At St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School we agree with the aims and principles of the government’s Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, which states that ‘every child deserves the best possible start in life and support to fulfil their potential’.
The main aim of this stage of education is to help young children to experience the feelings described in the ‘Every Child Matters’ (ECM) agenda, which are:
1. Staying safe
2. Enjoying
3. Achieving
4. Making a positive contribution
5. Achieving economic well-being.
Our curriculum in both pre-school and the reception class is based on the four themes that guide the work of all early years teachers and teaching assistants. These are:
1. A unique child – every child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable, confident and self assured.
2. Positive relationships – children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a key person.
3. Enabling environments – the environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children’s development and learning.
4. Learning and development – children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates and all areas of learning and development are equally important and inter-connected.
The admissions policy can be downloaded here