Early Years Foundation Stage Leader
Miss Bingley
Miss Bingley is an experienced teacher and leader and has worked at Cross Lane for seven years. She has taught in Key Stage One and Early Years Foundation Stage and is passionate about creating a high-quality environment for children to learn and develop. She is the Early Years Foundation Leader.
The Early Years curriculum at Cross Lane is a bespoke programme of study linked to themes that prepare learners for the next stage of learning through exploring themes that are both teacher-led and led by the children's interests.
As a Senior Leader, Miss Bingley is always learning, reading the latest educational research to inform her own practice and to develop others. She is an Early Career Teacher Mentor and regularly attends training to further her expertise in this role. Miss Bingley also works with Great Heights English Hub, supporting other schools with their phonics and early learning curriculum.
'4R' visual learning behaviours
We teach children to achieve well in each learning area through our ‘4R’ visual learning behaviours:
- Reflectiveness
- Resourcefulness
- Resilience
- Relationships
These four behaviours are underpinned by the Characteristics of Effective Learning; Playing and Exploring (engagement), Active Learning (motivation) Creating and Thinking Critically (thinking).
Curriculum Intent, Implementation and Impact
