Our Vision
At Goostrey Community Primary School, our curriculum is designed to develop the whole child and inspire a love of learning within a supportive and inclusive school community.
Our school rules guide everything we do:
Always Try Your Best
Be Friendly and Polite
Care for Others and the Environment
Work Hard
Through our curriculum, pupils feel safe and valued, reach their academic potential and develop the skills they need for future learning and life.
Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
Our EYFS Vision
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) covers children from birth to the end of Reception. At Goostrey, we recognise that early childhood is a vital stage of learning in its own right, providing strong foundations for future success.
Children learn best through play, talk and exploration. We provide a safe, happy and stimulating environment where children can develop confidence, independence and curiosity.
EYFS Intent
Our aim is to provide the highest quality care and education so that all children:
Feel happy, safe and secure
Become confident and independent learners
Develop strong foundations for lifelong learning
We value every child as an individual and work closely with parents and carers to help each child reach their full potential.
EYFS Statutory Framework
We follow the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (2023). Our practice is guided by four key principles:
Every child is unique and capable
Children learn through positive relationships
Children learn best in enabling environments
Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates
The EYFS Curriculum
Children in Reception learn through the seven areas of learning, which are all important and connected.
Prime Areas
These areas are especially important in the early years:
Communication and Language
Physical Development
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Specific Areas
These build on and strengthen the prime areas:
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design
Learning Through Play
Play is at the heart of learning in EYFS. Through play, children:
Explore and investigate
Practise and develop new skills
Build confidence and independence
Learn to communicate and work with others
Adults support learning by observing, guiding, modelling and extending children’s thinking and language.
How Children Learn
We support children to develop positive attitudes to learning through the Characteristics of Effective Learning:
Playing and Exploring
Active Learning
Creating and Thinking Critically
These help children to become motivated, resilient and curious learners.
Assessment in EYFS
Assessment in EYFS is ongoing and based on observations, children’s work and discussions with parents.
A Reception Baseline Assessment is completed within the first six weeks
Progress is monitored throughout the year
At the end of Reception, children are assessed against the Early Learning Goals to identify whether they have achieved a Good Level of Development (GLD)
EYFS and the Wider Curriculum
The EYFS provides the foundation for learning across the school. Our curriculum ensures a smooth transition into Key Stage 1, with a strong focus on independence, resilience and a love of learning
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