minds4learning in collaboration with Community Playthings
Conference Programme
Irresistible Learning: Inspirational Teaching
Earlham Early Years Centre: Saturday January 17th 2015; 9.30-4pm
This is an exciting and unique collaboration between minds4learning and Community Playthings. The conference seeks to promote a shared pedagogy and a view of excellence in provision for all children within the EYFS and KS1, in all settings. There will be a mix of key note presentations and workshops which are led by experienced practitioners. We hope that these will both inspire and promote effective strategies for teaching and learning. Participants will receive packs supplied by Community Playthings
This conference is offered to all settings on a Saturday in order to maximise attendance from all sectors including child-minders and day nurseries. You may wish to come along as a staff team.
9.30 am : Arrival and refreshments
10.00 am: Keynote One: Irresistible Learning: Inspirational Teaching
11.00 am: Coffee
11.30 am: Keynote Two: The Irresistible Environment
12.30 pm: Workshops (participants may choose 1 workshop)
1. What’s best for babies?
2. A Good Place to be 2
3. Right for 3-5’s
4. Continuing Best Practice in Reception and Key Stage 1
1.15 pm: lunch
2.15-3.00 pm and 3.05-4.00 pm : Workshops (participants may choose 2 workshops)
5. Irresistible Learning Outdoors
6. Brilliant Block Play
7. Immersed in Role Play
8. The Power of Malleable Materials
Stalls: Norwich Children’s Book Centre/Unthank Centre and others
Conference Programme
Irresistible Learning: Inspirational Teaching
Earlham Early Years Centre: Saturday January 17th 2015; 9.30-4pm
This is an exciting and unique collaboration between minds4learning and Community Playthings. The conference seeks to promote a shared pedagogy and a view of excellence in provision for all children within the EYFS and KS1, in all settings. There will be a mix of key note presentations and workshops which are led by experienced practitioners. We hope that these will both inspire and promote effective strategies for teaching and learning. Participants will receive packs supplied by Community Playthings
This conference is offered to all settings on a Saturday in order to maximise attendance from all sectors including child-minders and day nurseries. You may wish to come along as a staff team.
9.30 am : Arrival and refreshments
10.00 am: Keynote One: Irresistible Learning: Inspirational Teaching
11.00 am: Coffee
11.30 am: Keynote Two: The Irresistible Environment
12.30 pm: Workshops (participants may choose 1 workshop)
1. What’s best for babies?
2. A Good Place to be 2
3. Right for 3-5’s
4. Continuing Best Practice in Reception and Key Stage 1
1.15 pm: lunch
2.15-3.00 pm and 3.05-4.00 pm : Workshops (participants may choose 2 workshops)
5. Irresistible Learning Outdoors
6. Brilliant Block Play
7. Immersed in Role Play
8. The Power of Malleable Materials
Stalls: Norwich Children’s Book Centre/Unthank Centre and others