South Ossett Infants’ Academy Curriculum – Foundation Stage
We follow the new Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum which has prime and specific areas. Prime areas being:
Personal Social and Emotional Development
- Making Relationships
- Self Confidence and Self Awareness
- Managing Feelings and Behaviour
Physical Development
- Moving and Handling
- Health and Safe Care
Communication and Language Development
- Listening and Attention
- Understanding
- Speaking
We believe it is essential for the prime areas to be fully developed before the children can begin to develop in the specific areas of:
Literacy Development
- Reading
- Writing
Mathematical Development
- Numbers
- Space Shape and Measures
Understanding of the World
- People and Communities
- The World
- Technology
Expressive Arts and Design
- Exploring and using media and materials
- Being Imaginative