The national guidance for Early Years: Realising the Ambition has been out for a while now. For many of us, it is a familiar friend, for others we are still getting to grips with the contents and implications. Like any good friend, though, Realising the Ambition can still surprise us, and there is more to it than we might think.
it also contains some quietly revolutionary ideas that can really change practice – and make providing early learning and childcare both easier and more fun! What are these? This session will explore five of them, where RTA has new and sometimes challenging things to say about children, about the environment, about play and about what really matters. James was one of the writers of the guidance and he will lead input and activities that will bring out some of what was intended in producing the guidance and prompt reflection on practice for all age groups, including ourselves!
The session is for anyone who wants to get to know the guidance better, or who has “got it” but wants to extend and deepen practice. It is useful for a setting looking to take their self-evaluation to another level, or who want to just get back to the essentials.
The content will be at depth, but in plain language! It will be interactive and even a little playful. Attendees will go away with:
· Refreshed knowledge of some key points in the national practice guidance
· A focus on what really makes a difference for children’s wellbeing, development and learning
· Ideas and inspiration for making improvements in practice and environment