Early Years Phase | Linden Bridge School

Early Years Phase will set firm foundations for learning and ensure each child leads a happy and secure school life, gaining confidence, skills and memorable experiences on the start of the educational journey.

"Children in the Reception Class benefit from both indoor and outdoor learning. They show excellent progress at recognising initial sounds in words. Records show they make excellent progress in all areas of learning."

OFSTED 2013

Intent – curriculum design and aims		Implementation – teaching & assessment	Impact – progress measures
Building positive self-image and resilience	Pupils will try out new experiences in school, outdoors and in the local community	On-going assessments and targets in these areas tracked on Show Progress Forest School, outings and topic based curriculum to provide opportunities	Pupils will make at least 12 months progress in Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Regulating emotions and meeting physical and sensory needs	Pupils will respond to assistance offered by staff to support their emotional, physical and sensory needs	On-going assessments and targets in these areas tracked on Show Progress Gross and Fine motor skills taught with carousel and PE lesson	Pupils will make at least 12 months progress in Physical Development and Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Independence for life skills	Pupils will work towards using the toilet, dressing and eating independently and accessing their local community	On-going assessments and targets in these areas tracked on Show Progress Timetabled toilet, dressing and eating opportunities	Pupils will make at least 12 months progress in Physical Development and Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Develop communication and interaction skills	Pupils will understand communication is a two-way process and develop communicative intent	On-going assessments and targets in these areas tracked on Show Progress Intensive Interaction throughout the school day. Communication practice within carousel and other times e.g. snack.	Pupils will make at least 12 months progress in Communication & Language Pupil will become established social partner
Growing to become a successful lifelong learner	Pupils will understand how to transition around their learning environment, engaging in group, 1:1 and independent learning opportunities	Structured TEACCHing, Attention Autism, Sensory Story, Carousel to enable pupils to work on specific targets related to Development Matters – tracked on Show Progress	Pupils will make at least 12 months progress in all areas of Development Matters
Engaging and enjoying their learning about the world they live in	Pupils will experience a range of places, concepts and processes within their curriculum	Opportunities to experience activities related to a specific knowledge of the world topic, art & design and technology. Enabling pupils to work on specific targets related to Development Matters – tracked on Show Progress	Pupils will make at least 12 months progress in all areas of Development Matters

Information on Implementation

EYFS and Semi-Formal Phase Timetable, Rolling Programmes and Planning Overview.pdf

EYFS Policy 2019

Parents Guide to Early Years Foundation Stage Further information on what to expect from the EYFS stage (produced by the Government)

Development Matters How children are assessed during the Early Years Foundation Stage (produced by Government)

School Improvement Priorities

THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION – EYFS & Semi-formal Phases Improvement Priorities.pdf