EYFS

At George Spicer Primary School, we aim to provide motivating first-hand experiences whilst encouraging children to build resilience, ambition and a lifelong love of learning. We aim to build on the wealth of knowledge and skills children already have when they arrive and are actively developing relationships with feeder nurseries through visits in the summer term and information sharing around a variety of subjects including, prospective parent tours.

We recognise that all children are unique, celebrating and welcoming differences within our school community is integral to our provision. Therefore, our curriculum is child centred following the interests and fascinations of the children in Reception.

High quality interactions are central to effective early years practice and ensuring all children make progress.  For these to be successful requires skilled adults. The team in Reception are skilled adults who makes interactions successful and support the children in their learning. We are enthusiastic in engaging the children in effective conversations during child-initiated activities helps children absorb new vocabulary, expand their knowledge and extend their thinking. Such quality interactions improve the outcomes for all children across the EYFS. 

We are passionate about children leading and engrossing themselves in their learning. We need to embed a language of learning based upon the characteristics of effective learning; ‘Inspire, Empower, Improve,’ our whole school vision, enables children to understand and talk about their learning experiences.

We aim to:

Provide a curriculum that offers children a wide range of opportunities ensuring that we do not expect children to aspire to things they have never encountered. We will work on broadening their experiences providing opportunities to try new things and encouraging them to relish a new challenge

Provide high expectations encouraging them to develop perseverance and self-belief so that they can problem solve and achieve far more than they expected

Provide a learning environment that helps children achieve their potential and support those who need additional help in order to maximise their chances of achieving the Early Learning Goals

Provide children with opportunities to develop their sense of wellbeing and ability to regulate their feelings so that they feel confident in our community and are equipped with all the tools they need to transition to Year 1 effectively

Develop the skills and expertise of staff working in EYFS through regular and comprehensive professional development either run by the EYFS Assistant Headteacher or attending courses run by other providers, for example, webinars from The National College.