Joyce Morris Early Years Literacies Forum Public Lecture

Helen Moylett Playful Partnerships for Language and Literacy

Join us to hear Helen share her insights to early years research and practice.

The foundations of literacy are built by early years practitioners, who understand language development as well as how to be sensitive, supportive and stimulating communication partners. This lecture will explore some practical ways in which adults can tune into and nurture young children’s communication and language skills in everyday activities.

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Wednesday 28th February 6pm-8pm In person at UEA or Online.

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Professor Christine Pascal will be presenting at the Westminster Education Forum conference on the afternoon of Tuesday 14th November.

This conference focuses on next steps for the early years and childcare sector in England.

Delegates will discuss key issues for early years providers and parents - and how they can be addressed - in light of developments, including:

• the Government’s new childcare offer which extends free childcare to cover younger children, announced in the Spring Budget

• recommendations to exempt nurseries from business rates, and other outcomes from the Education Select Committee’s recent inquiry into support for childcare and the early years

With concerns from the Education Select Committee over the extension’s effectiveness, and how accurately funding reflects the costs and complexity of the system, delegates will assess how parents and guardians can be supported through challenges surrounding the choice, affordability and availability of childcare.

Policymakers and delegates will look at the future for the childcare market, including how burdens on providers and the numbers facing closure can be reduced, as well as assessing next steps for improving the availability of childminders across England, with calls from the Select Committee for radical financial and regulatory reform.

Further sessions will consider priorities for the early years workforce, including implications of the changing qualification landscape.

Delegates will also discuss the impact that formal childcare has on children under two and how to support parents and guardians who to stay at home to look after their children.

We are pleased to be able to include keynote sessions with: Neil Leitch, Chief Executive, Early Years Alliance; and Rob Wilson, Commissioner, Social Mobility Commission.

ChiFCo (Children, Families and Communities Research Group) are delighted to be joined in this on-line seminar by Dr Faye Stanley and Dr Helen Lyndon who will share their innovative, inspiring early years doctoral research.

Dr Faye Stanley is Principal Lecturer - Head of Early Childhood, Young People and Developing Professional Practice at University of Wolverhampton. Faye's doctorate explored the values of an English and Swedish pre-school teacher focusing on their roles and the experiences they provide for three and four-year-old children.

Dr Helen Lyndon is Post Graduate Course Leader of MA Education (Early Years) and CREC SCITT and Country Coordinator for the UK for the European Early Childhood Research Association (EECERA). Helen's doctoral research focused on pedagogic mediation, including development of listening methods for daily practice with young children.

All are welcome to this on-line seminar on MST

Online briefing event for current school placement mentors for our 2023/24 cohort of trainees.

Induction for the next cohort of School Centred Initial Teacher training.

This online Q&A event is for those who have been accepted onto a teacher training course and looking for help and information on preparing for the first day in school.

Join our experts for help advice on:

• the support available through the free Get into Teaching service

• what teacher training will be like

• the resources available 

• lesson planning

• time management

• any other questions you have

To attend- https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/events/230821-preparing-for-your-teacher-training-course

This online Q&A event is for those who have been accepted onto a teacher training course and looking for help and information on preparing for the first day in school.

Join our experts for help advice on:

• the support available through the free Get into Teaching service

• what teacher training will be like

• the resources available 

• lesson planning

• time management

• any other questions you have

To attend- https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/events/230731-preparing-for-your-teacher-training-course

The Certificate for Music Educators (CME): Early Childhood – Autumn 2023 Cohort applications open

The Certificate for Music Educators (CME): Early Childhood offers a flexible, part-time, distance-learning qualification in early childhood music. The CME is a recognised National Qualification validated by Trinity College London at Level 4 on the Regulated Qualifications Framework and has been designed to develop high-quality educators to work in early childhood music. With the new National Plan for Music Education now coming on stream for September 2023, and the increased focus on early years within it, this critical age phase is beginning to be given the attention it deserves.

The course, initially brought about by Dr Susan Young (MERYC-England) is delivered from CREC and has a strong team of facilitators and mentors who have all completed the CREC Early Years Music MA programme and are currently working as early childhood music educators in a range of organisations including universities, regional arts organisations and music education hubs.

This course is for anyone who wants to improve their skills and knowledge in early childhood music education and gain a recognised accredited qualification. It is ideal for Early Years Practitioners, freelance and/or peripatetic musicians working, or wishing to work, in the Early Years.

For the duration of the course applicants will need to be working regularly with children in the 0 – 5 years age range. Applicants new to this age range can discuss with the mentor how a training practice can be set up. If you already have some experience or have attended some training, you may be able to use this experience to cover some aspects of the course.

To find out more about the CME:EC join our online information event at 11am on 21st June – Register here to join

You can also find information about the course including dates, fees, and application process here: https://www.crec.co.uk/cert-music-ed-early-childhood

Autoethnography study on my experience as a “special” mother, educator, and naturalist shared by Katia Hueso. This event will be held online via Zoom. See the Learning Circle page for more information. Click here to register to attend.