Our Curriculum

British National Curriculum

The Flopsy Bunnies provides an Early Years programme and Key Stage 1 (Year 1) of study linked to the English National Curriculum, developed especially to meet the needs of our international student body.

Age	Year Group	Curriculum Key Stage
2+	NI	Early Years Foundation Stage
3+	NII	Early Years Foundation Stage
4+	Reception
5+	Year I	Key Stage I

Thematic Curriculum

At each stage of learning, students study thematically. Our program uses creative, thematic units, that are carefully woven together to create interconnected units of learning.

Early Years Foundation Stage

The curriculum within Nursery and Reception classes is shaped by the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. An integrated programme of learning made up of seven key development areas.

PRIME AREAS
Prime areas of learning are key in developing the child as a whole
Personal, Social & Emotional Development: Children develop confidence and self-assurance. They learn how to share and take turns, discovering how to manage their feelings and behaviour.
Physical Development: Children develop coordination, control, manipulation and movement. They grow in confidence and activity, developing self-help skills and greater independence.
Communication & Language: Children develop listening skills and increase their vocabulary, articulation and fluency. They learn to communicate verbally and non-verbally in order to successfully develop positive relationships.

PRIME AREAS

Prime areas of learning are key in developing the child as a whole

Personal, Social & Emotional Development:

Children develop confidence and self-assurance. They learn how to share and take turns, discovering how to manage their feelings and behaviour.

Physical Development:

Children develop coordination, control, manipulation and movement. They grow in confidence and activity, developing self-help skills and greater independence.

Communication & Language:

Children develop listening skills and increase their vocabulary, articulation and fluency. They learn to communicate verbally and non-verbally in order to successfully develop positive relationships.

SPECIFIC AREAS
Literacy: Children will be exposed to a wide range of books, introduced to letter sounds and begin emergent writing.
Maths: Children will match, count, sort, spot patterns, make connections, recognise relationships and work with numbers, shapes and measures. They develop mathematical understanding through stories, songs, games and imaginative play.
Expressive Arts & Design: Children create and explore in order to make connections between one area of learning and another and so extend their understanding. This area encompasses music, art, dance, role-play and imaginative play.
Understanding the World: Children will begin to develop the crucial knowledge, skills and understanding to help them comprehend the world around them. This forms the foundation for subjects of Science, Geography, History, Design and Technology and Computing taught through the Primary years.

SPECIFIC AREAS

Literacy:

Children will be exposed to a wide range of books, introduced to letter sounds and begin emergent writing.

Maths:

Children will match, count, sort, spot patterns, make connections, recognise relationships and work with numbers, shapes and measures. They develop mathematical understanding through stories, songs, games and imaginative play.

Expressive Arts & Design:

Children create and explore in order to make connections between one area of learning and another and so extend their understanding. This area encompasses music, art, dance, role-play and imaginative play.

Understanding the World:

Children will begin to develop the crucial knowledge, skills and understanding to help them comprehend the world around them. This forms the foundation for subjects of Science, Geography, History, Design and Technology and Computing taught through the Primary years.