EYFS | St Augustine's CE Primary School

There are 4 OVERARCHING PRINCIPLES of education in the Early Years Foundation Stage (Nursery and Reception):

every child is a unique child, who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured;
children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships;
children learn and develop well in enabling environments, in which their experiences respond to their individual needs and there is a strong partnership between practitioners and parents/carers;
children’s learning and development takes place in different ways and at different rates.

a unique child

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learning and development

There are 3 CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE LEARNING and development which are taken into account when planning and guiding children’s activities:
Engagement:

playing with what they know, finding out and exploring, being willing to ‘have a go’;

Motivation:

being involved and concentrating, keeping trying, enjoying achieving what they set out to do;

Thinking:

having their own ideas, making links, choosing ways to do things.

There are 7 AREAS OF LEARNING and development:
There are 7 areas of learning and development (3 prime, 4 specific) comprised of 17 aspects, each with an early learning goal (ELG) which should be achieved by the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage (end of Reception Class)

	7 AREAS OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT	17 ASPECTS / EARLY LEARNING GOALS
3 PRIME	communication and language development (CLD)	ELG 01	listening and attention
		ELG 02	understanding
		ELG 03	speaking
	physical development (PD)	ELG 04	moving and handling
	physical development (PD)	ELG 05	health and self-care
	personal, social and emotional development (PSE)	ELG 06	making relationships
		ELG 07	self-confidence and self-awareness
		ELG 08	managing feelings and behaviour
4 SPECIFIC	literacy	ELG 09	reading
	literacy	ELG 10	writing
	mathematics	ELG 11	numbers
	mathematics	ELG 12	shape, space and measures
	understanding the world	ELG 13	people and communities
		ELG 14	the world
		ELG 15	technology
	expressive arts and design	ELG 16	exploring and using media and materials
	expressive arts and design	ELG 17	being imaginative