Little Apples

Founded within the school in 2009, the Early Years Department started as an Assessment Placement Nursery and has evolved over the years in linewith changes to Early Years provision.

The School has provision for pupils from age three up to nineteen and theEarly Years Department covers the age range from Nursery to the end ofKey Stage 1 (3 – 7 years).

Our aim in the Early Years Department is to work closely with Nurserysettings and parents to ensure as smooth a transition into the schoolenvironment as we possibly can, and to put the child at the centre ofeverything we do.

The Prime Area of Personal, Social and Emotional Development stronglyunder-pins the amended EYFS Curriculum and is a key factor in settlingpupils into their new environment.

As the prime educators of their children, parents play a crucial role infinding the correct starting point for their children’s educational, personaland emotional needs and ‘Time for Talk’ sessions are held at the child’shome by one of the EY team and/or our school Family Liaison Worker.

These sessions help us find out what is important to the child and how wecan best support them in school, and gives the parents an opportunity toget to know school staff and to ask any questions they may have.

Our amended Curriculum offers a wide range of differentiatedopportunities and experiences linked to EYFS Developmental Standards, which allow pupils to play, explore and engage in the world around them.

We work closely with multi-disciplinary teams, e.g. Physiotherapists, OTs, Speech and Language Therapists, Music and Play Therapists andAdvisory Service specialists to ensure provision for the best outcomes forpupils in need of these services.

We operate an ‘Open Door’ policy, by appointment, to current andprospective families wishing to discuss, or who are interested in, ourprovision for EY children, or to show you around our lovely school and allthat it has to offer our pupils.

Our EY team is trained in Paediatric First Aid and specialist feedingprocedures, supported by our School Nurse.

We offer support and specialist referral to multi-disciplinary teams via ourFamily Liaison Worker.

The EY team regularly take up opportunities to further their skill andknowledge through EY and school Training sessions to enhance teachingand learning in the Department.

We look forward to welcoming you, should you wish to visit us.