Chapter 1: Building the vision Chapter 2: What child development tells us - what young children need? Chapter 3: The 7 areas of the Early Years Curriculum Chapter 4: Communication Language and Literacy Chapter 5: Personal Social and Emotional Development Chapter 6: Physical Development Chapter 7: Literacy Chapter 8: Mathematics Chapter 9: Understanding the World Chapter 10: Expressive Arts and Design Chapter 11: Pedagogy Chapter 12: The Early Years Environment Chapter 13: Statutory and Non-Statutory Guidance Chapter 14: Wellbeing and Global Citizenship Chapter 15: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - The Unique Child
As EY practitioners, we know that child-centred practice is what matters. Despite the pressures for more 'school like' learning in the Early Years, EY professionals and practitioners continue to advocate for child-led best practice in settings. This book is a toolkit for all those working with children on how to develop and implement a child centred curriculum for delivery of the EYFS. A curriculum that is research informed and based on what we know about children's development and learning. A curriculum that ensures children have the time and space to explore and develop the fundamental building blocks of early development.
Aaron Bradbury Principal Lecturer Apprenticeships and Work Based Learning in Education, Early Years and Children's Social Care. Research Interests: Widening participation (access for all) with links to apprenticeship pedagogy, Early Years and Education. Ruth Swailes has almost 30 years' experience in primary education, over 20 of them in senior leadership roles including primary headship. Ruth has worked as a School Improvement Advisor, Ofsted inspector, Early Years consultant and moderator in several Local Authorities, she has advised on DFE accredited phonics schemes and is the lead author, curriculum consultant and trainer on the Oxford University Press International Early Years curriculum. She has recently written their curriculum for 2-3-year-olds.