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Courageous Leadership in the Early years Confident curriculum Design

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1 Courageous Leadership in the Early years Confident curriculum Design
Welcome – Intro us both & why we agreed to run session

2 The context of The Willows School & EYC
SEND EAL Ethnicity 33 languages Pupil Premium EY Pupil Premium Infant school with 2 year old provision, 30 hour offer & Outstanding CC . High mobility

3 Our EYFS team Leadership of EYFS
Dedicated Fulfilled Bold Trust Inspiring Specialists Self-motivated Our EYFS team Courageous Supportive Positive climate Passionate Committed Belief Take risks Self-disciplined A exceptionally strong, well qualified team of EY professionals – passionate to be the best they can for the chn & families Delegated responsibility & positives of the NN profile. Home grown Leadership of EYFS Valued Respected Momentum & Capacity Delegated responsibility Learning culture Skilful Resilient Knowledgeable

4 The EYFS Curriculum Learning Fulfil potential Happy childhoods
Enabling Positive Relationships Secure Creative Safe The EYFS Curriculum Opportunities Outcomes Active Equality Developing Partnerships A exceptionally strong, well qualified team of EY professionals – passionate to be the best they can for the chn & families Delegated responsibility & positives of the NN profile. Home grown The BEST possible start Progress Scaffolded Learning High quality Play Based Impacting futures Experiences Developmentally Appropriate

5 Learning through play is about how you learn
it need not be constrained by what you learn or where you learn Play empowers children to become creative, engaged, life long learners. It helps them develop a broad set of skills. Children develop most rapidly, both physically & mentally in early years. Schemas!!

6 Play is our brains favourite way to learn!
Playfc Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play is our brains favourite way to learn! Research shows that play is one way children develop some of the most important skills for being lifelong learners. Play enables us to explore, practice and try out ways of tackling challenges. Skills like problem-solving, creativity, emphathy, communication and teamwork all have foundations in play.

7 Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Play Children are personally motivated by the satisfaction of learning through play at their own level of challenge and interest Children are actively engaged with their minds and bodies, taking risks & experimenting , to come up with ideas & questions, creating things & solving problems.

8 A curriculum that meets every child’s needs
We explore pedagogical strategies that provide challenge Solve problems Explain Greater complexity Deepen understanding Generalise & make connections

9 A curriculum that meets every child’s needs
We ensure that our provision is pedagogically appropriate for all our children. We know that offering enriched environments is critical…they enable our children to investigate in depth. We have developed high quality & well resourced environments both indoors and out. The level of openness in our resources and environments enable children to explore freely & independently. Skilful and knowledgeable practitioners are paramount to any child’s learning & development.

10 Meeting the holistic needs of our children
Using the Leuven scales of wellbeing & Involvement as indicators

11 Fulfilling potential Achievement Progress Success GLD Exceeding

12 What others say about our EYFS….
The EYFS team has a deep knowledge and understanding of the curriculum. Their evident commitment and high level of skills ensure that all pupils make at least good progress from their starting points Challenge Partners 2018 As a result of exceptional leadership of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), children make rapid progress from their starting points Challenge Partners 2018 Maximum use is made of the whole school environment, with equally exciting activities available indoors and outside. Ofsted 2018 The wide range of exciting activities on offer sparks their interest. As a result, they are enthusiastic learners. Ofsted 2018 The Willows provides my students with a valuable learning opportunity where they can experience nurturing child centred practice, in a play based curriculum. Peter Goy- Senior Lecturer in education at the University of Northampton The school has made significant investment in the development of a high quality environment focussed on promoting the benefits of play Challenge Partners 2018 The Willows foundation stage never fails to impress visiting school staff, The environment is stunning and the opportunities given to their children is always exciting and built on high quality play experiences. Victoria Lacy-Wills Partnership Manager PEP MK (Primary enrichment partnership)

13 How much importance is given to the Early Years in your school?
Expertise Budget allocation Staffing Ratios Qualifications Delegated leadership Professional development How much importance is given to the Early Years in your school? Where are your most experienced staff currently teaching? Does your leader have a specialism in the Early years? Warm up – time to reflect on your beliefs and current practice What are your own beliefs and principles for the EYFS? How does it feel to be a child in your EYFS?

14 We must never forget that children are born great learners and that we, as adults, should, in fact, try much harder to be like them Seymour Papert

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