Curriculum Vision

Early Years Foundation Stage

The Early Years Foundation Stage is a time of great change for both children and their parents. The foundation for future school life is achieved through fostering key learning skills in every child such as curiosity, confidence to explore & resilience; enabling every child to establish positive relationships with peers and adults and crucially to provide a safe and secure environment where the relationships between every child, their teacher, other adults and parents are strong.

There are seven areas of learning and development in the Foundation Stage curriculum that are equally important and are inter-connected.

The three ‘Prime’ areas are particularly important for fostering children’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, and for building their capacity to learn and form relationships. These prime areas begin to develop quickly in response to relationships and experiences, and run through and support learning in all other areas.

The Prime areas are:

Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Communication and Language
Physical Development

The four ‘Specific’ areas include essential skills and knowledge. They grow out of the prime areas, and provide important contexts for learning.

The Specific areas are:

Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design

Each area of learning and development is implemented through purposeful play and a mix of adult-led and child-initiated activity. Play is essential for children’s development, building their confidence as they learn to explore, to think about problems, and relate to others. Children learn by leading their own play, and by taking part in play which is guided by adults. They have opportunities to learn indoors and outdoors and learning is carefully planned around their own interests; including exploration of the school grounds, walks and local area trips, visitors from outside of school and much more. Children in the Foundation Stage also have access to Modern Foreign Languages and Religious Education through planned topic work.

Progression Maps for Early Years:

Communication and Language
Fine Motor Skills
Gross Motor Skills
Personal, Social & Emotional Development
Writing
Reading

Curriculum Vision

At Wellington Place, our curriculum is based on the September 2014 National Curriculum for Key Stages 1 & 2 and the Early Years framework. Colleague engagement in research and high-quality resource materials has ensured that the curriculum is fit for purpose and builds a curriculum offer that provides a first-class education for all pupils across our community living in the 21st Century. At Wellington Place, it is our responsibility to ensure all pupils are prepared for the next stage of their education and able to live lives as responsible citizens.

More information about our curriculum can be found here: