Developing and leading excellence in the early years foundation stage NY012 / B23
Summary
This highly practical course will help you identify and demonstrate good teaching and learning practices in science for pupils in Early Years. You will acquire a range of strategies to develop pupils' experiences to extend scientific enquiry.
This course will help you to focus on the processes of learning in the Early Years including ways to encourage talk and effective communication. There will also be opportunities to explore working with your local wider community.
This course may support you with the Science Leadership Benchmark 1 - Leadership and vision for science and also with Science Benchmark 3 - Effective teaching and learning in science
Who is it for?
- Science subject leads
- Early Years practitioners
What topics are covered?
- starting with a story
- assessment in the Early Years
- growing success
- balancing adult and pupil initiated learning
- using the local environment
- talk and collaboration
- promoting science capital
- the outdoors classroom
- developing your continuous provision
How will you learn?
Face to face learning at the National STEM Learning Centre in York
How long is this course?
Four days across two residential periods
Who is the course leader?
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Jane Winter
My passion is engaging and meaningful science lessons for all primary children. For the past ten years I have worked for the Centre for Industry...
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Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- demonstrate good Early Years practice and exploit opportunities for science
- provide opportunities for developing language and communication skills through engaging science contexts
- provide and support quality adult input in the classroom
- use effective approaches for assessment to inform progression
- be able to use the local community to extend pupil’s experiences in science
Sessions
| Date | Time | Location | |
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| Developing and leading excellence in the early years foundation stage- Day 1 | 01 May 2024 | 11:00-19:00 | National STEM Learning Centre |
| Developing and leading excellence in the early years foundation stage- Day 2 | 02 May 2024 | 09:00-16:00 | National STEM Learning Centre |
| Developing and leading excellence in the early years foundation stage - Day 3 | 03 July 2024 | 11:00-19:00 | National STEM Learning Centre |
| Developing and leading excellence in the early years foundation stage- Day 4 | 04 July 2024 | 09:00-16:00 | National STEM Learning Centre |
Notes
This is a residential course, fees include meals and accommodation for the duration of the course.
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Additional information
If the course you would like to attend is fully booked, please contact enquiries@stem.org.uk to express your interest in being added to a waiting list. We will contact you when the course is due to run again.
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