TimeTable

In Reception, children learn through a balance of child-initiated and adult-directed activities and challenges.  Throughout the year, our timetable changes and the weekly timetable becomes structured so children have directed teaching Literacy, Phonics, mathematics and specific areas every day.  There are also regular sessions focussing on communication and language and personal, social and emotional development.  Some sessions are taught through group work where children work independently or with a member of staff, allowing them to systematically check for understanding, identify and respond to misconceptions and to provide real-time verbal feedback.

Children are provided with time to engage in exploration through a variety of experiences in and outside of the classroom.  These experiences are planned to support all areas of the children development as well as to promote sustained thinking and active learning.   As part of this, children in Reception have a weekly Forest School experience.  This provision particularly supports physical development, personal, social and emotional development and communication and language skills. 

This is an example of the Reception timetable: