Reception class is part of the early years foundation stage unit alongside nursery. Our unit has ample space for teaching, continuous provision and free flow between the two classes. This is where early reading and mathematics begins in a rich learning environment.
Miss Woodward is the class teacher and Mrs Jones is the teaching assistant.
Please see the document below for the learning that takes place in reception class.
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Here is the long term curriculum plan for reception class this year.
Reception Long Term Plan Cycle 1
Reception Long Term Plan Cycle 2
Take a look at reception class’s newsletters below.
Reception Autumn Newsletter 2026
A parents’ guide to what to expect in the EYFS setting.
A helpful guide to pronouncing phonics sounds.
Parent in formation about the reception baseline assessment information:
The EYFS curriculum is taught on a two year cycle to incorporate learning in the whole unit for nursery and reception to avoid repetition and to ensure learning is progressive.
The long term curriculum overview for EYFS can be viewed below. Please contact school if you would like more details on the areas of learning.
EYFS (Nursery and Reception) Curriculum Plan Cycle 1
Our EYFS learning is based the learning on ‘Development Matters’ which provides a top-level view of how children develop and learn. It helps to build on the curriculum strengths and helps to meet the needs of our children. This can be viewed below.
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Computing and Internet Acceptable User Policy
Parents acceptable user agreement
FS and KS1 acceptable user agreement