Curriculum

Our curriculum is bespoke to our setting. It is designed around our children.

We believe that early years education is the most important time in any child's journey and it is imperative that we give our children the best start in life.

Our core drivers for the curriculum are: Communication and Language, Emotional Development and Life Experiences. These drivers have been selected based on the information we have collected about our pupils, their families and the wider community. (September 2024)

Long Term Plan

Our long term plan overview provides you with an insight into your child's learning experiences throughout their time at Ashworth Nursery School. The learning opportunities will continue to be enhanced over the year as the children build upon their own unique experiences and share their ideas with the friends, as is the ethos of the EYFS. Through our Continuous Provision, children are given lots of opportunities for child initiated investigation, exploration and play. Staff identify areas for enhanced provision linked to this to provide rich, stimulating, language driven, fun activities. This approach, we believe, helps children to become more independent through the Characteristics of Effective Learning.

Our curriculum is based on the statutory framework for Early Years and we use other non statutory documents to support the development and delivery of the curriculum including Development Matters.

Fundamental British Values

Fundamental British Values are at the heart of everything we do at Ashworth Nursery School. Our school values are aligned with the Fundamental values. Further information can be found in our British Values Policy.

There are four British Values that we promote:

Rule of Law

Individual Liberty

Democracy

Mutual tolerance and respect.

These four values all fit within the categories of Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PESD) and Understanding of the World (UTW).

We focus on promoting the more general concepts within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and understand that the children’s development within these areas is key to promoting the values in the long term.

Rule of Law- understanding rules	Individual Liberty- freedom for all
Help children understand boundaries and acceptable behaviour Help children think about keeping safe away from danger Ensure that children understand their own and other’s behaviour and the consequences and learn to distinguish right from wrong Collaborate with children to create the rules and the codes of behaviours e.g. the rules about tidying up and that children understand rules apply to everyone	Help children understand that they have the right to feel safe and not frightened Help children to understand feelings and teach the language of feelings Teach children to say ‘no’ if they don’t like/want to do something Encourage a range of experiences that allow children to explore the language of feelings and responsibility, reflect on their differences and understand that we are free to have different opinions Develop a positive sense of themselves. Provide opportunities for children to develop their self-knowledge, self-esteem, and increase their confidence in their own abilities
Personal, Social and Emotional development (PSED) Managing Self Self Regulation Building Relationships	Personal, Social and Emotional development (PSED) Managing Self Self Regulation Building Relationships Understanding of the World People and Communities
Democracy- making decisions together	Mutual tolerance and respect - treat others as you want to be treated
Build children’s self-esteem, self-awareness and self confidence Build children’s ability and willingness to say what they want/need and to speak up for themselves knowing they will be listened to Support the decisions that children make and provide opportunities that allow taking turns, sharing and collaboration Respect each other’s views and values and talk about their feelings e.g. when they need/don’t need help	Help children deal with conflicts by talking, explaining their motives and negotiating e.g. help with sharing toys Teach children to treat others as they would want to be treated themselves Share stories that reflect and value the diversity of children’s experiences and providing resources, activities and trips that challenge gender, cultural and racial stereotyping Teach the children about cultural events and festivals
Personal, Social and Emotional development (PSED) Managing Self Self Regulation Building Relationships	Personal, Social and Emotional development (PSED) Managing Self Self Regulation Building Relationships Understanding of the World People and Communities