The Early Years Foundation Stage at Moston Fields has been carefully crafted to align with the EYFS Statutory Framework and the Development Matters Curriculum Guidance for the EYFS.

Communication and Language underpins all seven areas of learning and development and these essential skills have a high focus and priority within our Early Years curriculum.

In order to create a language rich and friendly learning environment:

• both Reception and Nursery follow a book-based curriculum of twelve carefully selected texts
• Nursery follows a two-year cycle due to our ‘Rising Threes’ January intake whereby they spend five terms in our Nursery provision

The learning from each subject area whether it be Maths, English, Science, Geography or History stems from the twelve chosen texts. Children learn a range of key skills and concepts which are progressive. These are outlined in the Curriculum Overviews for both Nursery and Reception.

Our curriculum design follows a spiral learning effect, where the children repeat key themes, concepts, skills and learning. Each time the children revisit aspects of the curriculum, they do so with increasing complexity, challenge and detail to build a greater understanding and deepen their knowledge base. Prior learning is drawn upon and then built upon in a carefully sequenced way and allows children to be both secure in their current learning whilst also ensuring the essential foundational knowledge is in place prior to approaching new learning.

Our curriculum then feeds into the Key Stage One curriculum, ensuring the continuity and progression in a child’s learning and development. Further information about subject specific approaches, continuous provision and areas of learning can be found on the EYFS page of our school website.

Our team of Early Years experts nurture, care for, inspire and motivate all children and provide them with the best possible start to their education. Learning is personalised for each child to reflect their interests and next steps ensuring that all children have the best possible outcomes. We support our children to:

• be happy
• feel safe and secure
• be curious
• be able to express themselves
• be independent
• be resilient
• be confident
• thrive as individuals

Our EYFS Class Teachers, led by our Early Years Lead and Headteacher, organise the delivery of our curriculum ensuring progression and development. They monitor the planning and impact through assessments and monitoring activities and use these to further refine the provision in response to pupil need. By keeping up to date with developments on a local and national level, and liaising with other professionals they ensure the EYFS promotes success for all and enables an effective transition into Key Stage One.