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Developing a Quality Curriculum Promoting and Supporting Child-Initiated Learning Outdoors Effective Learning Environment 3 - 5 yrs Trainer: Margaret Edgington, Education Consultant Session: One Day Course - 9.30am to 3.30pm @ £135.00 (exc VAT) Date: Wednesday 29 th February ’12 Audience: Early Years Foundation Stage Co-ordinators and Teachers The Early Years Foundation Stage (DCSF 2008) requires practitioners to offer a balance of adult-led and child-initiated learning opportunities and emphasises the importance of learning out of doors. This course will offer the opportunity to develop understanding of how to cater for and extend children's own interests out of doors. This course will; define what child-initiated learning means consider the role of the outdoors in inspiring children to develop their ideas review the kind of environment out of doors that promotes high quality, child-initiated learning reflect on the role of the adult in sensitively supporting and extending children's learning outdoors. Developing Observation, Assessment and Planning Observation Based Practice Assessing Young Children’s Learning Observation, Assessment and Planning 3 - 5 yrs Trainer: Margaret Edgington, Education Consultant Session: One Day Course - 9.30am to 3.30pm @ £135.00 (exc VAT) Date: Thursday 26 th January ’12 Audience: Teachers in the Early Years It is essential that practitioners undertake sensitive observational assessment in order to plan to meet young children’s needs. This course offers participants a chance to reflect on and plan for the development of their practice in this area. This course will; highlight the complexity involved in assessing young children consider the importance of observation as a teaching strategy explore the difference between observation and assessment identify how to make effective observations and use these as a basis for assessment and planning. Reflective Planning in Reception Classes Responding to Children’s Interests and Developmental Needs Observation, Assessment and Planning 4 - 5 yrs Trainers: Anna Ephgrave, De Bohun Primary School, Enfield and Ruth Moore, Early Years Manager, School Improvement Service, Enfield Session: One Day Course - 9.30am to 3.30pm @ £158.00* (exc VAT) Date: Thursday 9 th February ’12 Audience: Teachers in Reception Class Children have a natural desire to explore, learn and create but too often they are stopped or diverted by adults. Anna's work in the Early Years Foundation Stage at her school has led to Outstanding grades in the last two OFSTED inspections. The adults observe, advise, support and encourage the children using the traditional cycle of observation - assessment - planning - observation. This course will; explore the range of strategies needed to support a more flexible style of planning identify systems which are both manageable and meaningful look at the implications for the classroom environment consider the importance of supporting children's self-discipline and independence. *Please note that the fee includes a copy of ‘The Reception Year In Action - A Guide to Success In The Classroom’ by Anna Ephgrave. www.earlyexcellence.com
A Focus on Medium Term Planning Developing a Quality Curriculum Observation, Assessment and Planning 3 - 5 yrs Trainer: Sue Pearson, Education Consultant Session: One Day Course - 9.30am to 3.30pm @ £135.00 (exc VAT) Date: Friday 10 th February ’12 Audience: All Practitioners working within Early Years The Early Years Foundation Stage (DCSF 2008) emphasises the importance of planning in response to observations and understanding about children’s interests. Good planning aims to build on what children know, do and understand, as well as opening up new possibilities for children to explore. In building on the previous course, ‘A Focus on a Framework for Planning’, which participants need to have attended first, this course will; re-examine the relationship between long-term planning of provision and medium-term planning consider the key elements that underpin a clear structure for medium-term planning identify the range of ways in which medium-term planning can be developed to ensure high quality learning and teaching through spontaneous play, planned play and direct teaching provide a forum to discuss current planning issues. Environments Provoking Enquiry Making Learning Visible Observation, Assessment and Planning 3 - 5 yrs Trainer: Emma Pace, Co-Director, Sightlines Initiative and Liz Elders, Early Years Consultant Session: One Day Course - 9.30am to 3.30pm @ £135.00 (exc VAT) Date: Friday 2 nd March ’12 Audience: All Practitioners working within Early Years Early Years Educators are familiar with making observations of children's learning. But how do we interpret what we observe, and how do we make the learning visible to the wider community Inspired by the Early Years settings in Reggio Emilia, this course will explore how we can move beyond making observations and move towards documenting learning processes, and progressing teaching and learning. This course will; identify what is pedagogical documentation consider why pedagogical documentation is so important in progressing teaching and learning in Reggio Emilia share case studies and examples from schools and settings. A Focus on Short Term Planning Developing a Quality Curriculum Observation, Assessment and Planning 3 - 5 yrs Trainer: Sue Pearson, Education Consultant Session: One Day Course - 9.30am to 3.30pm @ £135.00 (exc VAT) Date: Friday 20 th March ’12 Audience: All Practitioners working within Early Years This course builds on the previous courses on ‘A Focus on a Framework for Planning’ and ‘A Focus on Medium Term Planning’, both of which participants must have attended first. This course will; highlight the central importance of short-term planning for effective learning and teaching identify key elements that underpin a clear structure for short-term planning consider the importance of observing children and how to organise and manage the process reflect on the role of the adult in ensuring progression in children's learning provide an opportunity to discuss and review current approaches. www.earlyexcellence.com
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