Freezywater St George's CofE Primary School

All areas interlink and none of these areas of learning are seen in isolation; one experience will enable a child opportunities to develop a range of competencies, skills and concepts across several areas of learning. For example – ‘writing’ would be classed as Literacy, but children will be using and developing PD, CL, PSED skills as well!

Characteristics of Effective Learning

These are the skills children use and how children learn…

Characteristics of effective learning enable us to place emphasis on the PROCESS of learning rather than the product or outcome.

Playing and exploring - children investigate and experience things, and ‘have a go’

Active learning - children concentrate and keep on trying if they encounter difficulties, and enjoy achievements.

Creating and thinking critically - children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, and develop strategies for doing things.

COOL (Choose Our Own Learning)

We passionately encourage learning through play. During COOL our children can practise new ideas and skills, they take risks, show imagination and solve problems on their own or with others.

Play (Child Led Learning) underpins the EYFS. It also underpins learning and all aspects of children’s development. Through play, children develop their language skills, their emotions and creativity, social and intellectual skills. For most children their play is natural and spontaneous - although some children may need extra support from adults.

Play is very important to our pupils development and supports them to become independent learners and thinkers. Play is valued and our children learn and are challenged through their play activities.

Adults provide time, space and appropriate resources to support the children in their play. They observe play and join in, watching and listening before intervening. We provide a safe but challenging environment that supports and extends childrens learning and development.  The children are encouraged to learn through exploration and investigation.

Whole class sessions

We have short whole class carpet sessions for adult led learning. Over the week adult led sessions will include RWI phonics, Maths, RE, topic and drawing club. The children then build on this learning during their choosing time, accessing activities linked to the topic and their interests. 

Learning at Freezywater St.Georges is FUN!