Early Years - Curriculum Intent

At Gurnard Primary School, we greatly value the importance of the Early Years Foundation stage in providing a secure foundation for Year One and beyond. Our Early Years vision has been developed in conjunction with the relevant DfE guidance and legislation to ensure that each child has a happy and positive start to their school life in which they can build a foundation for a love of learning. We ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. We promote teaching and learning to ensure children’s readiness for the next stage of their education and give children a broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for good future progress through school and life.

We seek to provide:

• Quality and consistency, so that every child makes good progress and no child gets left behind.

• A secure foundation through learning and development opportunities which are planned around the needs and interests of each child and are assessed and reviewed regularly.

• Partnership working between practitioners and parents.

• Equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice, ensuring that every child is included and supported.

Please explore this page to find out more about Early Years at Gurnard Primary School, and the opportunities that are available for our learners.