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Why understanding the Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning is key to our Practice and Provision

Why understanding the Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning is key to our Practice and Provision

It is important that all adults understand the Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning and how they must weave through and inform all our work throughout the whole Stage, from birth to five

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Setting up members of your team

Setting up members of your team

If you have ordered a Teams or Education product then setting up your team members can be done from your account area. Find full instruction here…

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Case study: Gayle Blackburn, University of Sunderland

Case study: Gayle Blackburn, University of Sunderland

The clip library videos are so useful, because it allows us to bring to life a lot of the parts of our lectures and our seminars. It allows students to see practitioners at work, in practice…

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Case Study: Fiona McKinnon, Seaspace Consultancy

Case Study: Fiona McKinnon, Seaspace Consultancy

I like identifying films that link with the training and put these into a playlist; and being able to sample the films and choose ones which most closely fit the training…

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Laying firm foundations for literacy

Laying firm foundations for literacy

Laying firm foundations for literacy starts from the very beginning with babies, because enthusiasm for communication starts within those early weeks and months…

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Clip Library wins awards

Clip Library wins awards

It’s awards season and we’re very pleased to announce that the EY Clip Library has been a winner! We were awarded **** stars in the CPD section from the Teach Early Years Awards and a silver award from Nursery World.

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An introduction to pretend play with Michael Rosen

An introduction to pretend play with Michael Rosen

Michael Rosen looks at the subject of pretend play, using archive footage from the British Library, including footage from Siren’s early archive of footage.

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8 Reasons why Siren’s Clip Library Saves you time and improves delivery

8 Reasons why Siren’s Clip Library Saves you time and improves delivery

If you are delivering an FE or HE course in Early Years or and related subjects here are 8 good reasons why the clip library will be useful to you and support the delivery of your course…

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Nursery manager, Cassie Holland shares her favourite videos

Nursery manager, Cassie Holland shares her favourite videos

Cassie Holland, Nursery Manager at Archfield House Nursery, takes us through her playlist of favourite video clips from the Early Years Clip Library. Find out how she uses the videos in her training.

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Why is play vital for physical development?

Why is play vital for physical development?

Gross motor or exercise play is very common and typically occupies around 20% of children’s behaviour by 4-5 years of age. The evidence…

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Create bespoke training using playlists

Create bespoke training using playlists

Creating your own bespoke training just got even easier. You can now build your own playlists in your clip library account. Create as…

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Support for parents and staff in Children’s centres

Support for parents and staff in Children’s centres

The Wonder Year – First year development and shaping the brain and Life at Two – attachment, key people & development were…

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