STUDENT JOURNEY
Early Years
A typical day in Early Years
Each day follows a familiar rhythm to provide security and predictability for our youngest learners, while also allowing flexibility to respond to children's interests and need.
| Welcome and settling in |
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| Children are greeted warmly by staff, with opportunities for free play and exploration as they get organised and ready to start their learning. |
| Morning carpet time |
| A short whole-class session that may include phonics, storytelling, singing, or discussing the day's focus. |
| Child-initiated learning |
| Children are encouraged to explore different areas of learning, both indoors and outdoors, through play. Adults engage with children, extending learning through open-ended questioning and modelling. |
| Snack time |
| A social time that also supports independence and communication. |
| Adult-led focus activities |
| Small group work led by our teachers and teaching assistants, with cross-curricular links between the seven areas of learning: Communication and Language, Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Physical Development, Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World, Expressive Arts and Design. |
| Outdoor learning and forest school |
| Gross motor skills are developed through climbing, running, water play or gardening, and developing our knowledge of biodiversity, wildlife and health and safety skills beyond the classroom. |
| Mid-morning carpet time |
| A short whole-class session that may include developing numeracy and mathematical skills using concrete, pictorial and abstract models and reasoning. |
| Lunch and quiet time |
| An opportunity for social development and rest. |
| Afternoon carpet time |
| A short whole-class session including our book-based learning and developing early mark-making and literacy skills. |
| Storytime and reflection |
| The day ends with a shared story and a review of the day’s learning. |
We go above and beyond to provide an exceptional EYFS experience. Our EYFS setting provides the foundation for a happy, successful learning journey, ensuring children leave Reception confident, capable and excited about the next stage of their education.Cigdem Duztepe, Director of EYFS
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