Our Curriculum
At St Edmund's we offer a high quality, stimulating curriculum both indoors and outdoors, where children learn through play, develop confidence and have lots of fun along the way!
We create a safe and caring environment where every child is celebrated — whatever their background, culture, language or individual needs. Happy children learn best, and that is always at the heart of everything we do.
We give high priority to communication and language, and we celebrate bilingualism as a wonderful strength. Every child has a right to a high quality education and we are committed to making that a reality for all.
Our curriculum is broad, balanced and built around Birth to Five Matters. Click here to find out more.
Our own curriculum documents describe in detail how we play, teach and learn at St Edmund's, showing how children progress through each age and stage. Click the images below to explore our inspirational, bespoke, play based curriculum.
The different ways in which children learn are also key to their development. The Characteristics of Effective Learning run through all areas of the curriculum and we use them to reflect upon how children learn and to inform how we teach and support them.
The child is central to our curriculum. We observe children regularly to find out about their learning, needs and interests and use this knowledge to inform our planning. We plan to provide a balance of child led and more focussed adult supported experiences that are exciting, challenging and fun!
Our focus on personal, social and emotional development ensures that children learn to be part of a group and promotes the importance of learning and playing together.
Alongside this, our well resourced, stimulating learning environments and our experienced, caring staff facilitate developing children’s individual character and independence.
We know that parents are the most important influence in their children’s lives. We work in partnership with every family, supporting each other to ensure the best early education for every child.