(Policy for the Foundation Stage of Early Years Education)
At Carlton and Faceby School our children are in the last year of the Foundation Stage. At our school children are admitted to school in the Autumn Term after their fourth birthday. This means that children may be just 4 or almost 5. They will have a whole year in Foundation/Reception before becoming Year 1. Children are accepted into a small, established group of Key Stage 1 children with its own routines and work patterns. We believe that this provides a secure base for each Reception child.
The needs of these very young children are incorporated into the whole Key Stage planning by considering and including the six areas of learning for the Foundation Stage. These are:
1. Personal, social and emotional development
2. Communication, language and literacy
3. Mathematical development
4. Knowledge of understanding of the world
5. Physical development
6.Creative development
We aim to promote positive attitudes and personal, social and emotional well-being as children gain social skills, attention skills and communication skills as well as all learning. Parents are our partners in education.
