Brighton & Hove High Junior School GDST

Radinden Manor Road

Hove

East Sussex BN3 6NH

Tel: 01273 280280

E-mail: enquiries@bhhs.gdst.net

www.bhhs.gdst.net

Charity No 306983

Brighton & Hove HighJunior School

A Girls’ day school trust SCHOOL

Reception

The Reception Class at BHHS benefits from the Junior school’s extensive facilities. We pride ourselves in providing a nurturing, caring environment that promotes high levels of independence in learning and well-being, something that was recognised by our recent ISI inspection, in which they judged the Early Years to be OUTSTANDING in all areas.

Our purpose-built facilities provide

an ideal environment for learning and discovery. The girls enjoy the opportunity to learn in large, well resourced purpose-built classrooms, attractive, fully equipped play areas and gardens. The girls also use the spacious hall/gym and a well stocked library. In the music and languages room specialist teachers offer exciting opportunities for the girls in Reception. IT lessons are taught in the well equipped suite and good use is made of technology in their classroom.

The outdoor classroom also gives fantastic opportunities to enhance the curriculum.

We embrace the Early Years Foundation Stage principles in looking at each child as unique, helping each one to develop positive relationships within a stimulating, secure, rich and varied environment that promotes learning and development.

The EYFS framework covers six areas of learning:

Personal, Social and Emotional Development Communication, Language and Literacy

Expressive Arts and DesignMathematics

Understanding of the WorldPhysical Development

We passionately believe that our unique girl-focused environment enables us to enrich and enhance the EYFS curriculum.

We understand the importance of relationships in the Early Years’ setting. Our staff are caring, dedicated and fun! They aim to make your daughter’s first experience a positive platform from which she can blossom. We value the input of parents and regard the relationship between home and school as an essential key to a child’s happiness and success.

Some girls join the Reception Class from our Nursery but a significant number join us from local nurseries and we welcome these applications. The School accepts Government funded nursery vouchers and, as part of the GDST family, also accepts tax credits through a number of registered providers.

The school is open between 8:30 – 3:15 p.m. term time only. Girls joining our Reception Class start on a full time basis from September as we feel this gives them a strong basis for the future. Before and After School Care is also available from 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Holiday clubs are also available by other providers at an additional cost.

A healthy nutritional lunch (cooked on our premises) and drinks/snacks are provided.

We passionately believe that the Reception Class at BHHS provides a wonderful start to a girl’s educational journey.