Child development courses

How to use the Early Years Clip Library Courses

How to use the Early Years Clip Library Courses Free

Welcome Siren’s new short courses built by the Early Years Clip Library.

Made with engaging videos and activities, and designed to develop thinking and animated discussion.

Developed to support your team to make changes in your setting that work for your children and relate to current frameworks.

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Tuning in to Children

Tuning in to Children

Julie Fisher looks at how adults can tune in to children:

+ To consider how to tune in to children and their learning
+ To gain insight into different ways of tuning in effectively
+ To reflect on the role of the practitioner in supporting children during their play

A 40 minute training session written by Julie Fisher

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Understanding cognitive development in young toddlers

Understanding cognitive development in young toddlers

Jan White looks at how young toddlers cognitive development can be supported outdoors

+ Understand what drives toddlers in their engagement with the world
+ Consider the elements of an enabling outdoor environment that support children at this stage
+ Reflect on how other children and adults can provide the right kind of support

A 40 minute training session by Jan White.

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Maths is more than just numbers

Maths is more than just numbers Free

This session looks at understanding and supporting children’s mathematical understanding at home:

+ Look at how maths is all around us every day?
+ Reflect on how many mathematical skills we use every day without realising?
+ Notice how there is much more to maths than understanding numbers?

A 30 minute training session by Dr. Sue Allingham.

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Physical development is more than a hop, skip and a jump

Physical development is more than a hop, skip and a jump Free

This session looks at understanding and supporting physical development at home:

+ What is key to understanding physical development and what does it look like?
+ Why is understanding physical development so important?
+ How can we develop this thinking at home and make our daily life more physical for us all?

A 30 minute training session by Dr. Sue Allingham.

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Quality of Education: A Focus on Intent, Implementation & Impact

Quality of Education: A Focus on Intent, Implementation & Impact

Part 1 of a 6 session series using the clip library to support understanding of the new Education Inspection Framework.

Session one of Quality of Education, looks at Intent, Implementation and Impact:

+ Understand what these words mean in practice
+ Unpick why are they helpful
+ See what they look like in practice

A 30 minute training session by Dr. Sue Allingham.

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Quality of Education: What is meant by curriculum?

Quality of Education: What is meant by curriculum?

Part 2 of a 6 session series using the clip library to support understanding of the new Education Inspection Framework.

Session two of Quality of Education, looks at what is meant by ‘Curriculum’:

+ Gain an understanding of the word ‘curriculum’.
+ Understand why the Ofsted definition of teaching and learning is important.
+ Reflect on how ‘cultural capital’ plays a part in an effective Early Childhood curriculum.

A 30 minute training session by Dr. Sue Allingham.

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Behaviour and Attitudes: Behaviour and Attitudes

Behaviour and Attitudes: Behaviour and Attitudes

Part 3 of a 6 session series using the clip library to support understanding of the new Education Inspection Framework.

Session one of Behaviour and Attitudes, looks at children’s behaviour and attitudes:

+ Reflect on what affects behaviour and attitudes
+ Understand why the term ‘self-regulation’ is more appropriate.
+ Work on how we can support ‘self-regulation’.

A 30 minute training session by Dr. Sue Allingham.

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