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Central to our philosophy at Repton Manor Primary School is the interaction and relationships between staff, children and their families. We do this through getting to know the children as individuals, finding out about their interests and guiding their development through caring and positive relationships. It is through these relationships that we are able to plan personalised play opportunities for the children.
We deliver a curriculum based on the framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. This describes the seven areas of learning and development which "must be implemented through planned, purposeful play".
We meet these areas through a range of adult and child initiated opportunities, taking pride in how we set up out learning environment to enable the children to access the three Characteristics of Effective Learning: Playing and Exploring; Active Learning and Creating and Thinking Critically.
Throughout the year the Reception children play, make friends, develop and learn. They have great fun, exploring and creating, indoors and outside. They gain independence and confidence and their natural curiosity is encouraged at all times
Below is an example of our timetable at the start of the year. Please note this may change subject to the children’s needs and special events. We share the timetable each day with the children using a visual timetable (see photo below)
At Repton Manor we know you know your child best: they have already learnt so much from you. We want to get to know you as a family and listen to your feedback. We welcome parents into the classroom every morning to help settle their child, as well as thought the year to share the children’s learning. We hold parents’ workshops to help you support your child’s learning and enjoy talking to you at our three Parents’ Evenings about your child’s development. That said, we have a very open door and are always happy to talk to you about your child.
Our parent workshop presentations can be seen by clicking on the images below.
Click here for Reception Routines Information Workshop
Click here for Curriculum Information Workshop
Click here for Maths, Reading and Writing Information Workshop
At the end of Reception children are assessment against the Early Learning Goals. Since opening in 2012 we pride ourselves that the % of children achieving a Good Level of Development has been consistently above national average.
We know that the transition to school is an important one. To help your child settle into school well we offer the following:
Through these opportunities we believe that staff and children get to know each other well and form good relationships quickly.
If you have any questions about your child or Early Years at Repton Manor, please contact your child’s class teacher or James Kilduff our Early Years Leader at james.kiduff@reptonmanor.kent.sch.uk.