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Welcome to The Early Years
​Information for Parents

Our Foundation Stage provides a secure, happy and caring environment in which children learn through purposeful and carefully planned play.
 
The early years of a child’s life are an important stage where the foundations for future development are established. In the Foundation Stage, we foster the child’s own interests, needs and stages of development and offer activities which extend, enrich and develop potential both inside and outside the classroom. 
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Purposefully planned, playful activities and first hand experiences are the key to learning, laying the foundations for the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. There will be a mixture and an appropriate balance of adult-led and child-initiated activities, depending on the children’s age and stage of development. The Foundation Stage Framework is based on four guiding principles which help to shape the Early Years Foundation Stage Policy.

  • A Unique Child                                                                   
  • Positive Relationships
  • Enabling Environments
  • Learning and Development
 
The curriculum is carefully planned to ensure progression and continuity of skills in seven areas of learning. All areas of learning and development are important and inter-connected. The three prime areas reflect the key skills and capacities all children need to develop and learn effectively in order to be ready for school. There are three prime areas:

  • Communication and Language      
  • Physical Development
  • Personal, Social and Emotional Development
 
There are also four specific areas through which the prime areas are strengthened and applied:
  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Understanding the World                        
  • Expressive Arts and Design                    
 
In planning and guiding children’s learning, staff must reflect on the different ways that children learn and reflect these in their practice. Three characteristics of effective teaching and learning are:

  • playing and exploring – children investigate and experience things 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.
 
CURRICULUM INFORMATION
  • EYFS curriculum overview (click link)
  • Topic plans (click link)

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Main Street
Clanfield
Nr. Bampton
Oxfordshire OX18 2SP

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01367 810257
office.3100@clanfield.oxon.sch.ukk

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Vision
    • Values
    • SIAMS
    • Our Ethical Curriculum
    • Classes >
      • Ruby Class (Reception)
      • Diamond Class (Y1/2)
      • Sapphire Class (Y3/4)
      • Topaz Class (Y5/6)
      • Transition to Primary School
      • Welcome to The Early Years
    • Governance >
      • Governors
      • Governor Minutes
      • Members and Structure
      • Being a Governor
    • Staff
    • Vacancies & Volunteering
    • Young Leaders
  • Key Information
    • Admissions
    • Attendance
    • Behaviour and Relationships
    • Benchmarking
    • Curriculum >
      • Curriculum Overview
      • National Curriculum
      • Early reading and phonics
      • English
      • Maths
      • PSHE
      • RE
      • Science
      • Remote learning
      • Covid-19
    • Inspection Reports
    • Performance
    • PE and Sport Premium
    • Pupil Premium
    • Safeguarding
    • School Policies
    • SEND
    • Teaching and Learning >
      • The School Day
      • Assessment
  • Parents
    • Assemblies
    • Complaints
    • Newsletters >
      • Newsletters + PowerPoints
      • Sports News
    • Online Safety
    • Parent View
    • PTA - Friends of Clanfield School (FoCS)
    • School Clubs >
      • Extended Services - Breakfast Club
      • Extended Services - After School Club
      • Extra curricular clubs
    • School Dinners
    • School Money
    • School Uniform
    • Term Dates
  • Contact
  • Gallery