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Music Making in the Early Years Supporting Young Children’s Musical Development Exploring a Curriculum Focus 3 - 5 yrs Trainer: Linda Pound, Education Consultant Session: One Day Course - 9.30am to 3.30pm @ £154.00* (exc VAT) Date: Wednesday 28 th March ’12 Audience: All Practitioners working within Early Years Focusing on the enjoyment and excitement of music, this course will provide a rationale and suggestions for engaging children in music for its own sake. However, it will also consider current research in order to deepen practitioners’ understanding of the importance of music to children’s development in all areas of the curriculum. This course will; highlight research which underlines the importance of music in emotional well-being, communication and thinking, as well as physical health and development include practical activities including song-writing explore ideas for supporting all areas of learning and development through music identify strategies for supporting parents to engage in musical activity with their children. Trainers’ Biographies Ros Bayley Following an extensive career as an Early Years teacher, Ros now works as an Early Years Consultant, Trainer and Storyteller. Throughout her career she has devoted much time to developing children’s creativity through story, puppetry, music, dance and imaginative play, and has shared her strategies with practitioners both in the UK and abroad. A regular contributor to ‘Practical Pre-School’ and ‘Early Years Educator,’ Ros is also the author of a number of resource books for Early Years Practitioners. Along with Sally Featherstone and Lynn Broadbent, she is the author of the ‘Carrying on in Key Stage’ series. Paddy Beels Paddy Beels is Headteacher of Wingate Community Nursery School, County Durham, now the hub of Wingate Children's Centre. She is an experienced Early Years educator who is dedicated to respecting children's rights and their childhood, true partnerships with parents and families and believes strongly in children being close to the natural world. In 1999, Paddy won a National Teaching Award and in 2000, she was awarded the OBE. Helen Bromley Helen Bromley is in great demand as a national Early Years Consultant. She works throughout the UK and internationally, delivering a variety of courses on the links between literacy and play. She is a prolific writer, contributing to ‘Nursery World’ and ‘Early Years Educator’. Her publications include ‘Book Based Reading Games’ (CLPE 2000) and she has made numerous contributions to the Lawrence Educational ‘50 ideas’ series. Her latest book, ‘Making My Own Mark - Play and Writing’, was published by BAECE (2006). Helen is well known across LAs, HE bodies and schools for her practical, play-based approach to working with adults. Ruth Churchill Dower Ruth is Director of Earlyarts established in 2002, a now highly regarded, national training network in the cultural and early education sectors. The company operates through a pioneering approach to creative early education, working in collaboration with 25 Pathfinders (training partners) who train 600 arts and Early Years professionals each year. In 2009, Ruth won the Ogunte Women's Social Leadership Awards 2009 for her work in building Earlyarts to make real change happen in young children's lives. Marion Dowling Marion Dowling is a specialist Early Years Adviser. During her career she has worked as a Headteacher of a nursery school, as a Senior Advisor and as an H.M.I. She has contributed to several national working parties and is a member of the Early Education Advisory Group to the Government. Marion now works as an Independent Consultant and is the author of a number of articles and books. Her latest book is the third edition of 'Young Children's Personal, Social and Emotional Development' (Sage 2009). She was the President and is now Vice President of the British Association for Early Childhood Education. Margaret Edgington Margaret Edgington is a highly regarded Educational Consultant. She has taught infant and nursery children and is a specialist in work within the Early Years Foundation Stage. Margaret has written extensively on early years pedagogy and is well known for her book ‘The Foundation Stage Teacher in Action’ (Paul Chapman 2004). She works as a Freelance Consultant to provide in-service courses for Early Years Practitioners and a consultancy service for settings. Margaret is a Vice President of the British Association for Early Years Education and of the National Campaign for Real Nursery Education. Liz Elders Liz Elders ran her own nursery setting for over fifteen years. She has worked for many years as a Project Mentor for ‘5x5x5=creativity’ and now as a Freelance Early Years Consultant. www.earlyexcellence.com
Anna Ephgrave Anna Ephgrave is a Leading Consultant Teacher and has taught at De Bohun Primary School for over 20 years. Her work in the Early Years Foundation Stage has led to Outstanding grades in the last two OFSTED inspections without any forward planning or focus activities! She is passionate about the need for children to feel confident and independent. Outdoor learning and risk taking play a large part in the experience she offers the children. Gwen Ibbotson Gwen Ibbotson is currently Resources Manager at Early Excellence. Prior to this, Gwen had over 30 years experience working in both the primary and Early Years sector. She has been Deputy Head of an Integrated Nursery School and Children’s Centre as well as an Advisory Teacher for an Education Action Zone and more recently for Bradford LA. Dr Andrew Lockett As an Early Years Pedagogical