EYFS

Intent 

At Stockwell Academy we strive to provide our children with the best possible start to school. We do this through creating a language rich, caring and stimulating environment and by offering our children exciting learning opportunities and experiences. We have created a bespoke curriculum which is designed around the needs of our children and community. This allows us to build upon children's prior knowledge, as well as providing them with all the skills necessary to leave us well prepared and confident for the next stage of their educational journey and lives. We are passionate about developing self-motivated learners who love the challenge and adventure of learning.

Implementation

We provide our children with an immersive learning environment that widens their experiences both inside and outside the classroom. Children have the opportunity and freedom to access well planned and thoughtfully resourced learning areas which are designed to meet the needs of our curriculum as well as follow the interests of the children. Adults in the environment focus on providing high quality communication and language skills through quality interactions and conversations throughout the day.Each term our topic is launched through a series of immersive ’hooks’ which aim to engage and excite the children, sparking their curiosity for what is to come.  Throughout EYFS, our children are assessed by highly skilled practitioners in order to carefully plan for next steps in their learning journey. Judgements are made based on observations and in-depth knowledge of the children acquired through ongoing assessments. Next steps are taught in the moment during continuous provision and adult led activities to ensure children are challenged. Observations are used to inform future planning and effectively resource the learning environment.

Impact 

The children at Stockwell Academy are actively engaged in their learning, excited to acquire new skills and are proud of their achievements. Our children are happy, confident and inquisitive. Children are encouraged to actively ask questions about the world around them and their learning experiences. Our children are successful learners and they have acquired the necessary expertise in order to start the next phase of their learning journey in Key Stage One.  At all times children are encouraged to imagine with all of their mind, believe with all of their heart and achieve with all of their might.

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 EYFS Curriculum 

We follow the Statutory Framework from the Department for Education with the Early Years Foundation Stage framework.

This has four principles that we follow: 

• A Unique Child
• Positive Relationships
• Enabling Environments
• Learning and Development

• Communication and Language, (Listening, attention and speaking)
• Personal, Social and Emotional Development, (Self regulation, managing self and building relationships)
• Physical Development, (Gross motor skills, fine motor skills)
• Literacy, (Comprehensive word reading, writing)
• Maths, (Number, numerical patterns)
• Understanding of the World, (Past and present, people, culture & community, the natural world)
• Expressive Arts and Design, (Creating with materials, being imaginative and expressive)

You can find our more about what you might your child to do at each stage of their learning here.

What to expect, when? - Foundation Years

Further Information