Hi guys, just wondering if any primary school reception teachers (or anyone who knows about this) could possibly help me at all. I am currently applying for a teaching assistant job and need to familiarise myself with the Foundation Stage Curriculum and also the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies. I wondered if anyone knows of any good sites online which offer any information, help or advise etc, with regards to the above? Cheers ears!! :biggrin:
Not sure if it will be of any help but someone gave me these sites a while back: www.qca.org.uk/160.html and www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/foundation_stage Hope they help u in some way x
http://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/Subjects/FYr/Subject.htm?cookie_test=1 hope that helps, seems pretty in depth
Foundation Stage There's a DVD that the Dfes will send you free called Seeing The Foundation Stage Profile. This is good and saves you reading a lot of stuff that might not make sense straight away. Think you can find it from dfes.gov.uk or teachernet.
Get yourself a copy of the curriculum guidance for the foundation stage from QCA publications, there free and reeeeeeeeally useful!! http://orderline.qca.org.uk/bookstore.asp?FO=1203542&Action=Book&From=SearchResults&ProductID=1845814266 copy and paste that web address and it'll take you the page to order it! It'll come in a day or so if you order it today!
How about going straight to a primary school (perhaps one where you attended) and ask if you can sit in with the age group of your choice for an afternoon and ask the teacher for some advice! A school should have these documents handy - or contact any primary teachers direct, enough brass banders are teachers in this area!
