Vision and Intent
Vision
Our vision is to provide our children with the skills to be confident, successful and independent life-long learners ready for the modern world.
The Key Outcomes for our EYFS curriculum, alongside the Early Learning Goals, are:
- I am an independent and curious learner who will take risks
- I am physically active
- I can communicate effectively and work collaboratively with confidence and respect
- I can use my imagination to broaden my learning experiences
- I am part of my community
Coundon Primary and Nursery School Curriculum Intent Statement
Learning at Coundon Primary and Nursery School starts with the child; our curriculum changes and develops to reflect this. It is our intention that the curriculum will be distinctive to each cohort, engaging the children’s curiosity to develop a love of learning.
Our curriculum will support children to become lifelong resilient learners with a positive attitude and the ability to work collaboratively with others showing respect. We will work in partnership with our families to support our children to grow as individuals and develop key skills such as independence and inquisitiveness. We will build on the diversity of our cohort’s community with an acceptance and tolerance of other faiths and cultures.
We will have a clear focus on developing breadth in language and communication, imagination and physical skills. We will ensure children can communicate in a number of different ways with confidence. We strive to use the outside environment as a key feature of our curriculum, and it is an expectation that all children will be physically active.
The curriculum is planned with our Key Outcomes in mind and with the purpose of promoting excitement, awe and wonder. Within this the opportunity for children to work collaboratively and with respect will be promoted. Staff will plan purposeful learning activities matched to the children’s individual development and interests. Through sustained shared thinking and scaffolding we will help further deepen children’s imagination and curiosity of the world around them.
It is also important for us that learning is genuinely purposeful. To achieve this, the curriculum design will be structured around themes with a specific outcome
We know that children learn and develop well in enabling environments and so we will offer stimulating resources that evoke curiosity, rich learning opportunities through imaginative play and playful teaching, that is adapted to support and challenge for all. These include having opportunities to get messy, be physical and take calculated risks. We intend to prepare children to reach the Early Learning Goals at the end of the Foundation Stage and ensure they make good progress from their starting points We will support our children through their transition into KS1 and their journey throughout our school. Our vision is that children will leave with the skills to be confident, successful and independent life-long learners for modern day Britain.