--- title: "EYFS" url: "https://www.manorpark.coventry.sch.uk/curriculum/subjects/eyfs" school: "Manor Park Primary School" --- # EYFS Our curriculum # Early Years Foundation Stage Together we belong, together we succeed. ## EYFS Intent Why do we teach what we teach? Every child at Manor Park has an excellent start, building strong foundations that prepare them for the next stages of primary education and beyond. We want every child to develop a lifelong love of learning and become a risk-taker, problem solver, curious explorer and confident communicator, reflecting our school values: ‘we belong, we are brave, we aim high and we are kind and respectful’. We support children to listen, speak and meet high expectations for behaviour by working together and being kind. Personal, social and emotional development and communication and language are prioritised in our Reception classrooms. Our warm, supportive and engaging environment helps children connect learning with play and exploration. Every interaction between adult and child is an opportunity to expand and enrich vocabulary. Through stories and rhymes, structured phonics lessons and purposeful enhanced provision, children absorb new language and confidently apply it. Our ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum provides the knowledge, skills and understanding children need for success. We help them develop effective learning habits through the Characteristics of Effective Learning – Playing and Exploring, Active Learning and Creating and Thinking Critically. ## EYFS Implementation How do we teach what we teach? We welcome and celebrate the diversity of our school community and recognise that every child is unique. Our inclusive approach enables all children to learn alongside one another, with needs identified and learning expertly scaffolded to help every child achieve their potential and work towards the Early Learning Goals by the end of Reception. Children engage in exciting, stimulating and progressive learning opportunities, with particular emphasis on personal, social and emotional development and communication and language. Our indoor and outdoor provision offers enriching, challenging, cross-curricular experiences that support holistic development, including understanding the world and expressive arts and design, while promoting sustained shared thinking and active learning. Our planning is well structured and ambitious, incorporating children’s next steps and individual stages of development. Staff listen, observe and assess carefully to identify what children need to learn next. Weekly snapshots of learning are shared with parents through Class Dojo and documented in each class’s floor book. We value strong partnerships with parents and recognise the importance of good communication in meeting children’s needs. ## EYFS Impact What difference does our curriculum make? Our curriculum enables children to make good progress from their varied starting points. During Reception, children work towards age-related expectations and are prepared for the transition to Year 1. We aim for children’s attainment to be at least in line with national expectations, which we have consistently exceeded in recent years. An enriched curriculum, enabling environment and rigorous assessment support our high standards of achievement. Our curriculum is centred on the needs of all children, including disadvantaged children and those with SEND. Staff use ongoing observations, conversations with children and examples of their learning to assess starting points, evaluate progress and plan appropriate next steps. Summative assessments against age-related expectations, informed by Development Matters, are tracked using Insight, including for vulnerable groups. Assessment judgements are moderated both within school and externally through our network of schools. We also measure impact by how well children develop into well-rounded individuals who embody our values and have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become lifelong learners. By the end of Reception, we want children to be ready for Key Stage 1 and prepared for their future. ## Our children’s voices I like doing lots of drawing and going in the home corner with Bleu-Belle. I make puppets on the creative table. Everly – RW I like the building area and making lots of constructions and cars outside. I made a leaf crown in forest school. Rowan – RF I like playing outside. I like to play with the prams and the babies. On the writing table, we are finding letters and then writing them. My favourite thing is filling up our special class jar. Sneha – RG ## EYFS curriculum information Further information about our EYFS curriculum will be available here. ![Manor Park Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/manor-park-primary-school/images/logo/Untitled_design_(18).png) ### Manor Park Primary School Ulverscroft Road Coventry CV3 5EZ 024 7650 1736 ### Quick Links: - [Ofsted](https://www.manorpark.coventry.sch.uk/key-information/ofsted-and-performance-data) - [MyChildAtSchool - Login](https://www.mychildatschool.com/MCAS/MCSParentLogin) - [ClassDojo for Parents - Login](https://home.classdojo.com/#/login) © Copyright 2025–2026 Manor Park Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.manorpark.coventry.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) ![](https://files.schudio.com/manor-park-primary-school/images/splash/manor_park_open_visits_18_nov_2026.png)