Our Early Years curriculum is broad, balanced and ambitious providing our children with the foundations to become successful learners. It provides the children with the crucial skills required to establish the types of learners and future citizens we wish to develop in order to engage with our community.

We will build on this cohort’s positive experiences with books and storytelling by providing opportunities for children to access a wide range of texts and read across the curriculum within our provision.  We will have a clear focus on developing breadth in language and communication by promoting a language rich ethos and environment which gives our children reasons and a desire to talk with confidence.

We intend to prepare children to reach the Early Learning Goals at the end of the Foundation Stage and ensure they make good progress from their starting points. We will support our children through their transition into Key Stage 1 and their journey at Southam St James.  Our vision is that children will leave with the skills to be confident, successful and independent life-long learners with a thirst to be the best they can be.

Below are links to resources that are free to access and provide fun strategies and ideas to help your child with language development at home!