The Bernards Heath Curriculum
- Birth to 5 Matters which supports practitioners in all our statutory responsibilities within the EYFS areas of learning and development and educational programmes, and to help children make progress toward the Early Learning Goals (ELGs)
- Development Matters which is non statutory guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage
More information on Birth to 5 Matters can be found here
More information on Development Matters can be found here
The Long Term Curriculums for Year 1 and Year 2 provide information about each of the core subjects: English, Maths and Science and the Foundation Subjects: History, Geography, Art, Design and Technology, Music, PE, RE, Growing up at Bernards Heath (PSHE) and Computing. These documents have been created by our inspirational team and have been written so that they are in line with the statutory National Curriculum for Key Stage 1 (Year 1 and Year 2), and the Early Learning Goals for the end of Reception.
The Hertfordshire Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education is used to inspire and plan the curriculum and teaching of R.E. Parents do have the right to withdraw their child from all or part of R.E learning and collective worship under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
As educators we understand how children develop and build their understanding of key concepts as they grow. To find out more about how these documents come to life, you can look at the Class Blogs. Teachers regularly write detailed blogs which include suggestions for how parents and carers can support their children with learning at home, as well as songs, stories and celebrations shared in the classroom.
Ensuring that our children learn about a broad range of diverse individuals is a priority. In Art and Design for example, we have ensured that the artists, craft makers and designers we share with children are from a range of diverse cultures, communities, and historical periods. It is vital that children can ‘see themselves’ in our curriculum, that we support them to develop a positive sense of self and that they are inspired.
Progression Documents
These documents make clear the end of year expectations from Nursery to Year 2.
At Bernards Heath we know that children develop at different rates and some children will need additional support to acquire the key skills and knowledge detailed in the documents on this page. Other children may meet these objectives before the end of a year and they will have the opportunity to use their skills and knowledge in different contexts to deepen their understanding.
We always welcome your feedback so if there is anything we can do to make the information contained here easier to access and/or understand, please let us know.