Pre-Prep Curriculum

Curriculum

The Nursery

The Nursery has two part-times classes, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and is staffed by a class teacher and two qualified early-years practitioners. The curriculum in the Nursery is based around the six areas of learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS): Personal, Social and Emotional Development; Communication, Language and Literacy; Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy; Knowledge and Understanding of the World; Creative Development; and Physical Development. Children in the Nursery use the facilities of the Mallinson Centre for P.E. and are taught music and drama by specialist teachers.

The Reception Year

Full time education begins in the two Reception Classes, both of which have a class teacher and a full-time early-years practitioner to ensure that the children in each class receive plenty of individual attention and help. The curriculum in Reception is designed to build on the knowledge and skills the children have learnt in Nursery. Their activities continue to be based around the six areas of learning in the EYFS and the children are encouraged to participate in both adult led and child initiated activities. Creative art work plays an important part in the curriculum and the colourful displays in the classrooms and around the school help to make a bright and stimulating learning environment.

Year One

The curriculum in Year One is designed to extend the children academically whilst ensuring breadth and balance in the activities on offer. The children are encouraged to become increasingly independent and take responsibility for activities in the classroom, for example by changing their own reading books. At the start of the year, swimming and Games are introduced, taught by specialist teachers from the Junior School. The children in Year One also have the opportunity to have violin and cello lessons at school. A part-time classroom assistant works in each of the Year One and Year Two classrooms.

Year Two

In Year Two, pupils consolidate all that has been taught before as well as being introduced to new and challenging experiences to foster independent learning. They have chess and recorder lessons added to the curriculum, and in the Summer Term take part in a week of special visits and outings. All the children in Year Two belong to our school choir and at the end of the year they take the lead roles in our summer play.