In Scotland our National curriculum for Education – The Curriculum for Excellence -spans the ages of 3-18.\u00a0 At present, our children are entitled to a free nursery place from the age of 3, and so children in Milngavie Early Years Centre are\u00a0 aged 3, 4 and 5.\u00a0 We work on the Early Level of the Curriculum.<\/p>\n
The Early Level spans 3 years of education – 2 nursery years and all of Primary 1.\u00a0 Mapping out our children’s educational progress is done by comparing their experiences and abilities with the “Experiences and Outcomes” of the Early Level.\u00a0 There are 8 curricular areas:<\/p>\n
Each area has it’s own Experiences and Outcomes and we work towards these through play-based learning.\u00a0 Young children learn best when allowed to follow their interests and learn in the context of their play.\u00a0 It is our job to make learning exciting and memorable and we do this by observing our children’s interests and reflecting them in the environment we set up.\u00a0 Trying new and exciting things is highly encouraged, and our skilled staff are trained to interact in a way that is supportive, but that encourages independence and resilience.\u00a0 We have a strong ethos of nurture at Milngavie EYC- the building of the fundamental self confidence needed to learn is recognised as key.\u00a0 We work hard to make sure all our children settle and feel secure and happy and this facilitates their confidence to learn.<\/p>\n
Parents have a huge role to play in the learning their child experiences in nursery.\u00a0 By informing the nursery of your child’s preferences, their interests and what makes them happy, we can help your child settle quickly and tailor the learning to their interests.\u00a0 By feeding back to us, either in comments on your child’s learning journal, or even just at pick up or drop off about how your child feels about things they are learning,\u00a0 or giving suggestions for new learning by telling us what they are loving doing at home really helps us in our aim to Get It Right For Every Child.<\/p>\n
The following links will take you to the documents we use for the Early Level – The Experiences and Outcomes, and The Benchmarks.\u00a0 The benchmarks are a more detailed exploration of the route we take to achieving the Experiences and Outcomes – a breakdown of the skills involved.\u00a0 We use these to map our children’s progress.\u00a0 When reading them, please bear in mind that we aim to achieve this level by the start of Primary 2.\u00a0 It is a three year journey.<\/p>\n
Experiences and Outcomes:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.edubuzz.org\/curriculumforexcellence\/planning-support\/interdisciplinary-learning\/outcomes-and-experiences-at-a-glance\/<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/documents\/All-experiencesoutcomes18.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n Benchmarks:<\/p>\n https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/nih\/Documents\/EarlyLevelBenchmarksAllAreas_.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n Should you have any questions about the curriculum – how it is delivered in our centre or how it relates to your wee one, please feel free to speak to Kate Cameron, our Nursery Teacher.\u00a0 You can phone her at nursery\u00a0 – 0141-955-2251 or email her at KCameron@milngavie.e-dunbarton.sch.uk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In Scotland our National curriculum for Education – The Curriculum for Excellence -spans the ages of 3-18.\u00a0 At present, our children are entitled to a free nursery place from the age of 3, and so children in Milngavie Early Years … Continue reading