Welcome to Nursery and Reception
Thank you for considering St Paulinus Primary for the next stage in your child’s learning journey and for visiting our website. We hope you find these pages useful.
Ours is a school where children engage in high quality learning through a range of hands on experiences.
The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum at St Paulinus
In EYFS we strive to provide an exciting and engaging curriculum that inspires awe and wonder and a love of learning in all of our children, providing them with rich and memorable experiences which prepare them for their next stage of learning when they reach Year 1. There, they will have their skills built upon and progression made in a variety of new subjects. Therefore, the role of EYFS is imperative as it underpins all learning and lays the foundations to children’s skills and development in order for them to progress and achieve their maximum potential. We support each child in working towards year one readiness at the end of Reception through deliberately planning opportunities within direct teaching and purposeful provision alongside providing opportunities for children to follow their own interests and initiate their own learning.
At St Paulinus we recognise that the seven areas of learning and development outlined in the EYFS are important and inter-connected. Three areas are particularly crucial for igniting children’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, and for building their capacity to learn, form relationships and thrive.
These three areas are the prime areas:
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Children are also supported through the four specific areas, through which the three prime areas are strengthened and applied.
The specific areas are:
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the World
- Expressive Arts and Design
Our tailor made EYFS curriculum is based on the Statutory Framework for the EYFS (2021) and is flexible in content and theme depending on our children’s needs and interests. The non-statutory guidance from Development Matters document (2021) is also used to support the implementation of the requirements of the EYFS. Our curriculum has also been developed in line with the rest of the school. This ensures that learning over time is sequenced effectively and there is progression; within the EYFS and then on into Year 1.
