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Our curriculum is personal to our children and changes yearly, based on their interests, needs and experiences. Communication and language is a priority, as it is the foundation to all other learning.
· In our curriculum knowledge builds, skills build, and it becomes more challenging over the year. Learning includes new words, new skills and new knowledge.
· Our curriculum is evidence-informed and reviewed every year.
Communication and language is woven into all aspects of our curriculum. We are a communication friendly accredited setting meaning all staff are trained in providing high quality interactions, engaging children in back and forth discussions, over many turns, creating a conversation.
We offer a play-based curriculum, with a focus on children’s first hand exploration and making .
The children take a lead role.
· Adults support through resourcing this curriculum well, and structuring the learning environment and routines.
· Adults also support through high-quality interaction: conversation, vocabulary and sustained shared thinking.
· Adults are ‘intentional’: we guide children’s play towards the skills, concepts and vocabulary that will enrich their play, and prepare them well for their later learning.
We work towards 7 curriculum goals over a childs time with us. These goals are unique to our children. Please see our policy- Curriculum, for more information.
Our curriculum takes into account the Early years foundation stage, the 7 areas of learning and the Characteristics of effective learning.
At Barlow Pre School School we follow ‘The Early Years Foundation Stage ‘Statutory Framework (EYFS).
It covers all the stages of development from birth to the end of the child’s first year in school (reception year).
The EYFS is based on 4 overarching principles which shape good practice in early years settings:–
A unique child. Every child is a unique. They are consistently learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.
Positive relationships. Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships.
Enabling environments. Children learn and develop well in environments where their experiences respond to their individual needs and there is a strong partnership between practitioners and yourself as a parent and/or carer.
Children learn and develop in different ways and at different rates.
The framework covers the education and care of your child within the early years setting, including children with additional needs.
The activities and experiences that we provide for your child will underpin the skills they need to work towards the Early Learning Goals in the following 7 areas:
Prime Areas
Communication and language
Physical Development
Personal, social and emotional development
Specific Areas
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Art and Design
Every child's curriculum is unique and tailored to their individual interests and needs.
See the link below for the 10 keys to school readiness. We work towards these during your child's time with us.
At Barlow Pre School we base our curriculum around the ‘Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning’.
These are the ways in which children engage with other people and their environment through playing and exploring, active learning, and creating and thinking critically.
They underpin learning and development across all areas and support the child to remain an effective and motivated learner.
Playing and exploring-engagement
Finding out and exploring
Playing with what they know
Being willing to ‘have a go’
Active learning -motivation
Being involved and concentrating
Keep trying
Enjoying and achieving what they set out to do
Creating and thinking critically -thinking
Having their own ideas
Making links
Choosing ways to do things
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