01206 852266 Home › Reception Reception In reception at Brinkley Grove Primary School, we have two parallel classes – Sun class and Moon class. During the course of the day the children move freely between our two classrooms and our lovely outside classroom. We believe that children in EYFS learn best through play, exploration and investigation. Opportunities are given to all children in reception to explore their own interests with their friends in many different ways both inside and outside, come rain or shine! They have lots of fun as they learn to be responsible, respectful, careful and independent. We also encourage their love of learning in reception through daily stories, phonics and maths sessions. English is taught by following the Talk for Writing approach. Our topics have always been based around the children’s interests so may change! This year we have learnt about: animals superheroes pirates transport growing the farm North Star - A vision for Early Years Learning Journey - Animals Useful Links Class Dojo Sims Pay Policies Data Protection & Privacy Notices Policies Privacy Policy Contact Rawlings Crescent Highwoods Colchester CO4 9GF 01206 852266 Contact Robyn Emms: info@brinkleygrove.essex.sch.uk © 2021 Brinkley Grove Primary School Website Design and Development: Studio Link 11 We use cookies on our website to improve your experience. Ok, thanks

01206 852266 Home › Catch Up Plan Catch Up Plan The school closures that happened as a result of the pandemic has had a siginificant impact on children’s social, emotional and academic progress. We have assessed the children and have made a series of decisions based on not only the children’s learning gaps but also their social and emotional needs. You can read the Catch Up Plan here for full details, but as a summary we are investing not only the additional governmental funds, but also from the school reserves in the following: Two new group rooms that will be constructed next to our current Wisdom Workshops Development of The Camp (forest school area) with sessions from a Forest School Leader in order to support children’s emotional and social recovery Extensive and ongoing tuition, both using the government’s National Tutoring Program and also in school staff Review of maths curriculum and training for staff Additional support staff to help children fill in any gaps in learning, for emotional support and also to continue support for families that begun during the lockdown periods Home learning packs for disadvantaged pupils We believe strongly in evidence-based practice and are taking part in the National Tutoring Program’s research into the effectiveness of tutoring and will evaluate the impact of the above measures. Please contact us via the school office for further information. Catch Up Spending Plan Useful Links Class Dojo Sims Pay Policies Data Protection & Privacy Notices Policies Privacy Policy Contact Rawlings Crescent Highwoods Colchester CO4 9GF 01206 852266 Contact Robyn Emms: info@brinkleygrove.essex.sch.uk © 2021 Brinkley Grove Primary School Website Design and Development: Studio Link 11 We use cookies on our website to improve your experience. Ok, thanks