EYFS

At Appley Bridge All Saints' Primary, we believe in providing a wonderful start to every child's learning journey. Our goal is to ensure all children achieve great things by learning and growing together in a happy, nurturing environment. We focus on giving them the skills, knowledge, and understanding they need to succeed and, most importantly, develop a lifelong love of learning.

Our Vibrant Curriculum & Approach

  • Holistic Learning: We offer a challenging, broad, and balanced curriculum where all seven areas of learning are equally important.

  • Play and Direct Teaching: Our teaching is a dynamic blend of play-based exploration and direct, focused teaching. This balance allows children to "live life in all its fullness" by making discoveries while building foundational knowledge.

  • A Balance of Approaches: Children engage in a mix of child-led exploration and adult-led small group activities. This is delivered through a vibrant continuous provision that spans both our indoor and stimulating outdoor learning environments, fostering a sense of fascination and curiosity about the world.

Prioritising Well-being and Success

  • Happy Learners, Great Progress: Your child's well-being is paramount. We know that happy, secure learners are best placed to make excellent progress.

  • Individualised Starting Points: We carefully consider every child's starting points and individual needs when they join us, ensuring a differentiated curriculum that truly caters to them.

  • Building Cultural Capital: Our EYFS curriculum is designed to equip pupils with the cultural capital—the essential knowledge, skills, and understanding—they require for future success.

  • Embedding Learning Habits: Crucially, we focus on embedding the right habits for learning through the Characteristics of Effective Learning:

    • Playing and Exploring

    • Active Learning

    • Creating and Critical Thinking

Partnership with Parents

We strongly believe in working collaboratively with parents and carers to encourage the development of independent and enthusiastic learners. Your partnership is vital in supporting your child as they begin their exciting school life with us.

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Down in the Forest

We do lots of learning and have lots of fun in the forest. Take a look at our photographs.

Christmas

We role-played the story of The Nativity and we decorated our Christmas tree. Watch out for photos of our Nativity show.

Diwali

We had lots of fun making rangoli patterns and role-playing the story of Rama and Sita.

Daffodil Planting

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First Week at Our New School

 

Take a look at some photos from our first week settling in at school.