Key Stage One
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Continuous provision in Year 1 & 2
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What is it like to be a learner in Year One and Two at Wheldon?
We believe that children have a right to expect a learning environment, which is appropriate to their stage of development. Research and our school experience tells us that young children learn best through play and exploration, this is why we have built on the excellent practice found in Reception and why we operate a Continuous Provision Based approach in both Year 1 & 2. “Play is the highest form of research.” Albert Einstein.
Our approach gives the children time to think and explore, in a culture, which supports both the adults and the children. We have seen close relationships build a strong sense of well-being as well as greater levels of enthusiasm for learning by adults and children alike. The curriculum is exciting, creative and dynamic enabling skills and knowledge to be applied so that children can purposefully build on what has already been learnt as well as identifying what the children need to learn next to ensure they are all successful learners.
Every day our children get the opportunity to be a designer, an artist, a writer, a scientist, a musician, a mathematician, a storyteller, an athlete, a geographer, an historian and much, much more!
We believe that the Early Years Foundation Stage, Characteristics of Effective Learning (CoEL) are fundamental to ALL children. It does not stop when our children reach KS1, we ensure it continues and develops, so that our children become confident, independent, motivated and critical thinkers.
Carefully planned play-based experiences inspire the children to consolidate their skills, knowledge and understanding enabling them to be independent, resilient learners who motivate themselves to take on the next challenge and push themselves to their limits. Throughout the environment you will see busy children actively engaged in a wide range of activities that they themselves have chosen.
- Continuous Provision offers children the chance to engage in active learning through hands-on, play-based activities, which they can access whenever they choose.
- Continuous Provision can enable children to explore recent learning, practice new skills, and follow their own interests.
- Continuous Provision gives the children time to think and explore and the adult’s time to work flexibly to support children on an individual level.
- Continuous Provision inspires children to be independent, resilient learners who motivate themselves to take on the next challenge and push themselves to their limits.
- Continuous Provision supports the transition between EYFS and Key Stage One by allowing close relationships to build, a strong sense of well-being to develop as well as leading to greater levels of enthusiasm for learning by adults and children alike.
- Continuous Provision supports and encourages our children to have a lifelong love of learning.
