Early Years
Subject Leader: Mrs Porter
At The Arches Community Primary School, we aim to:
Offer an environment and curriculum rich in wonder and memorable experiences.
Provide a stimulating environment that provides exciting opportunities, promotes challenge, exploration, adventure and a real love of learning.
Support each child to develop physically, verbally, cognitively and emotionally in a way that is unique to them as an individual.
Here at The Arches, we put play at the heart of all that we do. We believe that play is the fundamental way in which children experience and interact with the world around them. Child-led, independent time is prioritised and balance with adult-directed activities throughout the day. Our environment is designed to meet the needs of our children and to foster rich play experiences that are child-led and supported by experienced practitioners. Our curriculum is adaptable and adjusts to reflect our children's interests as they develop throughout the year. We place great importance on the value of learning and exploring outside and are lucky to have an amazing, natural outdoor environment which children are encouraged to experience in all weathers. Children's play is supported through quality adult interactions and we believe that adults should support children as 'partners in play'.
Phonics
We follow the Literacy Counts, Ready Steady Phonics scheme to support our children with their early reading skills. We have daily, whole-class phonics teaching sessions during the morning and small group support sessions throughout the week. For further information, please see the FS2 class page.
Maths
We are implementing the Mastering Number program developed by the NCTEM alongside materials from White Rose to enhance our maths curriculum this year. Four short, whole class sessions are delivered per week alongside adult-led activities through provision to strengthen understanding and foster a love of maths.
Please take a look at the documents below for further information on Early Years in our school:
