EYFS

• Cultivating enthusiastic, inquisitive learners by following children’s interests.

• Providing inspiring learning experiences that build essential skills and deepen knowledge.

• Securing strong foundations in early reading, writing and mathematics through high-quality teaching of core skills, preparing children for future learning and success.

• Prioritising rich language development by creating communication-rich environments that nurture vocabulary growth, comprehension, and confident, articulate speakers who can express ideas, needs and emotions effectively.

• Developing independent, resilient learners ready for the next stage in education.

• A broad, balanced EYFS curriculum structured around the seven areas of learning, ensuring progression, coherence and depth.

• Skilled adult interaction to enhance learning through play, sustained shared thinking, and guided activities.

• High-quality texts at the heart of learning themes, creating a language-rich environment that supports vocabulary development, comprehension and communication.

• A strong focus on systematic phonics and early reading through the Little Wandle programme, developing confident, fluent and enthusiastic readers.

• Explicit teaching of early writing skills through Drawing Club and Little Wandle Handwriting, building fine motor control, transcription skills and early composition.

• Structured development of early mathematical understanding through the Mastering Number Programme and White Rose Maths, securing strong foundations in number sense, reasoning and problem-solving.

• Language development and oracy embedded across all parts of the day, including play-based learning, routines, storytelling, talk opportunities, and adult modelling of rich vocabulary and sentence structures.

• A range of high-quality opportunities for outdoor learning that support physical development, communication, collaboration and exploration.

• Daily guided and independent learning opportunities, carefully planned to meet individual next steps and learning needs.

• Robust assessment and tracking through high-quality observations, Tapestry journals, and termly checkpoints to inform planning, intervention and progression.

EYFS Long Term Plan 

• Pupils develop strong communication, language and oracy skills, becoming confident, articulate speakers who can express ideas, needs and understanding clearly.

• Pupils demonstrate secure foundations in early reading, writing and mathematics, with strong phonics knowledge, early writing skills, and confident early number understanding.

• Pupils talk confidently about their learning, showing curiosity, resilience and secure knowledge and skills across the EYFS curriculum.

• Pupils become confident, empathetic individuals with a strong sense of right and wrong, demonstrating positive behaviour and relationships.

• Families are actively engaged in supporting learning, language development and independence through strong home–school partnerships.

• Learning environments are dynamic, language-rich and enriched with meaningful, memorable experiences.

• Pupils achieve a Good Level of Development (GLD) and transition into Year 1 as confident, capable learners, well prepared for the next stage of education.