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The Foundation Stage

The Foundation Stage Unit was established in 2008 and accommodates 56 children with ages ranging from 3 and a half (nursery) to 5 (reception) years old.

The Foundation Stage is an important stage in a child’s school career, as it is during this time that attitudes to learning are formed and social skills developed which lay the foundations for future education.
Our role at Virginia is to make our children feel secure, valued, and confident and develop a sense of achievement through learning which is pleasurable and rewarding.
Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Policy 2017-2019.pdf
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​We also aim to help young children achieve the ‘Every Child Matters' outcomes which we at Virginia embrace wholeheartedly, from activities, resources and staff training through to policies, practices and leadership.

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These outcomes are:
  • Being healthy
  • Enjoying and achieving
  • Making positive contributions
  • Staying safe
  • Achieving economic well­being
We encourage our children to think and talk about their learning and develop self­control, independence and care for each other.

We value the importance of independence and self initiated learning.

We encourage our children to access resources, develop and realise their ideas independently.

​We support them in developing confidence in expressing themselves.

The children's progress is assessed through frequent observation. This allows not only for early identification of particular needs in individual children, leading to appropriate action being taken, but also ensures every child has an equal opportunity to continue their developmental progression.

We have a close liaison with parents through scheduled meetings as well as an open door policy so parents can feel free to come in at any time to discuss their child’s development.

Areas of Learning

We provide for the 6 areas of learning through formal and informal teaching sessions both inside and outside the unit. The foundation stage promotes the following 6 areas of learning:­

Personal and Social Development 
Children learning how to work, play and co­operate with others, including the development of personal values and an understanding of self and others.

Language and Literacy 
This focuses on children developing competence in speaking and listening and in becoming readers and writers.

Mathematics 
The understanding and foundation for numeracy. We focus on achievement through practical activities and on using and understanding language in the development of simple mathematical ideas.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World 
Children developing knowledge and understanding of their environment, other people and features of the natural and made world. These encourage later learning in History, Geography, Science and Technology.

Physical Development 
Our children learn to develop physical control, mobility, awareness of space, manipulative skills, indoors and outdoors.

Creativity 
The development of imagination and ability to express ideas and feelings in creative ways. This is also linked to literacy and children's physical development.

The foundation stage is the first step for many children into their educational career and we at Virginia endeavour to make this a positive and nurturing experience.

More to Maths Counting Booklet

Please see below the More to Maths than Counting booklet to see how you can support your child's maths development at home.

EYFS Phonics Workshop 2018

​Following our Phonics workshop on 29th November, here is the Powerpoint to help your child at home with their phonics, reading and writing skills.
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  • Home
    • Welcome
    • Virtual School Tour
    • Newsletters
    • Term Dates
    • School Calendar
    • School Videos
    • Staff Calendar
  • Our School
    • Our Vision and Values >
      • Community Cohesion
      • Rights Respecting School >
        • Rights Respecting Mural
        • Rights Respecting Blog
    • Our School Team
    • Our School Council
    • Our Assemblies >
      • Assemblies
      • Online Assemblies Blog
      • Family Assemblies
    • Our Achievements
    • Our History
    • Our Location
  • Information
    • Prospectus
    • Admissions
    • Attendance
    • Equalities
    • Special Educational Needs (SEND)
    • Positive Behaviour
    • School Uniform
    • Lunch Menus
    • Policies
    • OFSTED
    • SATs Data
    • Pupil Premium
    • Sports Premium
    • Charging and Remissions
    • Complaints Procedure
    • Financial Information
  • Staying Safe & Well
    • Covid-19 Information
    • Tower Hamlets Healthy Lives Team
    • ELSA
    • ELSA Blog
    • Pupil Online Safety
    • Family Online Safety
    • PSHE
  • Curriculum & Learning
    • Good Learning Assemblies
    • The Foundation Stage
    • Thematic Curriculum
    • English
    • Maths
    • Science
    • Spanish Blog
    • Music and Singing >
      • Music Lessons from THAMES
      • Music Projects and Activities
    • Sport at Virginia >
      • Sports Blog
    • Adventure Learning
    • Enrichment
  • Learning at Home
    • Remote Learning Support
    • ELSA Blog
    • Class Blogs 2020-2021
    • Music Blog 2020-2021
    • Home Learning Links
    • Story Videos
  • Classes
    • Nursery
    • Nursery Blog 2020-21
    • Reception
    • Reception Blog 2020-21
    • Year 1 Information
    • Y1 Class Blog 2020-21
    • Year 2 Information
    • Y2 Class Blog 2020-21
    • Year 3 Information
    • Y3 Class Blog 2020-21
    • Year 4 Information
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    • Polls and Surveys
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    • Role of Governors
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