At St Hedda’s, we ensure that the four guiding principles of the EYFS are fully embedded. These are:

A unique child.
Positive relationships.
Enabling environments with teaching and support from adults.
Learning and development.

The Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning run through our whole curriculum.

The characteristics are split into three categories:

Playing and Exploring – engagement
Active Learning – motivation
Creating and Thinking Critically – thinking