Teach Early Years - Issue 14.2

CPD BOOKSHELF THREE READS THAT WILL IMPROVE YOUR PRACTICE… The ABC of Nursery Management (Connect Childcare, free) Schemas: A Practical Handbook (Laura England, £22) The Play Cycle in Practice: Supporting, Observing, and Reflecting on Children’s Play (Pete King, £18.99) It’s free and crammed with practical advice from 28 contributors with deep and broad experience of the early years sector, so it’s hard to think of a reason why any EY professional wouldn’t want to get hold of the latest edition of Connect Childcare’s The ABC of Nursery Management . Simply visit the website, add your details, and this inspiring guide will be delivered straight to your inbox. Visit connectchildcare.com Accessible and fully updated in light of changes to the Early Years framework and the latest research, this title explains the kinds of schemas (repetitive patterns of behaviour that children use to explore and learn about the world) you might come across in your setting and, crucially, how they can be harnessed to unlock learning with the help of simple, low-cost resources. Visit bloomsbury.com This well-organised book looks at how understanding the six elements of the Play Cycle can help support practitioners with their interactions and interventions. The inclusion of vignettes and reflections brings the theory – revised and updated based on the author’s research – to life, ensuring a read that is as fascinating as it is practical, no matter how much you already know about the power of play. Visit routledge.com NURSERY MANAGEMENT councils, or indeed families. Changes must aim to simplify an overly complicated system but also provide greater equity across all families, both disadvantaged and working. This will not happen quickly, and it seems it could take the whole year before proposals are formed. The action here is to consider various scenarios and their effect on business models as they’re discussed in the process so we are prepared for the eventual outcome. Inclusive settings The ambition is to ensure inclusion becomes standard practice everywhere through more support, training, and a streamlined and effective funding system. This has the aim of doing more to achieve early identification and swift intervention that reduces the need for later services. Is it time for an inclusion review in your setting? Not only should you expect more frequent inspection visits in the future, but also that SEND and inclusion will receive a higher priority focus from inspectors. Family services With a return to many of the previous Sure Start working principles and the creation of Best Start Family Hubs in every local authority area, there will be opportunities to communicate, connect and collaborate. Stronger Practice Hubs will be more widespread, and 1,000 Planned number of Best Start Family Hubs SOURCE: DFE this offers extended continuous professional development opportunities, networking, and quality improvement support for many more settings. If you aren’t connected already, make sure you are in the future. For more information, visit coramhempsalls.org.uk Teachearlyyears.com 65