EYFS at Tranmoor

At Tranmoor Primary School, we believe that every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support that enables them to fulfil their potential. We follow the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage EYFS)  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2 and from this we have developed our pedagogy and practice.  We aim to provide a high quality setting, effectively managed by skilled and knowledgeable staff, that ensures each individual child feels safe, included and well supported. In doing so we represent the ethos that all children are unique and their learning and development is a result of establishing positive relationships with others within an enabling classroom environment. 

At Tranmoor Primary School, we provide a broad and balanced knowledge rich curriculum which will enable each child to develop personally, socially, emotionally, spiritually, physically, creatively and intellectually to his or her full potential. Each child is valued as an individual and teaching and learning is based on the understanding that children develop at different rates.

We aim to:

• Provide a safe, challenging, stimulating, caring and sharing environment which is sensitive to the needs of the child, including children with additional needs.
• Provide a broad, balanced, relevant, knowledge based and creative curriculum that will set in place firm foundations for future learning and development.
• Provide opportunities for children to learn through adult directed teaching as well as planned, purposeful play in all areas of learning and development.
• Use and value what each child can do, assessing their individual needs and helping each child to progress.
• Enable choice and decision-making, fostering independence and self-confidence.
• Work in partnership with parents and guardians and value their contributions, ensuring that all children, irrespective of ethnicity, culture, religion, home language, family background, learning difficulties, disabilities, gender or ability have the opportunity to experience a challenging and enjoyable programme of learning and development.
• Provide opportunities whereby children experience a challenging and memorable learning experience.
• Provide rich experiences for all children, whatever their starting points, strengths and needs, which are inclusive.

Tranmoor Primary School has developed an ambitious knowledge rich curriculum, which follows the 2021 statutory framework of the EYFS. The framework includes seven areas of learning and development.

The Prime Areas of Learning are:

Communication and language

Physical development

Personal, social and emotional development. 

The Specific Areas of Learning are:

Literacy;

Mathematics;

Understanding the world

Expressive arts and design.

All areas of learning are evident in the preparation and delivery of our curriculum in order to ensure the holistic development of our children. In planning for and guiding children’s activities, we use the characteristics of effective teaching and learning, to reflect on the different ways that children learn and use this information to influence our practice. 

The Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning

The characteristics of effective teaching and learning are at the heart of the approach to the delivery of the curriculum and the opportunities that the children are exposed to.

Playing and exploring - children investigating, experiencing new things and being willing to ‘have a go’; 

Active learning - children concentrating and persevering if they encounter difficulties and enjoy celebrating their achievements; and 

Creating and thinking critically - children developing their own ideas, making links between ideas and developing strategies to accomplish a challenge.

Follow the link below to find out more about the curriculum and the Early Years Foundation Stage:

https://www.birthto5matters.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Birthto5Matters-download.pdf