Dulwich College BeijingLearning and Teaching policyEarly Years

At Dulwich College Beijing, our children live and learn in a diverse, exciting and challenging environment.

We believe that in order for children to grow and develop into life-long learners and responsible global citizens, learning and teaching should be underpinned by:

• Effective communication• Developing independence• Making decisions and problem solving• Positive relationships • Celebrating diversity• Creativity• Play

Introduction

Introduction

Creativity• Learning opportunities that are practical, engaging

and use diverse and exciting resources• Offering open-ended learning activities that

encourage children to express themselves • Following the children’s interests and being

flexible in our approach to planning

• Promoting play as a planned and purposeful part of our curriculum

• Providing opportunities and sufficient time for play through appropriate stimuli such as role-play areas and resources

Play

• Placing speaking and listening opportunities as a priority in all areas of school life

• Respecting children’s home language and its role in the development of learning English

• Promoting a range of different models for communication throughout the curriculum, in areas such as ICT, reading, writing, music, art and drama

Effective communication

• Giving children the confidence and belief in themselves to take risks

• Encouraging class routines that allow children to take responsibility for themselves and their environment

 

Developing Independence

• Creating an environment based on respect and care for others

• Explicitly addressing relationships and emotional needs • Planning activities that encourage collaboration and

team work• Developing a working partnership with key careers

Positive Relationships

• Creating an environment based on respect and care for others

• Explicitly addressing relationships and emotional needs

• Planning activities that encourage collaboration and team work

• Developing a working partnership with key careers

Positive Relationships

• Ensuring the curriculum reflects and promotes a global viewpoint

• Creating a sense of belonging within our school community

• Offering children the opportunities to express themselves as unique individuals

Celebrating Diversity

At Dulwich College Beijing we believe it is imperative to provide a learning environment that will:

•Support and extend children’s development and learning•Promote effective partnership between Teachers, Assistant Teachers, support staff and the wider community, working together to ensure a high standard of learning and teaching•Be stimulating and attractive, complemented by and a well-considered and flexible lay out •Reflect the positive behaviour management policy of the school •Enable free movement between indoors and outdoors, where possible •Have resources that are open–ended, attractive and multifunctional

Learning Environment

Learning Environment

The Curriculum• Is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which focuses

on the six areas of development – Personal, Social and Emotional Development; Communication, Language and Literacy; Problem Solving Reasoning and Numeracy; Physical Development; Knowledge and Understanding of the World; and Creative Development.

• Is play-based • Includes provision for Chinese language and culture

Planning• Is responsive –based on observations and the interests of the children• Takes into account the next steps of each individual child’s

development • Involves all practitioners in the class• Reflects the areas of provision such as sand and water, role-play and

mark-making 

Learning and Teaching in the Foundation Stage

Learning and Teaching in the Foundation Stage

The Curriculum• Follows the National Curriculum for England and Wales,

but is adapted to suit our international context• Has an emphasis on practical activities: investigation,

problem solving, and activities that develop children’s skills, creativity and understanding

• Recognises the importance of children recording their work but not as the focus of their learning

• Reflects the importance of ICT and integrates technology throughout all subjects

• Makes cross curricular links where relevant• Includes provision for Chinese language and culture

Learning and Teaching in Key Stage 1

Planning• Has clear Learning Objectives that are shared with the

children and build on previous learning• Shows differentiation and how the needs of all children

are being met• Encompasses all areas of the curriculum and recognises

that many unplanned learning opportunities will present themselves throughout the day

Learning and Teaching in Key Stage 1