The Continuous Curriculum : Planning for Spontaneous Play

The aim of this document is to share experience and practice among colleagues (foundation stage practitioners and teachers in year one in primary schools) as they seek to implement the QCA Foundation Stage Curriculum Guidance (2000) and the QCA Foundation Stage Profile (2003).

It is based on a working group set up in Kirklees, West Yorkshire to revamp the Kirklees Curriculum Rationale with a view to supporting colleagues in the foundation stage and Key Stage 1.

It is hoped that practitioners will find this booklet a useful reference document, as they seek to develop, enhance and extend the continuous curriculum to meet the learning needs of all their children, and address important curriculum concerns relating to transition.