A curriculum that encourages children to grow as individuals
North Bridge House Nursery and Pre-Prep School prepares children for an excellent school career, developing the fundamental skills upon which future their successes are built through a broad and balanced curriculum. Designed to spark children’s curiosity for knowledge, inspire their flair for creativity, and develop their ability to problem solve, our curriculum is individually tailored to provide a real sense of achievement for every child.
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EYFS Curriculum
Children in Nursery (open to children from the day they turn 2-years-old), Pre-Reception and Reception follow a significantly enhanced EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) curriculum at North Bridge House.
Class teachers and learning assistants deliver the EYFS national framework, continuously tracking progress through informal observation and assessment. In addition, subject specialists further the children in French (from Pre-Reception), Italian (from Reception), music and sport, providing them with an increasingly wide range of subject experience and plenty of opportunity to develop their own interests. Our resident storyteller and dance lessons with Finchley Ballet School foster imaginative and creative thinking, while our Forest School and Philosophy for Children programmes develop the essential soft skills which aid higher cognitive abilities.
With active learning at the forefront, the EYFS curriculum is hands-on and exciting for every child, enabling them to learn through their own investigations and
discoveries, and thus promoting a deep curiosity for knowledge.
EYFS Framework:
KEY STAGE 1 CURRICULUM
In Years 1 and 2, the national curriculum is directed at greater breadth and depth of study, introducing refined subject fields such as art, computing, science, PSHE and RE. We continue with our focus on the direct teaching of reading, writing and mathematics, while our subject specialist teachers deliver lessons in French, Italian, music and sport.
Maths is taught from a practical perspective, enhancing pupils’ basic numeracy skills with a focus on problem-solving, depth of understanding and application of knowledge.
Children also have increased use of iPads, using technology as a learning aid within the classroom as well as during computing lessons.
Academic progress is enhanced by Philosophy for Children (P4C), a powerful approach to teaching and learning that boosts children’s critical thinking, communication and social skills, as well as their overall attainment. A year of Philosophy has been found to result in two months’ additional progress in reading and Maths, as reported by the Education Endowment Foundation.