Oakbury adopts the UK curriculums for the Early Years Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum for Key Stage 1 (KS1) for teaching students aged 2 to 6. We focus on child-centred learning processes and developmentally appropriate practices following these four guiding principles:

• Every child is unique, constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident, and self-assured.
• Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships.
• Children learn and develop well in enabling environments with teaching and support from adults, who respond to their interests and needs and help them build their learning over time.
• Children develop and learn at different rates.

Children will learn based on weekly themes. All subjects will be incorporated into activities through play and projects, enabling children to learn from direct experiences and develop their knowledge, skills, morality, and character.

There are seven areas of learning and development for the early years prescribed by EYFS, which are all important and inter-connected.

Three areas are particularly important for building a foundation for igniting children’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, forming relationships and thriving. The three prime areas are:

• Communication and language
• Physical development
• Personal, social and emotional development

In addition to the prime areas, there are four specific learning areas, through which the prime areas are strengthened and applied. The four specific areas are:

• Literacy
• Mathematics
• Understanding the world
• Expressive arts and design

The Nursery programme places a strong emphasis on the three prime areas and is complemented by the specific areas.  The EY1 and EY2 programmes aim to gradually enhance students’ comprehension in specific areas of learning.