Form I and Nursery follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Development plan. We believe every child matters and follow the EYFS standards of learning, development and care for children from three to five years old.
During the course of the year children will be taught using the six areas of learning. These are;
- Communication, Language and Literacy (CLL)
- Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy(PSRN)
- Knowledge and understanding of the world(KUW)
- Physical Development
- Creative Development
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development(PSED)
Nursery
S.Anselm's Nursery has its own well-equipped premises close to, but separate from, the Pre-Prep. It operates a five-day week. Children may attend either the morning session from 8.50am until 12.30 including lunch, or the afternoon session from 11.45am until 3.30pm. Full days are also offered. There are relatively few children in the Nursery, which allows each child to receive a great deal of individual attention.
The age at which children enter the Nursery depends on their social skills, but they are not generally accepted under two-and-a-half.
Particular care is taken to ensure that the children settle well in the early days of their school career. The Nursery Teacher is supported by a full-time assistant.
The Nursery has two classrooms and a spacious outdoor play area. The curriculum is organised around the National Curriculum Early Learning Goals. The children are encouraged to learn through play and talk, and the academic content of the curriculum is introduced at a pace suitable for each individual child. As well as practising the necessary introductory skills to reading, writing, language and maths, the children receive tuition in french and pottery. Every afternoon after lunch, the Nursery children, suitably clothed explore, examine and enjoy our extensive grounds and the surrounding area. The weekly timetable includes lots of different activities, such as dace and PE, music and movement, cooking, computer skills, sewing, woodwork and, in the summer term, swimming. Each term parents are given individual reports on their child's progress. Close links with the Pre-Prep ensure the smoothest possible transition into the Pre-Prep Class 1.
Form 1
Form 1 is situated in the Pre-Prep building which consists of four bright, well-equipped classrooms, cloakrooms and an assembly room. This room is used for morning assembly and other activities such as French, singing, music and drama. Form 1 also uses the schools amenities, including the four-court Sports Hall, swimming pool, games fields, Music Block and Information Technology Department. The children have lunch in the main school dining room, so they feel quite at home in the Prep School when it is time for them to enter the Transition Form.