Early Years Foundation Stage
Lead: Mrs W Stuart
Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) at Seaton Academy
We love learning in the Early Years at Seaton Academy!
Our Early Years intent is to inspire confident, happy and independent learners by providing a nurturing, inclusive and language-rich environment where every child feels safe, valued and ready to thrive. We believe children are capable learners and that play is central to their learning and development. By combining structure, play and nurturing care, we ensure all children feel included and supported to flourish, developing that skills, confidence and love of learning they need for lifelong success.
In both Nursery and Reception, we ensure our curriculum meets the requirements of the statutory Early Years Foundation Stage 2021. We have clearly identified the knowledge we want children to know and remember. Over the Nursery and Reception years, the children build knowledge over time to ensure they are ready for their transition into Key Stage 1.
Characteristics of Effective Learning
The Characteristics of Effective Learning are embedded through our curriculum. These describe the factors which play a central role in a child's learning and in becoming an effective learner. These are:
Playing and Exploring: Finding out and exploring, playing with what they know and being willing to 'have a go'.
Active Learning: Being involved and concentrating, keeping trying and enjoying achieving what they set out to do.
Creating and Thinking Critically: Having their own ideas, making links, choosing ways to do things.
These abilities and attitudes of strong learners will support them to learn well and make good progress in the Areas of Learning.
Areas of Learning
Prime Areas:
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development
Specific Areas:
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the World
- Expressive Art and Design