At Buckland we aim to make every child’s first experience of school happy, enjoyable and rewarding. We achieve this by valuing all the different personalities, talents, experiences and interests each one of us brings.

Every day the children are provided with opportunities to be curious, enthusiastic and knowledgeable learners for life. We provide learning challenges in both the indoor and outdoor classrooms and the children develop perseverance, resilience and independence through these activities.

We cover the seven areas of learning from the Statutory Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage. These are:

• The three prime areas: personal, social and emotional; communication and language; and physical development.
• The four specific areas: literacy; mathematics; understanding the world; and expressive arts and design.