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Understand the factors that influence children and young people’s development and how these affect practice

This video from Edutopia looks at the application of ‘Social and Emotional learning: A schoolwide approach’. Through a mosaic of schoolwide strategies and practices focused on social-emotional learning, Symonds Elementary provides students with a safe, supportive space and ensures that students are ready and available for deeper learning. Watch the video and makes notes. Is there anything you can use in your learning environment?

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Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

‘The impact of poverty’ from the Child Poverty Action Group.
‘The impact of bullying’ from Kidscape
‘Puberty’ on the Mentally Healthy Schools website.
‘Effective Teaching of EAL’ from The Bell Foundation
‘National curriculum in England: framework for key stages 1 to 4 from the UK Government
'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage Setting the standards for learning, development and care for children from birth to five’ from the Department for Education.
Use the internet to research the educational frameworks for your own home nation.
'Laser reading text: Biological and external factors’
'Laser reading text: Theoretical perspectives’

Presentation

Click to launch this lesson’s presentation on ‘Theoretical perspectives on language development’.
Click to launch this lesson’s presentation on ‘Child development theories'.

Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Click to read ‘Children affected by domestic abuse’ from Barnardo’s. Domestic abuse can have a devastating impact on the victims and their families, with children and young people at risk of serious harm to both their emotional and physical health.
This article from the 'Teach Early Years' looks at 'Promoting the development of children with SEND'.
The ‘Children’ section of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation provides a number of resources on external impacts on children including poverty.
‘Poor housing conditions harm children’s health and development’ is new research, published by the ESRI and produced in partnership with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Inclusion and Youth (DCEDIY), that shows that while a big majority of children are living in adequate housing, poor housing conditions affect children’s health and social and emotional wellbeing.
This article from Australia looks at ‘Why culture matters for children’s development and well-being’.
The Department for Education have produced a report on ‘Effective pre-school, primary and secondary education project (EPPSE 3-16+)’ which looks at how pre-school influences children and young people’s attainment and developmental outcomes over time.
‘Looked-after children and young people’ from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Read the section on ‘Learning and education.’
‘Social and emotional changes in pre-teens and teenagers’ produced by Raising Children looks at some of the development teenagers experience.
This section of the Kids’ Development website contains links to articles on the different classical theorists of child development.
The National College for Teaching and Leadership has a presentation on ‘An Introduction to Attachment and the implications for Learning and Behaviour’.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research has produced a report on ‘Adverse childhood experiences: what support do young people need?’. Find out more about what ACEs are and how they can influence development.

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