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How should practitioners and leaders set about designing and implementing their curriculum in the Early Years Foundation Stage?
Written by experts in the field, this book provides clear, practical guidance on each of the 7 areas of learning and development in the revised (2021) EYFS.
Chapters cover key topics including, assessment, inclusion of children with SEND, English as an Additional Language, equalities, anti-racism, provision for disadvantaged children, professional development and using research and evidence.
Designed for practising teachers, early years educators, students on early years degrees and trainee teachers, this engaging book provides an accessible guide to putting revised EYFS into practice.
Dr Julian Grenier CBE is the headteacher of Sheringham Nursery School and Children s Centre. He was the lead writer of Development Matters (2021).
Caroline Vollans is a psychoanalyst and author. She writes for a wide range of early years publications and is author of Wise Words: How Susan Isaacs Changed Parenting.
List of contents
Introduction: The Importance Of Curriculum In The Early Years - Julian Grenier
A Curriculum That Promotes Equality And Challenges Racism And Sexism - Eunice Lumsden
Communication And Language - Sandra Mathers
Personal, Social And Emotional Development - Julian Grenier and Fliss Dewsbery
Physical Development - Lala Manners
Literacy - Sinéad Harmey
Mathematics - Fliss James
Understanding the World - Julian Grenier, June O'Sullivan, Liz Pemberton and Aaron Bradbury
Expressive Arts and Design - Anni McTavish
Understanding Assessment and Curriculum - Jan Dubiel
Getting The Curriculum Right, So That Every Child Can Thrive In The Early Years
Helping children who are learning English as an Additional Language to access the curriculum - Tania Choudhury, Alex Hodgkiss and Julian Grenier
Helping children to access the curriculum, who have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) - Lindsey Foster
Helping children from disadvantaged backgrounds to access the curriculum - Ed Vainker and Matilda Browne
Valuing outdoor learning - Sarah Porter
Vertically Integrated Curriculum Design: Secure Foundations For Their Future Learning - Jemima Rhys-Evans and Cassie Buchanan
An Evidence-Based Curriculum: Using The Early Years Toolkit To Inform Curriculum Design - Melissa Prendergast
Professional Development: Ensuring Staff Have The Knowledge, Skills And Confidence They Need - Siobhan Campbell
About the author
Dr Julian Grenier is the headteacher of Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre in Newham, London. Julian has worked in the early years for the last three decades. He has a doctorate in education (EdD) from the UCL Institute of Education. Julian is a regular columnist for the Times Educational Supplement. He has also contributed regularly to Nursery World and has written and co-written several bestselling books about early childhood education. Julian has advised the Department for Education on early years under Conservative, coalition and Labour administrations. He is the director of the East London Research School.
Caroline Vollans< was a primary school teacher, specialising in language and literacy development. She then studied and trained in Freudian-Lacanian Psychoanalysis. Caroline worked in a hospital as a psychotherapist and secondary school as a counsellor. She is now a freelance writer and editor, especially interested in topics that combine themes of education and psychoanalysis. Caroline’s underlying interest is in giving voice to the unspoken and unheard.
Summary
This is a practical, step-by-step guide to implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in any early years setting.
