Across Reception to Year 2, children develop:

Believe

• Confidence to try new things.
• Positive attitudes towards learning.
• Resilience when things feel difficult.

Belong

• Strong relationships.
• Respect for others.
• Feeling valued as part of the Cradley community.

Be happy

• Enjoying learning.
• Developing independence.
• Knowing they are supported and cared for.

Reception

• Developing gross and fine motor skills.
• Moving safely and confidently.
• Developing coordination through play and physical activity.
• Building independence with personal care.

Year 1

• Refining coordination and control.
• Developing movement skills and teamwork.
• Understanding healthy choices.
• Building confidence in physical challenges.

Year 2

• Applying skills in different contexts.
• Developing stamina, agility and cooperation.
• Understanding the importance of wellbeing.
• Showing confidence and perseverance.

Reception – Belonging

• Building positive relationships.
• Learning routines and expectations.
• Developing independence and self-care.
• Understanding kindness, sharing and turn-taking.
• Recognising feelings and managing emotions.

Year 1 – Building responsibility

• Showing respect and care for others.
• Developing confidence and resilience.
• Making positive choices.
• Working collaboratively.
• Understanding how actions affect others.

Year 2 – Showing leadership

• Taking responsibility for themselves and others.
• Demonstrating school values through actions.
• Showing perseverance when learning is challenging.
• Supporting others and contributing positively.
• Developing independence and readiness for the next stage.

Reception – Developing number sense

• Counting confidently and recognising numbers.
• Understanding quantity and relationships between numbers.
• Exploring patterns, shape, measure and spatial awareness.
• Developing mathematical language through play.
• Solving practical problems.

Year 1 – Building fluency

• Developing secure understanding of number facts.
• Applying calculation strategies.
• Recognising patterns and relationships.
• Explaining mathematical thinking.
• Solving increasingly complex problems.

Year 2 – Reasoning and applying

• Developing fluency with key facts.
• Applying knowledge to solve problems.
• Explaining methods and reasoning.
• Making links between mathematical ideas.
• Developing resilience when tackling challenges.

Reception – Developing early writing

• Developing fine motor control and pencil grip.
• Writing names and meaningful words.
• Hearing sounds in words and representing them.
• Creating simple sentences orally and in writing.
• Developing imagination through storytelling and role play.

Year 1 – Building structure

• Writing simple sentences independently.
• Applying phonics knowledge to spell.
• Developing use of punctuation and sentence structure.
• Writing for different purposes.
• Beginning to edit and improve work.

Year 2 – Developing independence

• Writing longer pieces with structure and detail.
• Using expanded vocabulary and varied sentence structures.
• Applying spelling patterns and grammatical knowledge.
• Planning, drafting and improving writing.
• Writing confidently for different audiences and purposes.

Reception – Believe I can read

• Developing a love of stories, rhymes and books.
• Understanding that print carries meaning.
• Learning phoneme-grapheme correspondences through systematic phonics.
• Developing blending and segmenting skills.
• Retelling stories and talking about characters and events.

Year 1 – Becoming fluent readers

• Applying phonics knowledge confidently when reading.
• Reading accurately with increasing fluency.
• Developing comprehension through questioning and discussion.
• Building vocabulary through a wide range of texts.
• Developing independence and enjoyment as readers.

Year 2 – Reading with understanding

• Reading with increasing fluency, accuracy and expression.
• Developing deeper comprehension skills.
• Making predictions, inferences and connections.
• Discussing author choices and vocabulary.
• Reading widely and developing personal preferences.

Reception – Building foundations

• Developing confidence to speak with adults and peers.
• Listening attentively and responding to questions.
• Building vocabulary through rich conversations, stories, songs and play.
• Learning to express feelings, ideas and needs.
• Developing confidence to join discussions and contribute.

Year 1 – Growing confidence

• Speaking clearly in full sentences and adapting language for different situations.
• Listening respectfully and responding thoughtfully.
• Using new vocabulary across the curriculum.
• Asking questions to deepen understanding.
• Beginning to explain thinking and ideas.

Year 2 – Applying skills independently

• Communicating ideas confidently with increasing detail.
• Participating in discussions, building on others’ ideas.
• Using subject-specific vocabulary accurately.
• Explaining reasoning and making connections.
• Developing confidence as learners who can articulate what they know.