Each chapter of this ground-breaking book builds your confidence and ability to create dynamic and anti-racist learning environments and will ensure your setting fosters a positive sense of identity and belonging. With accessible guidance, strategies, case studies and reflective questions, it is a must-read for all early years professionals.
A concise and accessible guide to observation for supporting and understanding children and their learning from 0-5 years old.
Set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, this journal chronicles the experiences of two individuals who navigate the challenges of lockdown by venturing into the serene countryside surrounding Sheffield. As they defy restrictions to escape the crowded urban environment, their reflections reveal insights into the human spirit, the struggle for freedom, and the impact of isolation. The narrative captures the tension between societal rules and personal desires during an unprecedented time.
Set against the backdrop of a pandemic, this journal chronicles the experiences of two individuals who, feeling constrained by lockdown regulations, venture into the serene countryside surrounding Sheffield. Their escapades reveal a blend of humor and reflection as they navigate the tension between societal rules and personal freedom, showcasing the contrast between the bustling city and the tranquil natural world. Through their adventures, the narrative explores themes of rebellion, connection to nature, and the human spirit's resilience during challenging times.
The neo-burlesque movement seeks to restore a sense of glamour, theatricality, and humor to striptease. Neo-burlesque performers strut their stuff in front of audiences that appreciate their playful brand of pro-sex, often gender-bending, feminism. Performance studies scholar and acclaimed burlesque artist Lynn Sally offers an inside look at the history, culture, and philosophy of New York’s neo-burlesque scene. Revealing how twenty-first century neo-burlesque is in constant dialogue with the classic burlesque of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, she considers how today’s performers use camp to comment on preconceived notions of femininity. She also explores how the striptease performer directs the audience’s gaze, putting on layers of meaning while taking off layers of clothing. Through detailed profiles of iconic neo-burlesque performers such as Dita Von Teese, Dirty Martini, Julie Atlas Muz, and World Famous *BOB*, this book makes the case for understanding neo-burlesque as a new sexual revolution. Yet it also examines the broader community of “Pro-Am” performers who use neo-burlesque as a liberating vehicle for self-expression. Raising important questions about what feminism looks like, Neo-Burlesque celebrates a revolutionary performing art and participatory culture whose acts have political reverberations, both onstage and off.
How to Use Work Group Supervision to Improve Early Years Practice presents a new model for supervision as a collaborative process, and explores how this process can benefit practitioners at all stages in their career to reflect on and improve their own practice. Supported by detailed case studies which contextualise Work Group Supervision, Louis offers practical support which will help practitioners develop their knowledge and skills, and to work together to develop a shared understanding and more successful practice.Louis covers a range of insightful topics to help practitioners utilise the Work Group Supervision method to improve their practice, including:What Work Group Supervision is and how it can help practitionersHow to develop self-understanding and professional practiceTheories on child observation, and using observation to tune into childrenThe importance of respectful interactions as a leader and among peers How to Use Work Group Supervision to Improve Early Years Practice is ideal for Early Years practitioners and teachers, managers of Early Years settings and students on courses for leadership in Early Childhood settings.
The book explores the dramatic decline of the UK's rich grasslands, with over 97% of wildflower meadows lost since the 1930s due to agricultural practices. It highlights the impact of fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides on the diverse flora and fauna that once thrived in these landscapes. Complementing this narrative, "Flora - ten years among the flowers of an endangered landscape" aims to preserve the beauty and essence of the flowers that once adorned the traditional meadows of the West Yorkshire Pennines.
Babies and young children are developing individuals with almost unlimited power to learn. Their earliest experiences shape their personalities, interests and outlook, so it is crucially important that those working with young children understand what neuroscience is and isn't telling us about this period in a child's life ... This guide to neuroscience research will help you make sense of this seemingly closed world and show you that it's not as impenetrable as it looks. Familiar topics such as communication, schemas, reading and writing are presented alongside debates about nature and nurture, sleep science and the obesity epidemic.
An Anthology of Educational Thinkers provides an excellent introduction to the major groups of educational thinkers. Each thinker's views and theories are explained in detail in a format that is accessible to those currently practising and those who are still in training. However, this book goes beyond just explaining the theory, it shows practitioners how to put these theories into practice! It is filled with explanations of how theories are linked to the EYFS, examples of how these figures worked and, most importantly, demonstrates the way they influenced how most early years practitioners work today.
Messy play is at the heart of the early years curriculum, supporting creativity and imagination, and giving children opportunities to experiment with tactile materials. This book offers 50 ideas for using natural resources, simple household items and recycled resources for low cost inspiration. Practitioners and teachers in the early years are always looking for new ideas for messy and 'hands-on' play, and this book will give children many opportunities for exploration and investigation through sensory play.