MICHIEL WILS, MAXIME BULTHEEL, TIM SURMA, JASPER NIJLUNSING, CLAUDIO VANHEES AND PAUL A KIRSCHNER THOMAS MORE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, BELGIUM Introduction Knowledge of the world is essential for later reading and writing skills, and even predicts maths and science outcomes (Grissmer et al., 2010). However, ‘world knowledge’ is not evenly distributed: variations in home […]
This virtual seminar, which comes as part of the EYSEND partnership with Speech and Language UK, aims to empower you to support children and their families when they speak more than one language. This session is suitable for anyone who works in early years education, as well as Family Hubs and preschool settings. Join the […]
Preeti Patel, Director of Education and Community at Montessori Global Education Innovation has been at the core of Montessori pedagogy since its establishment. In 1906, when Maria Montessori founded the first Casa dei Bambini (Children’s House), the doors to the Montessori Approach opened using a new and innovative methodology and didactic materials to support children’s […]
This article has been published as part of the Rethinking Curriculum project, kindly funded by The Helen Hamlyn Trust. Olivia Anthony, Governance Officer, Embark Federation Introduction As Trust Leader of the Embark Federation (MAT), I have the privilege of guiding a family of 23 schools -19 primaries and 4 secondaries – […]
This article has been published as part of the Rethinking Curriculum project, kindly funded by The Helen Hamlyn Trust. Kari Anson, Headteacher at Brays School, Forward Education Trust, UK Introduction Brays School is a special school in Birmingham serving 91 children with profound multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), significant learning difficulties […]
This article has been published as part of the Rethinking Curriculum project, kindly funded by The Helen Hamlyn Trust. Charles Hewitt, Headteacher, Fender Primary School Overview Born from a desire to radically change our approach to curriculum and pedagogy, and rethink what schools can and should be, we transformed an […]
ANNELIESE SMITH, EDUCATION PROJECT SPECIALIST, CCT The early years of a child’s education lays the foundation for lifelong learning, but for educators working in nurseries and early years settings, this can come with significant challenges. From designing developmentally appropriate lesson plans to completing detailed observations and administrative reports, the demands on early years professionals are substantial. […]
This article has been published as part of the Rethinking Curriculum project, kindly funded by The Helen Hamlyn Trust. Andrew King, Headteacher of Riverhead Infants’ School in Sevenoaks, Kent. How we are refocusing our approach to teaching and learning for EYFS and KS1 children in response to changes bought about […]
SONIKA PARASHAR, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (TEACHER EDUCATION), AZIM PREMJI UNIVERSITY, INDIA Introduction Despite early access to English-medium education under India’s Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009, many children from disadvantaged backgrounds struggle to attain proficiency in English. A closer look at the content and strategies used to […]
SARA MURŠIĆ, FOUNDER, TOYSCOPE, UK Educational resources offer rich opportunities for learning and complement teaching at all levels of education, yet selecting and assessing these materials for an increasingly diverse population of students remains a complex challenge. With more than 1.6 million pupils in England identified as having special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) (DfE, 2024), […]
In this webinar, Dr Francesco Sella (Loughborough University) will talk about the development and validation of an early numeracy scale designed to assess key numerical skills in preschool children. The scale includes eight tasks: Dots Comparison, Highest Count, Give a Number, Set Transformation, Number Naming, Number Comparison, Number Sequence, and Arithmetic. A sample of 675 […]
This event is presented by Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy. An international seminar and book launch including new research on how children’s voices and choices shape their learning. There are two parts to this event – Hybrid international seminar (4:45pm-5:45pm BST) – In-person book launch event (5:45pm-6:30pm BST) If you are attending in person, tickets […]
Known the world over for his daily child development lessons on social media, Dr. Wuori will explore common misconceptions about the early years and make the case for why our experiences during early childhood influence our success – not only in school – but for a lifetime. This interactive session, featuring education from as early […]
Join us for an online CRN seminar sharing findings from a three-year project, Children’s Participation in Schools, a research collaboration between UWE, Bristol (Sarah Chicken) Swansea University (Jacky Tyrie and Prof Jane Williams), University of Wales Trinity Saint David (Jane Waters-Davies and Alison Murphy) and Cardiff Metropolitan University (Jennie Clement). This project is funded by the […]
To inform The Chartered College of Teachings’ Ofsted consultation response we would like to invite Primary and Early Years practitioners to attend a focussed workshop event. This will be focussed on the question ‘What should be in the framework to ensure that inclusion is a central strand to all inspections?’ We are looking for current […]
To inform The Chartered College of Teachings’ Ofsted consultation response we would like to invite Primary and Early Years practitioners to attend a focussed workshop event. This will be focussed on the question ‘What should be in the inspection framework to support attendance?’ We are looking for current practitioners to share their thoughts and support […]
JULIAN GRENIER, EARLY YEARS CONSULTANT AND AUTHOR, UK Children’s learning in the early years is hugely important: growing research evidence backs this up. The first three years of life are the most sensitive time for brain development, with over 80 per cent of the brain formed by the end of this period and 90 per cent […]
The content within this compact guide has been adapted from content originally produced for MyCollege by Gary Jones and Deborah Netolicky. What is a compact guide? Our compact guides are designed to provide an introduction to a specific topic or theme. The content within each guide includes an overview of core concepts related to the […]
Autism and ADHD are often associated with difficulties with Executive Functions (EFs) in childhood and adulthood, but due to measurement challenges, the prevalence and nature of these difficulties in early development is not well understood. Potential strengths have also been overlooked. In this talk I will describe the measures that colleagues and I have developed […]
The UK government’s latest policy on childcare will see more parents offered free access to provision from April 2024 with the intention of helping them stay in work (HM Treasury 2023). However, the increasing demand for affordable childcare services is happening in an evolving socio-economic landscape marked by a cost of living crisis and rising […]
