Curriculum Information
Our Rotherly Aspirations Curriculum
We have created our own bespoke curriculum which we call "Our Rotherly Aspirations"; this sits alongside the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum which builds on children's interests and needs.
The aims of the Rotherly Aspirations currciulum are to encourage children to be able:
1. To manage their self-care independently.
2. To recognise and celebrate others’ differences and similarities.
3. To follow instructions for a simple recipe.
4. To have a curiosity and love of the natural world.
5. To persevere when challenges occur when problem solving.
6. To retell/innovate a narrative using story vocabulary.
7. To grow in confidence in mark-making using a range of tools.
8. To express themselves through creativity.
Each aspiration has milestones mapped onto it, to show and encourage progression as your child gets older. Please see here for more information.
The underpinning of our aspirations is defined through the British values:
Democracy- The view of every child matters, and we ensure all children are given the opportunity to share, collaborate and make decisions together. All children are at the heart of everything at Rotherly. We encourage our children to make decisions and become active in making choices.
Rule of Law- Linking with our golden rules that have been co-created with the children helps demonstrate that rules matter. We encourage kindness and safe, responsible play, both towards other people and the environment and ensure children understand the nature of cause and effect, and that actions can have consequences. The role of the Rotherly Team is to model respectful behaviour, treating children as individuals and focusing on what they can do and what is next for them in their own learning journey.
Individual Liberty- Children need to have the freedom to lead their own learning building on their own thoughts, interest, ideas, and skills. We frequently use the changing seasons as a guide to enhance the children’s real life experiences while making sense of the world around them. We aim to build all children’s independence, resilience and self-determination through a child centred approached, we promote this through the use of ‘In The Moment Planning’ and continuous provision.
Mutual respect and tolerance- We create a welcoming environment that embraces all beliefs, cultures, races and perspectives whilst also recognising and celebrating our own unique qualities, exploring all our similarities and differences. We explore a range of cultures and backgrounds through captivating stories, for example we say ‘Good Morning’ in different languages, and we hold cultural events throughout the year.
More Curriculum Information can be found in these documents:
Early Years Foundation Curriculum