Kennet Valley Primary School

Here at Kennet Valley Primary School we provide a safe environment in which children can experiment, explore and progress in their own creative ways.

The intent of our EYFS curriculum is to ensure our children develop the necessary skills, knowledge and attitude to achieve fulfilling lives. The EYFS is the start of our children’s school journey towards achieving this important purpose.

We teach using the Development Matters and EYFS Framework. We constantly assess children progress by daily interactions and observations of their learning. This is recorded in lesson trackers for phonics and maths, and termly trackers of the Prime and Specific areas of learning. Parents can add to these assessments through discussions with staff or by uploading observations onto Class Dojo, our communication platform in EYFS. Half term grids are analysed to ensure good progress and extra support is given where needed.

We aim to achieve our curriculum intent by providing high quality teaching and learning in a language rich environment. We value, respect and care for all of our children here at Kennet Valley Primary School. Each child is unique and brings an irreplaceable value to our classrooms. We provide an enriching curriculum which is driven by their interests, accessible to them and links to the world around them which they know and understand.

Learning to talk - 3 to 5 years

Talking with your child is of huge importance in early years and makes a massive impact on their learning in school. The link above gives advice on how to support your child at home.

Guidance for parents on what to expect in the development of your child, throughout the Early Years Foundation stages from Birth to 5, is found below.