EYFS

At Potters Gate and St Andrews Schools, we believe that every child within Early Years has the potential to build a solid foundation of skills and knowledge to prepare them for Key Stage 1 and beyond.

Children in early years learn how to...

• Love the love of learning

• Show respect for themselves, each other and their environment

• Learn about each other and celebrate how we are all different

• Play collaboratively, but also have opportunity to learn independently

• Be critical thinkers

• Have the confidence to try new experiences

• Build the foundations for reading and writing through learning early phonics skills

• Be mathematicians through investigation

• Know that we learn through making mistakes and trying again

• Develop a sense of belonging within our community, using our local areas such as Space2Grow, the school allotment and the local church

• For St Andrews children to know they are part of the wider school, benefiting from the facilities at Potters Gate for Forest School, Workshops and PE

• Experience outings outside of our local community