Foundation Stage

Our Vision

For children:
We want our pupils to be happy, enthusiastic, curious, and safe, with a real love of learning. We celebrate and support our diverse community by providing every child with what they need to thrive, including a wide range of experiences, high-quality books, and rich vocabulary to broaden and deepen their knowledge. Our aim is for children to leave Early Years as well-rounded individuals who understand our school values, SMSC, and British values, while also developing strong social skills and confidence in their wellbeing.

For staff:
We want our staff to be skilled, knowledgeable, and passionate about Early Years, with the confidence to deliver our vision and strive for the very best for our pupils. Staff should feel empowered to use their professional judgment, try out new ideas, and contribute to decisions and planning around children’s learning and interests. They should be confident across all areas of learning, enabling them to extend and challenge pupils’ progress so that all children achieve well.

For the environment:
We want our learning environment to be rich in opportunities, inspiring awe, wonder, and curiosity, while also building cultural capital. It should reflect the diverse cultures of our community and provide a wide range of resources to support learning. Our environment is language-rich, interactive, engaging, and regularly adapted to reflect children’s needs and interests. It is designed to promote independence, communication, and meaningful learning.

For standards:
We are committed to providing the highest possible standards in early reading and maths, ensuring that all children make good or better progress. Our curriculum is carefully designed to build on children’s starting points, with appropriate challenge and scaffolding that prepares them for the next stage of their education.

Foundation Stage Aims

To provide an opportunity for children to reinforce skills, reflect and build upon their learning in the classroom.
To further foster the partnership between home and school for the benefit of your child
To involve parents (and other adults) in pupils’ work
To encourage the development of independent study
To encourage the development of pupils’ organisational skills, self-discipline and confidence

Our expectations

Please note: These expectations will be added and built on throughout the year as and when the children are ready for them.

Children are encouraged to find out information, bring in books or objects of interest or a similar related task pertaining to the focus topic being carried out.
Library – All the children in our Foundation Stage will be bringing home library books on a Friday to be returned the following week on a Wednesday.
F2 (4–5) - In Autumn 2, your child/children will be bringing a reading book to enjoy at home. 5 – 10 minutes daily practise. This will be sent out on a Friday and to be returned on a Wednesday.
Tapestry – sharing with you what the children do at school as well as you sharing with us what you do at home together.
Independence – encouraging children to do things independently is really important as they move through school. This includes getting dressed, cutting food, and putting coats and shoes on.