We place enormous emphasis on the creative development of the children and there are plenty of opportunities for performances, drama mornings and musical activities. Parents are warmly invited to such events and share in our celebration of the children.

Our aim is to create a secure, stimulating and happy environment in which children are helped to develop their potential as individuals and as members of the school community.

We instill a positive ethos that reflects the whole school’s commitment to high achievement, good relationships and equality of opportunity for all pupils. We value and develop close communication between home and school and operate an open door policy; we are always interested to hear of parents’ thoughts and ideas.

Nursery children benefit from French lessons taught by our native French teacher, PE lessons from a specialist teacher and music lessons from our specialist music teacher. Children visit our Pre-Prep School library, on a weekly basis.

Children learn through play and experiences. We provide plenty of opportunities for structured and guided play and for children to make choices and learn from personal experience. The children benefit from an interactive approach to learning through the use of our Interactive Whiteboards in the classrooms.

The children’s learning is closely monitored against the six areas of learning in The Foundation Stage. Careful and detailed records of each child’s progress are kept in the areas of personal, social and emotional development; communication, language and literacy; mathematical development; knowledge and understanding of the world; physical development and creative development. Each child is assessed on an individual basis and encouraged to progress according to his/her ability. Most of our Nursery children move to our Transition class with the basic building blocks of reading, writing and arithmetic.

The children have plenty of opportunities to develop their physical coordination. We have a separate and well-resourced outdoor play area and the children have regular and structured use of all the equipment. Nursery and Transition benefit from their own discreet playground in addition to the main playground and they also make use of a spacious garden laid to lawn, on a daily basis.

We value and celebrate our cultural diversity and welcome boys and girls from all backgrounds. The ethos of the school is one of harmony and respect for all. Our children are happy, confident learners. The Nursery is a warm and caring educational establishment where boys and girls develop a love for learning and a sense of fun in being at school.