Created and Led by

Lesley Minervini

Duration

9.30-3.00 or equivalent

Venue

Online or in-person

Target Audience

Teachers, Senior Leaders, Curriculum Leaders, Subject Leaders

Overview:

Discover all aspects of curriculum design in EYFS with practical guidance on effective provision and progression.

This highly practical, evidence-based course will help you to plan a rich, well-sequenced curriculum for children in Nursery and Reception.

Understand all aspects of curriculum design
Find out about Threshold Concepts, Big Ideas and Progression
Gain a thorough understanding of EYFS requirements

Learn about:

Curriculum breadth, cultural capital and powerful knowledge
How to develop a curriculum that fits the context of your children
Effective curriculum sequencing
The role of ‘big ideas’ in shaping children’s schema development
Effective Early Years pedagogy
The importance of planning for rich, sophisticated vocabulary
The inter-related nature of physical and academic development
The ways in which executive function and self-regulation can be effectively developed
Effective formative assessment.

Advance your understanding of:

The changes to the EYFS framework
How to create a rich, holistic curriculum that steers children successfully towards the Early Learning Goals
The importance of sequencing
The different pedagogical approaches that have been proven to be effective
The need to embed formative assessment rather than onerous ‘evidence collection’ activities.

Take away:

A thorough understanding of the new requirements
A high-quality set of example resources to get you started with curriculum planning
Practical and ‘workload-friendly’ ideas for formative assessment
Examples of resources soon to be published by Chris Quigley Education to help create an evidence-informed progression model.

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This course is delivered by one of our team, Lesley Minervini. Lesley can come to your school to deliver the course in person or host a bespoke Zoom session with your organisation. Please complete the Enquiry form below and we'll get back in touch ASAP.

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