Tudhoe Moor Nursery School

Overview

Tudhoe Moor Nursery School continues to be a good school, providing a "safe, nurturing environment" where children are "happy and confident." Leaders have established clear routines that foster high levels of respect and kindness, while an ambitious curriculum prepares children well for their transition to primary school.

Strengths

• Children enjoy a "range of learning experiences," including forest school sessions and regular library visits, which broaden their horizons.
• The school prioritises communication and language, using stories and key vocabulary displays to support emotional exploration and early reading skills.
• Strong systems are in place to identify children with additional needs early, ensuring specialist support is available before they start primary school.
• Staff demonstrate a "strong sense of teamwork," and governors understand and generally fulfil their statutory obligations effectively.
• The curriculum is "logically sequenced and progressive," with specific adaptations for the newly admitted two-year-old cohort.

Areas to improve

• The "small steps of learning" required to reach end goals are not consistently clear, meaning some activities do not adequately support children’s progress.
• Interactions between staff and children are not consistently high quality, with some failing to impact learning or language development.

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective."