Early Years
The Early Years Foundation Stage at Hanbury’s Farm Community Primary School consists of a 30 place Unit with designated inside and outdoor learning areas.
We closely follow the ethos and requirements outlined in the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum, where staff carefully plan provision for Prime and Specific Areas of learning.
We believe that young children learn best through practical, first hand play based experiences devised around their own preferences, styles of learning and engaging themes.
Staff provide an environment where children are able to safely explore and develop new skills, with a high emphasis on communication, personal, social and emotional development.
Daily focused activities are planned to meet the needs of each child in core areas such as Phonics, Reading, Writing and Mathematics. We ensure that we use fun, multisensory approaches to fully engaged all children
Learning may take place in large or small groups, one to one with a teacher or independently using both the inside and outside classroom, which is accessed all year round.
We carefully observe the children on a day to day basis and compile an individual ‘Learning Journey’ which is used to plan next steps, monitor progress and support or challenge learning further.
Reception
Reception years is the foundation to a child’s school journey and we aim to give each child the best possible start.