Early Years Foundation Stage - Welcome to Reception
We want every child to get a fantastic first impression of academy. We also want them to settle as quickly as possible. In their first year, children will follow a child-
At the beginning of the year, the majority of the day will be child-
The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework (EYFS) sets out the learning and development stages for children as they grow from birth to five years.
Children develop more rapidly during the first five years of their lives than at any other time. For those working in the early years (whether as a childminder or in a nursery, pre-school, or reception class in school), the Early Years Foundation Stage framework outlines what practitioners need to do to support your child.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) has its own stand-alone curriculum for Pre-School and Reception children in primary settings. From September 2021 the EYFS curriculum is changing for all settings in England
Early Years Foundation Stage Framework 2021
The EYFS curriculum is split into Prime and Specific areas. The prime areas are important because they lay the foundations for children’s success in all other areas of learning and of life. The specific areas provide the range of experiences and opportunities for children to broaden their knowledge and skills:
The Prime Areas of learning are:
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development;
- Communication and Language;
- Physical Development.
The Specific Areas of learning are:
- Literacy;
- Mathematics;
- Understanding the World;
- Expressive Arts and Design.
At the beginning of each Reception year, we carry out a Baseline Assessment to record every child’s ability in key areas. This also helps us track their progress and assess our teaching across the Reception year. This baseline will be short (approximately 20 minutes), interactive and practical, covering language and communication, early mathematics and self-regulation. It will use age-appropriate resources that children can handle and manipulate.
In the final term of each Reception year, we complete the EYFS Profile for each child. This helps us track each child’s progress and support transition to Year 1 helping the Year 1 teacher plan a curriculum that will suit all of the pupils in their new class. We measure the children’s ability in each of the seven key areas outlined above, based on our close observations of the children and their activity, and assess them as either:
- emerging (not quite at the expected level)
- expected (at the expected level)
- exceeding (beyond the expected level)
For us to assess a child as at the expected level we would expect them to be demonstrating their skills regularly and independently in each of the key areas.
At the end of the Reception year, pupils are benchmarked against the Early Learning Goals for each area. Attainment is described as either: emerging (working below the expected level) or expected (working at the expected level) and these are reported to parents in the end-of-year written report. which will focus on the following:
Communication and Language
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Statutory EYFS Framework Effective from September 2021
Non-statutory Guidance for EYFs
Click on these documents to find out more about early learning and play.
'DIP ‘N’ DO' HOMEWORK
- For each half term, we have set 6 activities covering different areas of the curriculum. Children can then pick the activity that most inspires them and motivates them, or that aligns with their current learning - they have the freedom to 'get creative' and are encouraged to share their 'dip and do' in class.
- Our aim is to make homework fun and engaging! Homework is an extension of our rich and varied new curriculum and these activities are designed to encourage the following and headings may include over the year :
Get observing Get making Get thinking Get creative Get reading Get writing Get inventing
Get researching Get fit Get sketching Get arty Get visiting Get talking
- We will also include online learning using areas such as DB primary (our safe and secure platform) and Monster phonics - we expect all children to READ, READ, READ, READ AND READ SOME MORE!
- Please do print off a copy as needed; if there are any issues with the links, please contact our admin team. If you would like any of these emailed, do get in touch - we would be delighted to email them to you. Enjoy and have fun dipping and doing!