Leader, Dr Andrew Lockett aims to inspire and motivate Early Years personnel with his passion for working with young children. His particular interests revolve around observation, assessment and documentation practices as a key strategy in raising the quality of practice and provision. Andrew has understanding of a range of assessment frames, including Chris Athey’s ‘Theory on Schemas’ and Ferre Leavers’s ‘Involvement and Well-being Scales’ to support practitioners' interpretations of observations. The Reggio Approach and associated learning theories underpin Andrew's philosophy. He draws upon both his academic studies and wide experience in working with young children in diverse children’s centres, nursery schools, playgroups and daycare, forest schools and opportunity classes to connect with practitioners across the whole Early Years sector. Ruth Moore Ruth Moore is the Early Years Manager within the School Improvement Service in Enfield. As former Nursery and Children’s Centre Headteacher, she believes that children learn best in environments that provide opportunities to risk take, experiment, practice, think and discover - both indoors and out. The spontaneous planning has been developed within Enfield Early Years as a result of a visit to observe children's centres in Melbourne, Australia during 2009. Christine Parker Christine Parker is Headteacher of a large, city-centre primary school where all of the children are acquiring English as an additional language and the majority are of Pakistani heritage. Christine has worked as a Head of an Early Excellence Centre, where she led the nursery school through a period of significant change. She has also worked as a Partnership Adviser for the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge and as an Associate Headteacher for the LA, supporting primary headteachers in understanding the Early Years Foundation Stage. Emma Pace Emma Pace began her career as a creative artist working with children in schools. She joined Sightlines in 2000 as Project Manager and Facilitator and is now is Co-Director of the organisation. Emma has studied the educational approach of Reggio Emilia extensively. Jasmine Pasch Jasmine Pasch is a versatile and experienced community dance artist, choreographer and educator. Trained as a professional dancer, teacher and counselor, she has worked in education, arts and health settings for the last thirty years. She is now a consultant and trainer for the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Camden and Harrow, a visiting lecturer at London Metropolitan University on the Early Childhood Studies Course and at the Institute of Education in London. Jasmine works as a practitioner with babies, toddlers and their parents in Tower Hamlets and in Brent, and is taking part in Peterborough's ‘Schools of Creativity’ initiative. Sue Pearson Sue Pearson is an Early Years Consultant who works in association with Early Excellence. She has had extensive experience as a Teacher and a Team leader in primary schools and in early years settings. She has previously worked for Early Excellence as a curriculum adviser and in two local authorities as an Early Years Foundation Stage Consultant. Linda Pound Linda Pound is an Early Years Education Consultant and Author, and has previously been Headteacher of a Nursery School and Deputy Head of a Primary School. She has worked in three universities and was an Early Years LA Inspector for almost ten years. Linda is now involved in the training of Early Years practitioners at all levels. Her major areas of interest are ‘learning and curriculum’ in the Early Years and she has written extensively including co-authoring the book ‘Supporting Musical Development in the Early Years’ (Open University Press 2003) with Chris Harrison. Penny Vine Penny Vine has over twenty five years experience as a Teacher, Adviser and Counsellor. She has worked with children and families from all key stages which has enabled her to have a very deep insight into the development of emotional vocabulary and communication skills. Her special contribution to Early Years is in her deep understanding of the emotional world of the young child. She is passionate about finding ways we can create relationships that facilitate empathy, respect, trust and co-operation even in the most trying of circumstances. Penny is passionate about what she offers and considers herself lucky enough to see her work as part of her play! Jan White Jan White works nationally and internationally as an Early Childhood Consultant specialising in outdoor provision from birth to five. She has previously worked in association with Early Excellence and developed Learning through Landscapes’ support for the Early Years sector. She is author of ‘Playing and Learning Outdoors’ (Routledge 2008), edited ‘Outdoor Provision in the Early Years’ (Sage 2011) and collaborated with Siren Films to make the training DVDs ‘Babies Outdoors, Toddlers Outdoors’ and ‘Two Year-olds Outdoors’ (Siren Films, 2011). Dominic Wyse Dominic Wyse is Professor of Early Childhood and Primary Education at the University of London, Institute of Education (IOE). His research focuses on curricula in policy and practice with a specialism in the teaching of English, Language and Literacy. His new theory is built on ten years of work and includes synthesis of ideas from his best-selling book ‘Teaching English, Language and Literacy’ (with Russell Jones), and ‘The Routledge International Handbook of English, Language and Literacy Teaching’ (Edited with Richard Andrews and Jim Hoffman). www.earlyexcellence.com
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