Curriculum Rationale 

At Birkwood Primary School, our EYFS curriculum is designed to inspire, motivate and enthuse our children to learn and foster a love of learning. Our intent is to enable children to problem solve, think and communicate their own ideas by offering a wide range of stimulating, rich experiences that support the development of early language and a love of reading.

Our curriculum is underpinned by themes and key texts which are flexible and used as a starting point. It allows us to follow an ‘In the moment’ approach to teaching and learning where we can follow children’s interests, while moving their learning forward through effective and quality interactions. This is vital for the development of our children’s spoken language. We have developed curriculum goals and milestones so children can be supported through each stage of development.