Reception/ Year One Medium Term Planning: All About Me

A complete Medium Term Plan to support high-quality teaching and learning through an All About Me theme in your Reception/ Year One Mixed Age Class. Created by experienced teachers and aligned with the EYFS and National Curriculum, this Medium Term Plan uses the All About Me theme as a vehicle for learning, not a set … Read more

Progression of Play Skills

Progression of Play Skills | EYFS and KS1 A clear, detailed progression document mapping the key play skills that run through purposeful continuous provision, area by area, across Nursery, Reception and Year 1. Part of the Is it Time to Play? Continuous Provision set of documents, this resource tracks play skills across three stages — … Read more

Mixed-Age Planning Guide for Provision

Mixed-Age Planning Guide — How Knowledge and Skills Build Across Mixed-Age Pairings | EYFS and KS1 A practical planning tool designed specifically for teachers working with mixed-age classes across the early years and Key Stage 1. This guide shows, for two of the most common mixed-age pairings — Nursery/Reception and Reception/Year 1 — how the … Read more

Building Reception: The First Few Weeks Guide

Building Reception: The First Few Weeks | Reception A practical, honest guide to building a calm, connected start to Reception. Created by an experienced Early Years teacher, this guide sets out a clear, grounded approach to the first few weeks of Reception — covering the routines, relationships and provision decisions that matter most before any … Read more

Year 1 Knowledge and Skills Curriculum | Year 1

A complete, term-by-term curriculum map for Year 1, built to work whether or not you teach through themes. Created by an experienced Early Years and KS1 teacher and bringing curriculum overview into one clear, comprehensive reference, this document gives you everything you need to plan a coherent, progressive year — with the knowledge, skills and … Read more

Nursery (3-4 Years) Knowledge and Skills Curriculum

Nursery Knowledge and Skills Curriculum | 3-4 Years A complete, term-by-term curriculum map for Nursery, built to work whether or not you teach through themes. Created by an experienced Early Years teacher and bringing curriculum overview into one clear, comprehensive reference, this document gives you everything you need to plan a coherent, progressive Nursery/ Preschool … Read more

Building Year 1: The First Few Weeks | Year 1

Building Year 1: The First Few Weeks | Year 1 A practical, honest guide to building a calm, connected start to Year 1 with CP. Created by an experienced Early Years and KS1 teacher, this guide sets out a clear, grounded approach to the first few weeks of Year 1 — covering the routines, relationships … Read more

Reception Knowledge and Skills Curriculum

Reception Knowledge and Skills Curriculum | Reception A complete, term-by-term curriculum map for Reception, built to work whether or not you teach through themes. Created by an experienced Early Years teacher and bringing together curriculum overview and ELG breakdown into one clear, comprehensive reference, this document gives you everything you need to plan a coherent, … Read more

Building Nursery: The First Few Weeks | Nursery (3-4 Years)

Building Reception: The First Few Weeks | Nursery (3-4 Years) A practical, honest guide to building a calm, connected start to Nursery. Created by an experienced Early Years teacher, this guide sets out a clear, grounded approach to the first few weeks of Nursery— covering the routines, relationships and provision decisions that matter most before … Read more

Fine Motor Skills Foundations Toolkit

Fine Motor Skills Foundations Toolkit: A comprehensive planning and teaching toolkit designed to support the development of fine motor skills in EYFS across Nursery, Reception and Year 1 practitioners in understanding, observing and responding to children’s fine motor development. Grounded in child development and rooted in everyday classroom practice, this toolkit takes a whole-body approach, … Read more

Nursery and Reception Maths Progression- Measures and Time

Maths Progression — Measures and Time | Nursery and Reception A clear, focused progression document mapping the development of measures and time skills across Nursery and Reception. Created by an experienced Early Years teacher and aligned with the EYFS framework, this resource supports EYFS teachers to understand how children’s understanding of measurement and time develops … Read more

Maths Progression — Shape and Space

Maths Progression — Shape and Space | Nursery and Reception A clear, focused progression document mapping the development of shape and space skills across Nursery and Reception. Created by an experienced Early Years teacher and aligned with the EYFS framework, this resource supports EYFS teachers to understand how children’s ability to recognise, describe and use … Read more