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Your daughter is unique and at Portsmouth High Pre-School educational plans will be tailored to enable her to reach her full potential. Individual care and attention from your daughter’s teacher will provide her with an engaging, happy and, above all, a safe educational environment.

In the early years there is a strong element of phonics and numeracy in the daily routine. Phonics is taught through games, music, songs and actions making learning fun. Girls begin to write sentences with simple punctuation and start to structure stories. Mathematics is taught daily starting with number skills and progressing through to addition and subtraction.

A hands-on introduction to scientific discovery is a key feature of early learning at Portsmouth High Pre-School. Girls explore a discovery garden introducing them to simple scientific concepts. Immersive forest school activities explore the natural world in the school’s impressive grounds.

Dedicated and well-qualified early years’ staff are supported by specialist teachers for French, music and ballet as well as ICT, forest school and philosophy. External speakers come into school to complement learning and there are trips out and about in the local area. Children reach their early learning goals and develop a solid foundation to support their learning across different subjects as they move through the school.