About This Certification
Four and five-year-olds in the Reception year, the last year before Year 1. Aligned to the EYFS, England's early years framework.
At a Glance
| Award | Certificate |
| Assessment | 700 marks — 420 to pass (60%) |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Validity | Lifetime |
| Awarding Body | LAPT — London Academy of Professional Training |
Curriculum
| 1 |
Communication and Language |
5 chapters
· 19 classes
100 marks
|
• 1 Listening and New Vocabulary — 3 classes
› Understand how to listen carefully and why listening is important
› Learn new vocabulary
› Use new vocabulary throughout the day
• 2 Speaking in Sentences — 6 classes
› Ask questions to find out more and to check they understand what has been said to them
› Articulate their ideas and thoughts in well-formed sentences
› Connect one idea or action to another using a range of connectives
› Describe events in some detail
› Use talk to help work out problems and organise thinking and activities, and to explain how things work...
› Develop social phrases
• 3 Stories and Non-Fiction — 6 classes
› Engage in storytimes
› Listen to and talk about stories to build familiarity and understanding
› Retell the story, once they have developed a deep familiarity with the text, some as exact repetition and...
› Use new vocabulary in different contexts
› Engage in non-fiction books
› Listen to and talk about selected non-fiction to develop a deep familiarity with new knowledge and vocabulary
• 4 Rhymes, Poems and Songs — 2 classes
› Listen carefully to rhymes and songs, paying attention to how they sound
› Learn rhymes, poems and songs
• 5 Early Learning Goals — 2 classes
› ELG: Listening, Attention and Understanding
› ELG: Speaking
| 2 |
Expressive Arts and Design |
4 chapters
· 10 classes
100 marks
|
• 1 Creating with Materials — 3 classes
› Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings
› Return to and build on their previous learning, refining ideas and developing their ability to represent them
› Create collaboratively, sharing ideas, resources and skills
• 2 Music, Dance and Performance — 4 classes
› Listen attentively, move to and talk about music, expressing their feelings and responses
› Watch and talk about dance and performance art, expressing their feelings and responses
› Sing in a group or on their own, increasingly matching the pitch and following the melody
› Explore and engage in music making and dance, performing solo or in groups
• 3 Being Imaginative — 1 class
› Develop storylines in their pretend play
• 4 Early Learning Goals — 2 classes
› ELG: Creating with Materials
› ELG: Being Imaginative and Expressive
| 3 |
Literacy |
4 chapters
· 13 classes
100 marks
|
• 1 Phonics: Letters and Sounds — 3 classes
› Read individual letters by saying the sounds for them
› Blend sounds into words
› Read some letter groups that each represent one sound and say sounds for them
• 2 Reading Words and Sentences — 3 classes
› Read a few common exception words matched to the school's phonic programme
› Read simple phrases and sentences made up of words with known letter-sound correspondences and, where...
› Re-read these books to build up their confidence in word reading, their fluency and their understanding...
• 3 Writing Letters and Sentences — 4 classes
› Form lower-case and capital letters correctly
› Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letters
› Write short sentences with words with known sound-letter correspondences using a capital letter and full stop
› Re-read what they have written to check that it makes sense
• 4 Early Learning Goals — 3 classes
› ELG: Comprehension
› ELG: Word Reading
› ELG: Writing
| 4 |
Mathematics |
4 chapters
· 14 classes
100 marks
|
• 1 Counting and Numerals — 4 classes
› Count objects, actions and sounds
› Subitise
› Link the number symbol (numeral) with its cardinal number value
› Count beyond 10
• 2 Comparing and Composing Numbers — 5 classes
› Compare numbers
› Understand the 'one more than or one less than' relationship between consecutive numbers
› Explore the composition of numbers to 10
› Automatically recall number bonds for numbers 0 to 5 and some to 10
› Select, rotate and manipulate shapes to develop spatial reasoning skills
• 3 Shape, Pattern and Measures — 3 classes
› Compose and decompose shapes so that children recognise a shape can have other shapes within it, just as...
› Continue, copy and create repeating patterns
› Compare length, weight and capacity
• 4 Early Learning Goals — 2 classes
› ELG: Number
› ELG: Numerical Patterns
| 5 |
Physical Development |
4 chapters
· 14 classes
100 marks
|
• 1 Fundamental Movement Skills — 3 classes
› Revise and refine the fundamental movement skills they have already acquired
› Progress towards a more fluent style of moving, with developing control and grace
› Develop the overall body strength, coordination, balance and agility needed to engage successfully with...
• 2 Small Motor Skills and Posture — 3 classes
› Develop their small motor skills so that they can use a range of tools competently, safely and confidently
› Use their core muscle strength to achieve a good posture when sitting at a table or sitting on the floor
› Combine different movements with ease and fluency
• 3 Apparatus, Ball Skills and Handwriting — 6 classes
› Confidently and safely use a range of large and small apparatus indoors and outside, alone and in a group
› Develop overall body strength, balance, coordination and agility
› Further develop and refine a range of ball skills
› Develop confidence, competence, precision and accuracy when engaging in activities that involve a ball
› Develop the foundations of a handwriting style which is fast, accurate and efficient
› Further develop the skills they need to manage the school day successfully
• 4 Early Learning Goals — 2 classes
› ELG: Gross Motor Skills
› ELG: Fine Motor Skills
| 6 |
Personal, Social and Emotional Development |
4 chapters
· 11 classes
100 marks
|
• 1 Self-Worth and Relationships — 3 classes
› See themselves as a valuable individual
› Build constructive and respectful relationships
› Express their feelings and consider the feelings of others
• 2 Resilience and Managing Feelings — 3 classes
› Show resilience and perseverance in the face of challenge
› Identify and moderate their own feelings socially and emotionally
› Think about the perspectives of others
• 3 Health, Hygiene and Wellbeing — 2 classes
› Manage their own needs and personal hygiene
› Know and talk about the different factors that support their overall health and wellbeing
• 4 Early Learning Goals — 3 classes
› ELG: Self-Regulation
› ELG: Managing Self
› ELG: Building Relationships
| 7 |
Understanding the World |
4 chapters
· 15 classes
100 marks
|
• 1 Past and Present — 4 classes
› Talk about members of their immediate family and community
› Name and describe people who are familiar to them
› Comment on images of familiar situations in the past
› Compare and contrast characters from stories
• 2 People, Culture and Communities — 4 classes
› Draw information from a simple map
› Understand that some places are special to members of their community
› Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways
› Recognise some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries
• 3 The Natural World — 4 classes
› Explore the natural world around them
› Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside
› Recognise some environments that are different from the one in which they live
› Understand the effect of changing seasons on the natural world around them
• 4 Early Learning Goals — 3 classes
› ELG: Past and Present
› ELG: People, Culture and Communities
› ELG: The Natural World