Understanding the EYFS and Checkpoint Subjects

[Gloria Nnabuo]

Getting Familiar with the EYFS and Checkpoint Subjects: Part 1

Under the British Curriculum structure, the subjects within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework are referred to as *Learning and Development (L&D) Areas.*
There are seven core areas:
1. Communication and Language (C&L)
2. Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED)
3. Physical Development (PD)
4. Literacy
5. Mathematics
6. Understanding the World (UW)
7. Expressive Arts and Design (EAD)

*Note:*
A preschool setting may combine items 1 and 4 into a single area titled Literacy, Communication and Language (LC&L).

*Checkpoint Subjects (Years 1–9)*
The subjects for primary and lower secondary levels are the same. They are called Checkpoint subjects and are as follows:
1. English Language
2. English as a Second Language (ESL)
3. Mathematics
4. Science
5. Humanities (Past, People & Places)
6. Global Perspectives
7. Computing
8. Digital Literacy
9. Art and Design
10. Music
11. Physical Education (PE)
12. Religious Studies
13. Wellbeing
14. Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)

These subjects align closely with the structure of the new NERDC curriculum.