- Early Years
- Academics
The Foundations of Education
Caxton College follows the British curriculum with personalised and close attention
Children discover the world around them through play. For this reason, we have various creative learning areas that encourage exploration, independence, and cooperation. Part of our daily teaching takes place in outdoor classrooms where our pupils enjoy a stimulating environment, as the connection between learning and nature is a crucial factor in intellectual and emotional development.
The Caxton Way
Our aim is to enable our students to cultivate the virtues needed to flourish and make the world a better place. The Caxton Way weaves together three different threads: our creative academic curriculum to acquire knowledge and skills; a co-curriculum that aims to spark their artistic, sporting and cultural passions; and a character education that provides them with the tolls they will need to cultivate values. These three threads make up the path that our students follow throughtout their school life.
Inquisitive minds
We awaken curiosity and the natural tendency to learn with the hope that it will remain throughout their lives.
Creative hands
We stimulate creativity and foster it through practical and artistic experiences.
Caring hearts
We teach values such as kindness, generosity, and affection as the foundation for social relationships.
Curriculum
Our creative curriculum stimulates curiosity and encourages a healthy relationship with the environment, where educational games are a crucial factor in the intellectual and emotional development of our pupils.
Personalised teaching
Our teachers adapt the education process to the individual needs of each pupil.
Positive relationships
Help every child to become strong and independent.
An enabling environment
Create an environment which reinforces and builds upon the child’s learning and development.
Education in Social Responsibility
We aim to ensure that each child sees that values such as respect, perseverance and resilience are ones that they need to implement in their daily lives. Just like sowing a seed, this instils a sense of responsibility in them so that ideas related to the sustainability of the planet will blossom in the future. The educational resources and the classroom architecture convey messages that help them develop a need for environmental protection, fair trade, solidarity, and social inclusion, among many other topics covered by the sustainable development goals.
Curricular Enrichment
Learning is reinforced and enriched with a wide range of experiences for children, both in and outside of school. The children enjoy excursions to attractive destinations including farms or castles, and receive visits from professionals in different sectors such as policemen, doctors, writers and many more. These real-life experiences, as a complement to the education offered by Caxton College, are an exceptional way of enriching our children’s development.
Visitors
Experienced professionals visit the classrooms to reinforce our learning topics with first hand experiences.
Special Days
The school celebrates the commemoration of notable international days to complement other educational initiatives.
Trips
Each year the school organises trips to places of interest to complement the learning worked on in the classroom.
Outdoor Learning
Classrooms include outdoor learning areas where pupils can find emotional wellbeing each day.
Psychologist and Special Educational Needs
Our team works closely with teachers, teaching assistants and support teachers to help pupils with additional needs.
Support is given to both families and teachers in the following areas:
✦ Pupils with behavioural difficulties
✦ Respecting the school rules
✦ Development of autonomy and gross motor skills
✦ Language development
Assessment
Continual Assessment
Teachers continually assess pupils throughout the academic year by using structured observations or by completing small group or individual tasks.
Learning Objectives
Pupil progress is assessed based on the initial objectives from the EYFS Framework.
Meetings and Points of Contact
There are two official parent meetings during the school year, although either teachers or families may request further meetings if necessary.
Reports
Written reports are sent home at the end of each term for all pupils and are based on the learning objectives from the EYFS Framework. Children develop their skills, knowledge and comprehension in order to ease the transition into the following stage.
The report includes the specific objectives that have been covered during the term. Depending on the children’s attainment, each objective will appear below one of two headings, as follows:
✦ I am developing as expected in
✦ I will further develop in
It is important to remember that all children develop at different rates. If children are identified as needing extra support at any point in the school year, you will be contacted, and a meeting arranged with the class teacher.
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