We have a 60 place Foundation stage unit which is split into 2 classes. The children are able to access both of the classrooms freely, with both sides of the unit being shared by all the children during independent free choice activities. We also have our own Foundation outside area.
The teachers in the Foundation Stage are Mrs Galloway and Miss Baylis. Have a look at the bottom of this page for some videos of the teachers reading some stories.
Here at Lady Bay, we understand the importance of high-quality provision and teaching within EYFS. We have designed our own curriculum to ensure we are building solid foundations providing opportunities to develop the necessary attitudes, knowledge and skills to prepare them for their educational journey. We pride ourselves on working closely with our families and together we provide a nurturing, supportive and caring environment for children starting their primary education in our setting.
-Develop happy, confident and resilient learners that feel valued and secure.
-Encourage a life-long love of learning.
-Appreciate all children are unique and help them become inquisitive, active learners.
-Give children the opportunities to spark their curiosity and their critical thinking skills.
-Create a play-based active curriculum that builds on children’s previous learning and understanding.
-Prepare children to achieve the Early Learning Goals.
-Equip our children with the knowledge and skills needed for the next stage of their learning journey.
-Throughout all of the seven areas, we embed learning and understanding ensuring children make progress consistently across the curriculum. The teaching of these areas of learning is practical and playful with support and challenge from adults in class sessions, small groups sessions and when working with individuals.
The three prime areas should be developed first as they are considered to be the most essential for the healthy development and future learning of our children. These include:
As children grow and make progress in the prime areas, they naturally develop skills within the four specific areas which are:
-We use a variety of diverse/ cultural books to develop a love and enjoyment of reading and as a stimulus for our topics.
-There is a combination of adult-led, teacher taught sessions as well as a wealth of stimulating continuous provision opportunities.
-Daily guided activities are set up and planned that cover different areas of the EYFS curriculum and allow children to develop their next steps in learning.
-Areas of need and next steps are identified for all children to ensure good progress is made. -In planning and guiding children’s activities we acknowledge the different ways that children learn and reflect these in our practice.
Your child will be participating in the reception baseline assessment within the first 6 weeks of starting reception. This is a requirement for all reception children in the UK. The purpose of the assessment is to understand how well schools support their pupils to progress between foundation and year 6. The baseline is not about judging your child or putting them under any pressure. Your child cannot ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ the assessment. Its main purpose is to create a starting point to measure the progress schools make with their pupils. We’ve found the baseline assessment to be a positive experience in which the child can get to know their teachers. If you have any further questions about this, please speak to your child’s class teacher.
At the end of your child’s foundation year, their teacher will submit a statutory review of your child’s progress against 17 early learning goals to the Local Authority. This assessment is designed to inform you about your child’s progress in relation to the early learning goals, as well as supporting their transition to year 1.
Please visit our Foundation class page for more information!
Welcome to Lady Bay Primary School. We are incredibly excited to meet you all. This page is for all of our families who have children starting new to school in Foundation. Below you will find all of our welcome information.
Please click here to see a welcome video from Mr Border along with some video tours of our school and some information about the application process from Mrs Masters in the school office.
I hope you have had the opportunity to explore our school website as it holds lots of information for parents and children and shows what a wonderful curriculum the children experience. Please click here to have a look at our curriculum page.
Recently, we have updated the school ethos and created a set of values which we try to encourage our children to understand and apply in their every day school life. Please click here to find out information about our school ethos.
If you need any further help or information, please do not hesitate to phone the school office on 01159 747 001 or email me at head@ladybay.notts.sch.uk
Meet the Foundation Stage Team and find out about starting school at Lady Bay!
Mrs Masters explains the important paperwork in our new starter packs.