We are very lucky in Foxes to have a large and wonderful outdoor classroom all to ourselves. Our teachers keep the door open all day so that we can make a choice about where we would like to play and learn.

Our outdoor classroom is very important to us as it provides us endless opportunities to practice and learn lots of new physical skills. It also gives us the opportunity to explore and learn about the world around us as well as allowing us to explore our learning on a much larger and messier scale than we would indoors.

Our outdoor classroon also supports our mental health and well being by enabling us to be outside in the fresh air, being physical and giving us a space which can support our sensory and self regulation needs.

We are very lucky to have swings and ramp access to support all of our learners.

Our Foxes indoor classroom has a number of spaces where we can access continuous provision independently, as well as with the support of our teachers throughout the day. These areas include; a creative area, a large painting easel, role play, construction and small world, malleable, group card and board games, as well as sensory play and of course our cosy reading space. All of the learning spaces within our classroom are enhanced with lots of lovely story books and purposeful information books which we love sharing with our teachers and each other.

We use all of our areas throughout the day and our teachers are there to continuously enhance our spaces and provide learning provocations to support and add challenge to our play. Using our classroom in this way and valuing our interests  ensures we feel happy, scaffolds our play skills, helps us to be engaged in our learning and supports our language and communication  development. Using our interests and play as a vehicle for our learning also develops our social and interaction skills as well as developing our independence and life skills.

Having a wide range of real life experiences provides us with great opportunities to understand our world and engage with new activities we may never have tried before.

We love to explore all aspects of English, from early communication to reading and writing, using a thematic approach. Our children are immersed in wealth of language rich opportunities each day.

Independence is at the heart of everything we do. Encouraging the children to make progress through challenge and positive relationships ensures progress for all.

Mathematics is in all we do. The children love to problem solve and enjoy reasoning their understanding as they work independently and in groups. 

Outdoor schooling provides us with such a wide range of experiences that support us in our independence. We particularly love travel training around our local area. 

Physical Wellbeing is an aspect of our curriculum we love. We are learning to recognise that moving our bodies is beneficial for both our physical and mental wellbeing.

Play and leisure provides us with vital time to explore our world through sensory means and play rich experiences and opportunities. 

This area of our curriculum allows us to follow our interests, as well as gain new knowledge and skills that relates to science, geography, history, Art, DT and music.