Curriculum Information

Our Curriculum

At Windmill Hill Academy (Foundation Class Pre-Schoolers) we know the value of supporting each child and treating them as individuals. The knowledge we hold as practitioners on each of the children in our care allows us to scaffold, teach skills, offer knowledge and enhance understanding which ultimately will support their transition from Pre-School into school, getting them ready for the challenges ahead of them in their journey. Allowing them to become successful in their schooling lives and into the wider world.

Through embedding the Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning – Play and Exploration, Active Learning and Creative and Critical Thinking we can support children to achieve their successes. As we offer an enabling environment and skilful adult interactions, we can support the children as they begin to link learning to their play and exploration. Our curriculum has been created with the children in mind, which is linked to our school environment, the growing world around us. We aim to teach children about their environment and other places, cultures and natures around the world.

We have directed teaching sessions which are tailored to the cohort of children we have where we lay the foundations for phonics, introduce a love of reading, rhymes and early mathematical concepts.

We have time for children to learn through play and child led exploration which is linked to their interests, and they follow their own ideas fostering and valuing the children imagination and creativity. Adults are readily available to scaffold, model and enhance children’s learning during these times. Adult led learning is used as a way of providing children with new ideas and concepts of the wider world around them. We aim to ensure we create a sense of enjoyment and fascination through all learning experiences offered, continue provision, trips and other activities.

The intent behind our EYFS curriculum is to ensure what we offer to children allows them to be ready to learn and inspiring passionate life- long learners. As part of the An Daras Mat we our aim is to Igniting Curiosity, Growing Capabilities - “To grow capability mature children who are positive.

Foundation Class Pre-Schoolers EYFS Curriculum 2025 to 2026 (1).pdf

DfE_Development_Matters_Report_Sep2023.pdf