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EYFS

At Nutgrove Methodist Primary School, we believe every child deserves the very best possible start in life that enable them to fulfil their potential. This begins in our Early Years Foundation Stage.

Please find attached our Reception Long Term Plan and Medium Term Plan for the seven areas of learning and development, which shape our EYFS curriculum alongside the Characteristics of Effective Learning. All these areas are important and inter-connected.  The seven areas are as follows:

Three prime areas which ignite curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, forming relations and thriving are:

  • Communication and language
  • Physical development
  • Personal, social and emotional development

Four specific areas (through which the three prime areas are strengthened and applied) are:

  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Understanding the world
  • Expressive arts and design

The Characteristics of effective learning which underpin our curriculum design and teaching pedagogy are:

  • Playing and exploring – through investigation, exploration and problem solving, and ‘have a go’
  • Active learning - children concentrate and keep on trying if they encounter difficulties and enjoy achievements
  • Creating and thinking critically – children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, and develop strategies for doing things.

  • The development level that children are expected to attain by the end of the EYFS is defined by the early learning goals (ELGs). The ELGS are:

    Communication and Language

  • ELG: Listening, attention and understanding
  • ELG: Speaking

  • Personal, social and emotional development

  • ELG: Self-Regulation
  • ELG: Managing Self
  • ELG: Building Relationships

  • Physical Development

  • ELG: Gross Motor Skills
  • ELG: Fine Motor Skills

  • Literacy

  • ELG: Comprehension
  • ELG: Word Reading
  • ELG: Writing

  • Mathematics

  • ELG: Number
  • ELG: Numerical Patterns

  • Understanding the World

  • ELG: Past and Present
  • ELG: People, Culture and Communities
  • ELG: The Natural World

  • Expressive Arts and Design

  • ELG: Creating with Materials
  • ELG: Being Imaginative and Expressive

Please find attached our Reception Long Term Plan and Medium Term Plan for the seven areas of learning and development:

  1. EYFS Long Term Plan
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  2. EYFS Autumn 1 Medium Term Plan
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