Curriculum Design in the Early Years Foundation Stage, a step-by-step guide, has been designed to support EYFS team leaders in guiding their colleagues through a process of developing an engaging and responsive curriculum that will meet the needs of all the early years children in their school or setting.

The materials include a range of activities that will help practitioners to consider all aspects of curriculum design, implementation and evaluation. The product also includes several exemplar skills progression cards to support practitioner subject knowledge so that all colleagues are clear about the next steps to teach children across the areas of learning and development.

After working through the materials, all members of an early years team will be able to confidently articulate their setting’s curriculum, the rationale behind it, the clear sequencing of the learning and the impact that it has on children’s development and progress. This product is matched to the changes to the statutory framework for the early years foundation stage from September 2021.