitors, trips to museums, exhibitions and events during the year vary and enrich their education.
The Early Years Foundation Stage covers the period of learning for children in Nursery and Reception. The curriculum is presented in a rich, stable, caring and effective environment that enables each child to realise their cognitive, social, emotional, and physical potential and to develop his or her aesthetic awareness.
It extends a child's range of learning experiences beyond that which can be easily provided within the family. The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum is taught in ways that build on a child's curiosity and interests, enabling them to learn through planned worthwhile play activities. It provides opportunities for them to explore, be imaginative, plan and reflect on experiences.
There are six areas of learning that comprise the curriculum's framework; however every aspect of the curriculum is interrelated. These six areas are: personal, social and emotional development, communication language and literacy, problem solving, reasoning and number, knowledge and understanding of the world, physical development and creative development.
Although young children do not separate learning into curriculum areas, and every aspect of the curriculum is interrelated and interdependent, the following six areas form the framework on which the Early Years Foundation Stage is built. The principles which guide the work of all early years' practitioners are grouped into four themes:
