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Understanding the World Audit Pack
Understanding the World Audit Pack
If you're looking to explore your school's provision and curriculum in Understanding the World (UW) for your early years children, this audit pack gives you the perfect starting point. Aimed at primary school settings, the audit can be used by both EYFS leads, year 1 leaders & teachers, and curriculum leaders to explore how effectively your school gives children broad and exciting UW learning opportunities and where there are opportunities to develop further. Links are also made between the EYFS and the National Curriculum subjects in Year 1 to provide support for that crucial transition, and is ideal if you're looking to provide a cohesive curriculum offer.
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What's included in this bundle?
This pack contains two key resources to support your understanding of effective provision for understanding the world (UW). Full 8-page guidance is included and will walk you through:
- What understanding the world (UW or UTW) is
- What the understanding the world early learning goals (ELGs) are
- What understanding the world could look like in practice
- How understanding the world links to the Year 1 National Curriculum, such as through Geography, History and RE
This makes the pack ideal for those who are new to EYFS leadership, or for non-EYFS specialists (such as curriculum leaders) who wish to use the pack to gain a deeper understanding of teaching and learning in the early years foundation stage.
The pack also includes a 12-page editable Understanding the World Audit which provides reflective questions that allow you to consider your current position and your next steps in the following broad areas:
- Understanding the World Overview
- Indoor and Outdoor Learning Environments
- Curriculum Planning
- Staff Knowledge and Professional Development
- Children's Engagement and Outcomes
- National Curriculum Links
- Improvement Planning
Whether you're curious to explore the strengths and weaknesses of your UW provision, or whether you know that areas such as humanities is a development point for your school, this audit pack can help you celebrate your successes and plan for change.
Who will find this resource useful?
EYFS leaders, especially those new to the role, will find this pack extremely useful to explore UTW in their Reception classes (and any nursery or preschool classes if your school has these). It can also support KS1 phase leaders, curriculum leads, SLT and headteachers to build a better understanding of how understanding the world learning in the early years supports children's development.
What questions does this pack have the answers to?
This pack will help you understand understanding the world in more detail by answering the following questions:
- What are the seven areas of learning in the EYFS?
- What is understanding the world (UW)?
- What does the Early Years Framework say about understanding the world?
- What are the understanding the world early learning goals (ELGs)?
- How might UTW look in practice?
- How does understanding the world develop into National Curriculum subjects and other areas?
What else can help me?
For more support with leadership in the early years, why not take a look at our other EYFS resources?