"Discover the amazing Foundation Stage at St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, where children thrive in a supportive environment, making progress and preparing for their future. Learn about the curriculum, assessments, and learning approaches implemented in this crucial stage of education."
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We believe the Foundation Stage is the most amazing period in children's lives, being away from loved ones, learning to read and write, finding out about the world and their place in it. As teachers we are lucky as we get to share in the magic moments in a fun and purposeful way. We aim to make these years the best for our children so they are fully prepared for their future school lives.
Formal Judgements In March 2014 the school had an Ofsted inspection and received a good overall grade. Early Years was identified as an area of strength in the school. Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage make good progress because teachers make regular and accurate checks on how well they are doing. Ofsted March 2014 In Jason Harding s recent report Children make very good progress from very low starting points RE Visitors observed lessons in the Foundation Stage and looked through books. They also visited us for our classroom worship.
Early Years Foundation Stage The Early Years has undergone some changes in recent times. It has moved from a points system to looking at the ability of the child in relation to the age ranges. From entry in the Nursery through Reception, the children are assessed as to whether they are emerging, expected or exceeding the level. They then move on to the next age band and are expected to attain the Early Learning Goals at the end of Foundation Stage.
Classroom Organisation Continuous Provision Areas Focussed Activities Plans show the planned learning for indoors and outdoors We have a clip showing some of this learning
Planning We plan a mix of adult led and child initiated activities Staff observe children in their self initiated play and then make best fit judgements on Development by referring to the EYFS Guidance Judgements are used to inform planning so that it is closely linked to the children's developmental needs and interests
Foundation Stage Our assessments are ongoing throughout the year. Last year we devised our own Baseline in connection with the Nursery to ensure that we are assessing in similar ways. Assertive Mentoring assessments when it is beneficial to the child. Shared with parents and Y1 teacher We also moderate work with Year 1 teachers.
Parents We know how important parents are and we include them throughout the year. We meet parents individually in September We have special weeks for children and then after the week we ask parents to come in and we discuss their child s interests and discuss ways to move forward. We invite parents to come in March for more formal targets Then we invite them in to look through their child s work in June We send photos of work and play
17 Early Learning Goals which the children work towards throughout Nursery and Reception The Prime Areas Communication and Language Listening and attention Understanding Speaking Physical Development Moving and handling Health and self care Personal Social and Emotional Development Self confidence and self awareness Managing feelings and behaviour Making relationships
Specific Areas Literacy Reading Writing Mathematics Numbers Shape space and measures Understanding the world People and communities The world Technology Expressive Arts Exploring media and materials Being Imaginative
Records Learning Journeys Magic Moments School Pupil Tracker Foundation Stage Profile
How well do we do? We follow a document called Development Matters Age band What it means Birth-11 months 8-20 months 16-26 months 22-36 months 30-50 months emerging 40-60 months emerging expected exceeding expected exceeding ELG 1 ELG 2 ELG 3 On entry in Reception 30-50 months expected band and the leave the Foundation Stage on ELG 2 = 6 LEVELS PROGRESS IN ONE YEAR From Nursery where they could have come in below this over the FS they have made 7 or more steps. Nursery 3 years old = 36 months Reception 4 years old = 48 months
How well we do At the end of the year we assess against the Early Learning Goals. Within each goal we decide whether a child is a 1 (emerging) 2 (expected) or 3 (exceeding) To achieve a Good Level of Development children need to be expected within the ELGs for all Prime Areas + Literacy and Maths 2016 School 75% National 69.3% The school therefore exceeded pupils nationally for % achieving a Good Level of Development (GLD)
