Our EYFS curriculum is designed to meet the needs of individual children, including our disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND. We strongly believe, that every child is an individual and deserves the best education possible. We recognise that all children are unique, celebrating and welcoming differences within our school community. Therefore, we are providing a flexible approach to learning often based on an ‘umbrella’ topic as our children are lacking their own experiences and knowledge about the world. Our ethos in Early Years is to support children’s personal, social and emotional development so that they feel safe and secure and are ready to learn. Blackthorn EYFS curriculum is designed to support young learners to develop skills in: · Playing and Exploring · Learning Actively · Creating and Thinking Critically We strongly believe in the benefit of children having positive and meaningful relationships with adults within the setting. We are committed to support every child to be a curious life - long learner.