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Our Learning Ethos

In EYFS at Ottery St Mary Primary School, we strongly believe children learn best through self initiated play. This is when they are happy and engaged at the highest level. As a result of this, as well as providing high quality daily direct phonics and maths teaching, the children spend most of their day accessing their own learning. This is supported by the adults in the setting who offer scaffolding, high quality interactions and, when deemed appropriate additional support.

Our Learning Environment

We provide children with a high quality learning environment both indoors and outdoors. Resources are open ended allowing children to develop their imagination and problem solving skills. The provision in our setting remains the same over the year but is enhanced and developed based on the needs and interests of the children.

EYFS Parent Handbook 2024-25

EYFS Rising Fives Parent Evening Slideshow 2024

Read more about our curriculum here: EYFS at Ottery St Mary Primary School

Read more about how we teach phonics in EYFS and Year 1 here.

Read our new intake parent information evening slides here

We are pleased to share with our parents workshops into our teaching approach in EYFS.

The first of these workshops, which considers EYFS maths, can be viewed here: