EARLY YEARS

At St Paul’s, we believe that the Early Years Foundation Stage is of great importance, not only as it’s our children’s first stage in learning, but also because it forms that strong foundation for their future learning.

We understand that all children are different and unique.  They join us with their own individual needs, backgrounds and experiences, and it is our job to ensure that our staff and our curriculum meets each child’s needs and supports every child’s development. We value the different cultures and communities that make up our school family, planning an inclusive curriculum and experiences for all, whilst also recognising the importance of British Values.

Our curriculum covers the 7 areas of learning as well as RE. Staff provide a board and balanced curriculum that meets the pupils’ interests as well as their needs. We strive to provide a rich curriculum that enables children to reach their potential, teaches children how to become successful learners, inspires wonder through engaging and stimulating activities, is memorable and transferable and finally develops the ‘whole child’ holistically. 

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Our curriculum also covers the ‘Characteristics of Effective Learning’.  We strive to develop these characteristics of ‘Playing and Learning’, ‘Active Learning’ and ‘Thinking Critically’ in order to give children the skills they will need to draw upon throughout their development and future life. We want our children to leave EYFS being independent, resilient and resourceful.