At Tebay Primary School in our EYFS Unit we aim to:
- Provide a caring, nurturing, positive and exciting learning environment which allows children to develop to their full potential.
- Provide an inclusive link with home and school to allow secure relationships and parental engagement ensuring a positive two-way relationship.
- Deliver a curriculum for all, that considers each child’s existing knowledge and experiences. Providing children with knowledge, skills, hands on experiences in a holistic way that embeds learning.
- Enable children to develop characteristics of effective learning which will enable them to become independent, resourceful and resilient learners now and throughout their education.
- Develop learners who are responsible, respectful and resilient, through continued modelling of the appropriate behaviours.
- Create a well-structured yet playful and flexible curriculum that engages and motivates our children, incorporating and valuing their ideas.
- Enable each child, through encouragement and high expectation, to develop, to the full, socially, physically, intellectually and emotionally.
You can explore our Topic Overviews below:
EYFS Long Term Overview – Autumn 1 – Who am I
EYFS Long Term Overview – Autumn 2- When does that happen
We aspire for our learners to be confident, independent and inquisitive. We believe the best way to achieve this for our learners in the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) and Key Stage One curriculum is through an engaging and challenging environment where children are supported to learn through play. We understand the power of high-quality interactions in the development of outstanding teaching and learning. Children are given opportunities to develop their own ideas, thoughts and opinions through play indoors and out.
Our Principles
The EYFS applies to children from birth to the end of the Reception year based upon four principles:
- A Unique Child
- Positive Relationships
- Enabling Environments
- Learning and Development
Characteristics of Effective Learning
The Characteristics of Effective Learning support these four principles and are a key part of our Early Years Curriculum. These are grouped into three categories:
- Playing and Learning
- Active Learning
- Creating and Thinking Critically
The Seven Areas of Learning
There are seven areas of learning in the EYFS.
All areas of learning and development are important and inter-connected.
There are three prime areas which are crucial for igniting children’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning and for helping their capacity to learn:
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
There are then four specific areas, through which the three prime areas are strengthened and applied:
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the World
- Expressive Arts and Design
Tapestry Online Learning Journal
Assessment in the EYFS is carried out through informal observations of the children participating in a range of activities and is recorded through Tapestry – an online learning journal.
Reception Baseline Assessment
Upon entry to Reception, we undertake the Reception Baseline Assessment. The RBA is a short, interactive and practical assessment of your child’s literacy, communication and language and mathematics skills using familiar resources. The assessments are carried out with familiar adults in their everyday environment.
Early Years Foundation Profile
At the end of the Reception year, staff complete the EYFS Profile assessment for each child. The EYFS profile is a statutory assessment of children’s development at the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage and is made up of an assessment of the child’s outcomes in relation to the 17 early learning goals (ELGs). It is intended to provide a reliable, valid, and accurate assessment of each child’s development at the end of the EYFS.
