Reception 2025 - 2026

In reception, we carefully facilitate the ‘characteristics of effective learning’. These are the fundamental skills and attitudes required to help children become lifelong learners, focusing on not just what children need to learn but how they learn it.

Reception children develop the ability to become independent and capable learners for life when we focus on the following skills and attitudes:

• Being willing to have a go and try something new
• Bouncing back after difficulties and persisting in the face of challenge
• Being encouraged and supported to have their own ideas
• Finding more than one way of doing something
• Being proud of how they achieve something, not just the achievement itself
• Making links and connections between their learning

               'The Curiosity Approach aims to create ‘thinkers & doers’ by putting the child at the centre of their own development and education. Modern toys and technology are removed from the learning environment and replaced with everyday items to encourage children’s natural curiosity and eagerness to explore and create.

The Curiosity Approach draws from various other philosophies of early years education, including the Reggio Emilia approach, Te Whãriki, Montessori, Pikler and Steiner.''-https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/advice/the-curiosity-approach-to-early-years-learning

Miss Stritch ( Reception Class Teacher & EYFS Lead )