Foundation Phase Curriculum
The Wesh Government's Foundation Phase provides the curriculum for all educational settings in Wales with children from 3-7 years old. The Foundation Phase curriculum encourages children to be creative, imaginative and makes learning more enjoyable and more effective.
Children will be given opportunities to explore the world around them and understand how things work by taking part in practical activities relevant to their developmental stage. They will be challenged through practical activities and develop their thinking with open-ended questions. Children will be encouraged to explore concepts and share ideas for solving problems.
The Foundation Phase has 7 Areas of Learning which are delivered through practical activities and active learning experiences both indoors and outdoors. The Areas of Learning are:
For more information on the Foundation Phase curriculum please click here
Curriculum for Wales 2022
The Welsh Government has started an ambitious programme of redesigning and restructuring the curriculum in Wales following the recommendations made by Professor G Donaldson in his report 'Successful Futures'
Plans to create a curriculum fit for the 21st Century and beyond, that ensures learners of all ages develop the skills and attitudes to contribute to a successful and innovative workforce for Wales, are very ambitious and will affect a range of services. For more information on the rationale for change and the ways the curriculum will change you can visit the Welsh Government website and watch the brief animations.
Early Literacy
The school has adopted Read Write Inc as its main phonics teaching tool and offers Parent Partnership workshops to explain and share this approach at the start of the Summer term.
If you'd like to find out more about Read Write Inc and the school's approach to teaching early literacy please speak to the Head Teacher or Assistant Head Teacher.
Here are some links to the Read Write Inc website that you might find useful.
http://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/resources/storytime-home/
http://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/resources/parent-information-understanding-phonics/
http://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/resources/sound-pronunciation-guide/
http://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/resources/parent-tutorial-preparing-teach-reading-fred-games/
LITERACY AND NUMERACY FRAMEWORK
Schools in Wales now use the Literacy and Numeracy Framework (LNF) as their curriculum in these areas. It provides detailed information for each year group identifying key skills.
Please follow this link for LNF
http://learning.gov.wales/resources/browse-all/nlnf/framework?lang=en
DIGITAL COMPETENCE FRAMEWORK
The Welsh Government's guidance on how digital skills should be embedded within and throughout the curriculum are outlined here. The Framework identifies specific key skills for each year group within 4 strands.
Please follow this link
http://learning.gov.wales/resources/browse-all/digital-competence-framework/?lang=en