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Understand current frameworks in relation to play and learning

This video from Mr Starbuck Education looks at the questions ‘Is early years education more that just playing?’ This talk is about the importance of a play based curriculum in the Early Years and Year 1 and the role that play has in developing the character traits for students to be successful throughout their learning career.

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Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

‘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
‘Development Matters’ from the Department for Education
‘Characteristics of Effective Learning in the Early Years’ on the Chatta website
‘Summary of general comment #17’ on the IPA website
‘Learning through play in the early years’ from the CCEA

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

Click to read this section of Scotland’s ‘The Early Years Framework’ which covers ‘Improving outcomes and children’s quality of life through play’.
This link takes you to the ‘Curriculum guidance for pre-school education’ from the Department of Education in Northern Ireland that states ‘pre-school staff should provide children with a rich variety of challenging play activities and other experiences in a stimulating environment.’
UNICEF has partnered with The Lego Foundation to produce this document ‘Learning through play: Strengthening learning through play in early childhood education programmes’. Are there any aspects of this brief that you see reflected in the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework and, if so, where?

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