Welcome to Early Years (EYFS)

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) covers Pre-KG, KG and Reception for pupils aged between two-and-a-half and five-and-a-half. Focus is on learning and development of critical skills, both academic and social. This is a very important stage in your child’s education and we strive to foster a love of learning and exploration in order to prepare your child for Key Stage 1.

Gulf British Academy provides a creative and varied Early Years Foundation Stage programme to ensure that your child has the opportunity to flourish. Our programme follows the standards set out in England’s Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum framework.

The EYFS Framework explains how and what your child will be learning to support their healthy development. Your child will be learning skills, acquiring new knowledge and demonstrating their understanding through 7 areas of learning and development, consisting of 3 Prime Areas and 4 Specific Areas as explained below:

Prime areas

Emphasis is placed on developing the 3 prime areas, which are essential for your child’s healthy development and future learning. These are explained below:

Communication and language

Using a variety of situations, emphasis is placed on listening, understanding, attention, and expression through speaking and answering simple questions.

Physical

Here we focus on developing spatial awareness and manual dexterity as well as instilling the importance of a healthy diet, physical exercise, and basic hygiene.

Personal, social and emotional

Through activities and speaking in groups, we promote confidence and self-awareness, and encourage children to play co-operatively with empathy and good behaviour.

Specific areas

As children grow, the prime areas will help them to develop skills across the 4 specific areas. These are:

Literacy

Focus is centred on learning simple reading and writing skills, developing phonic knowledge and understanding the basics of what is being read and written.

Mathematics

Learning covers basic counting, sharing, subtraction, addition, shape recognition and measurements using objects and basic mathematical language.

Understanding the world

We encourage pupils to observe and talk about their surroundings and their lives, and how they themselves are similar or different to other children.

Expressive arts and design

Exploration and imagination is the focus here. Children sing, dance and make music. They learn through play as well as paint to express their own ideas.

EYFS Curriculum Overviews and Goals

Pre-KG Curriculum Overview

In Pre-KG, we plan daily teaching and learning activities that complement the children’s unique interests and developmental needs. We begin by exploring the 3 prime areas of learning, followed by introducing the 4 specific areas (described above).

KG Curriculum Overview

Download the curriculum overview for KG (pdf). It covers Terms 1, 2 and 3, and summarises the topics that will be covered across the core subjects.

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Reception Curriculum Overview

Download the curriculum overview for Reception (pdf). It covers Terms 1, 2 and 3, and summarises the topics that will be covered across the core subjects.

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EYFS Learning Goals (by end of Reception)

Download the EYFS learning goals (pdf). This outlines where we expect your child to be in all 7 areas of learning by the time they leave Reception and in preparation for Year 1. The Pre-KG, KG and Reception curriculums prepare the children to meet these goals through a mix of play and adult-led activities.

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Early Years

Welcome to Early Years (EYFS)

Prime areas

Communication and language

Physical

Personal, social and emotional

Specific areas

Literacy

Mathematics

Understanding the world

Expressive arts and design

EYFS Curriculum Overviews and Goals

Pre-KG Curriculum Overview

KG Curriculum Overview

Reception Curriculum Overview

EYFS Learning Goals (by end of Reception)

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