The Early Years Foundation Stage
Areas of Learning
Our experience and professional teaching staff carefully plan learning around the seven areas within the Early Years Foundation Stage:
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development
- Personal Social and Emotional Development
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding of the World
- Expressive Arts and Design
Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning
In planning and guiding children on their learning journey teachers provide daily opportunities for:
- Playing and exploring; supporting children to investigate and experiment with different experiences
- Active learning; helping children to concentrate and develop resilience as learners even when they encounter difficulties
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Critical thinking; encouraging children to develop their own ideas, make links between them and to develop strategies for doing things