We’re committed to ensuring our pupils have the skills to thrive in the modern world. 79% of GDST girls feel able to overcome problems in life compared to 58% of girls nationally.
We do this by following the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, but also by tailoring the teaching to each individual child and making the most of smaller teaching groups.
The learning a girl does in her first year of school is crucial. It is on these strong academic foundations that all her future success is built. For this reason, our curriculum has been designed to balance core skills in literacy and numeracy with a future-ready focus on global studies and a variety of specialised subjects. Our approach focuses on the following seven areas:
• Communication and language development
• Physical development
• Personal, social and emotional development
• Literacy development
• Mathematics
• Understanding the world
• Expressive arts and Design
Specialist
Children also benefit from the special talents of teachers in areas such as music, IT and languages.
Environment
Exciting outdoor play spaces stimulate the imagination and allow the children to develop friendships and social skills across all age groups.
Trips
Pre-Prep girls benefit from weekly Outdoor Learning sessions and a variety of additional trips throughout the year. Their curriculum is enriched with visits to exciting locations like the Brighton Toy Museum, Woodlands Mead, Roundstone Farm, and Forest and Wild Beach School.
Learning diary
We also keep an Interactive Learning Diary as an online record of your child’s progress in Reception and beyond. Photos, video and audio are all used to record observations and insights around learning objectives. These can be accessed and even added to by parents via an app.
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