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Leadership & Management COURSE DATA Who is it aimed at? This programme is aimed at managers and leaders of early years settings , including nursery schools, PVI settings and Children Centres. What are the main themes? Day 1: The Skills and Competencies of Effective Leadership Day 2: Leading Organisational Change Intelligently Day 3: Team Development and Shared Organisational Values Day 4: Leading collaborative working with children, Families and Multi-Agency Partners Day 5: The Entrepreneurial Leader What will you gain? The programme aims to provide participants with: An understanding of the personal and professional leadership skills required to lead an Early Years setting; An understanding of the factors which nurture the development of successful early childhood services in the local community, including examples of good practice; An understanding of the features of quality Early Years settings and the capacity to implement a quality improvement process; Enhanced understanding of equality and diversity in the delivery of early years services; Strategies to understand and manage organisational change effectively within their settings; Techniques to lead and support effective multi-professional team working; Support in the development of collaborative working with children and families; The opportunity to explore new ways of working and to deliver a high quality Early Years service. ‘Following completion of the NPQICL, I was keen to return to CREC to continue my leadership and management journey in an environment influenced by andragogic theory. Through reflection, dialogue and theory I have discovered alternative ways to understand how I can develop and strengthen my leadership together with an opportunity to network with my peers. The leadership and management course has enhanced my skills and abilities to lead in a climate of profound change’. Joy Baldwin MA in Ed (EY) 3rd year student Type of course: Post Graduate combined (taught and research) Accreditation: 60 PG credits from Birmingham City University Study options: Face to face (5 days) + distance learning Duration: 1 year Fees: £1300 Tutor: Prof Chris Pascal & Prof Tony Bertram Dates: 16th October, 14th November, 11th December, 15th January, 12th February Location: The Centre for Research in Early Childhood, Birmingham FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Be our friend, tweet us, add us to your professional network on Linked In. Wherever you are, connect with us!
New for 2013/2014 Physical Development COURSE DATA Who is the course aimed at? Created for professionals working in the early childhood field who have a strong interest in supporting young children’s physical development, especially through play indoors and outdoors. This might include: Owners, managers and heads of early years settings; Teachers working with children from birth-3, 3 - 5 and 5-7 years; Early Years Professionals supporting provision and practice from birth to seven, Advisers, trainers and consultants working in the field of early childhood education and family support; Consultants and trainers working in early childhood outdoor education, including nature-based programmes. What are the main themes? The impact and role of movement and physicality for all aspects of health, wellbeing, development and learning from birth to seven years; Neurological development through movement – core sensory system development and integration processes for balance, body awareness, postural control, coordination and vision; Processes of whole body physical development and of hand and tool use; The position of children’s movement and physicality in our society – constraints and restraints on children’s lives; Close examination of young children’s natural movement behaviours and the significance of these; Developing a movement-rich culture and environments indoors and outdoors in early years settings. Reflection, evaluation and action research on current provision and practice. What will you gain? This module provides an extensive opportunity to understand the biological and social processes involved in early childhood physical development, to investigate the critical and foundational role of movement and physicality, and become much more aware of the significance of children’s natural play behaviours. It will introduce the relevant issues and debates, encouraging critical and independent appraisal. Both content and assignments present opportunities to acquire the theory base and knowledge that will enable participants to develop their practice with greater understanding, awareness and critical insight. Type of course: Post Graduate combined (taught and research) Accreditation: 60 PG credits from Birmingham City University Study options: Face to face (5 days) + distance learning Duration: 1 year Fees: £1300 Tutor: Jan White Dates: 16th October, 13th November, 26th February, 19th March, 2nd April Location: The Centre for Research in Early Childhood, Birmingham MEET THE TUTOR Jan White works nationally and internationally to advocate and support high quality outdoor provision for services for children from birth to five. With twenty-eight years experience of working in education, including key roles in developing Learning through Landscape’s support for the early years sector and Early Excellence’s Stepped Approach to Quality Outdoors, she is currently an associate consultant with Early Education and Playwise, pedagogical adviser for several landscape and equipment companies, mentor to Sandfield Natural Play Centre, representative for the World Forum Foundation, cofounder of the Landscapes for Early Childhood UK network, and teaches on the Masters programme at CREC (Birmingham City University).
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