Our Vision

Our principles shape our curriculum - guided by the four seasons

INTENT What are our aims in order to help children learn and develop?

IMPLEMENTATION How we go about this?

IMPACT In what ways do we make a difference?

 

1. ACCEPTANCE OF ALL – inclusive practice

We help everyone at Mohair to find themselves

We celebrate ‘Cultural Capital’; sharing this with children, parents, staff and the wider community

We work closely with children with additional needs, their parents and Outside Agencies

 

2. MAKE BEST USE OF OUR ENABLING ENVIRONMENT

We aim to make best use of our rich environment

• Our Forest School sites
• The Farm /li>
• We enable our children to ‘own’ their environment and respect their environment
• We bring the outside in, creating a stimulating environment inside – so that inside and out are linked
• We are guided by the Four Seasons & Nature

 

3. PROVIDE REAL PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES & PLAY

Through play we aim to:

• Create learners for life through the Characteristics of Effective Learning ; playing and exploring, active learning & thinking creatively and critically
• Help children to independently manage risk from an early age
• Support children’s ability to learn and think for themselves
• Develop PSED skills in order to become confident, independent learners
• Support the development of Self Regulation, Independence, Resilience & Confidence
• Overall we strongly believe that children should be able to ‘own’ their Learning & Development

 

4. OBSERVATION, ASSESSMENT & PLANNING

Using good meaningful skills, with or without Famly (our online Learning Journey) we aim to…

• know and understand the children and their learning and developmental needs
• build upon what children already know by returning to their curiosity and interest so they can make further connections encourage children’s ‘engagement’ rather than ‘compliance’
• we will be following the Educational Programme linked to the seven areas of learning outlined in our Statutory Framework Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage (publishing.service.gov.uk)

 

5. THE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WE ESTABLISH WITH CHILDREN & PARENTS/CARERS

Strong respectful relationships are at the heart of our practice and we aim to

• Establish a strong parent/carers and Keyperson partnership
• Celebrate the search for knowledge together thereby establishing a rich Community for Learning
• Model good Teamwork and communication
• Facilitate transitions by supporting children and their parents/carers through the stages of children’s early years