Welcome to Foundation Two

Foundation Two, known as Red Class here, is the first year of primary school for children. We don’t just learn here, we investigate, explore, create and discover. Everyday we have new adventures full of imagination and excitement.

Curriculum and Assessment

At Irby Primary, our curriculum is designed to follow the EYFS Statutory Framework and is further guided by a document called ‘Development Matters’ that sets out the learning, development and assessment requirements for all children until the end of their Reception year. We plan and deliver a wide range of learning opportunities and experiences to support each child’s educational development across the seven areas of learning. The EYFS framework has never prescribed a particular teaching approach and the statutory framework holds true to this value.  Our philosophy of early year’s education remains that play and well-being at the heart of everything we do.

Baseline Assessment:

Within 6 weeks of your child starting Reception, school staff will complete the government Reception Baseline Assessment. This is a short, interactive and practical assessment of your child’s early literacy, communication, language and mathematics skills when they begin school, using materials that most children of your child’s age will be familiar with.

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Early Learning Goals:

In the final term of the year, a profile will be completed for your child. This provides parents and carers, practitioners and teachers with a well-rounded picture of a child’s knowledge, understanding and abilities, their attainment against expected levels, and their readiness for year 1. Throughout their year in Reception, the children will be observed and assessed, mainly through their play, in order to gain insights and make reasonable judgements against the early learning goals. We will use the terms ‘emerging’ or ‘expected’ to describe our judgements, under the new guidance the term ‘exceeding’ has been removed.

Our Classroom

A little snippet of our classroom, all ready for the new starters who join us each September. Our children will add their wonderful work to enhance our learning environment and make it their very own. We are always adding to and developing the area to ensure it remains a safe and stimulating place to learn for all learners.

Exploring the outside world!

In Red Class we love exploring our forest area, The Forest of Wonder. It’s a place we can explore, experiment and learn with our friends. We have the opportunity to develop, to learn and to enjoy ourselves. It’s our safe and non-threatening environment in which we can take risks, make choices and initiate our own learning. It helps us to understand, appreciate and care for the natural environment. We become resilient, confident, independent and creative learners. We develop positive relationships with ourselves and other people.