Purchasing this ticket gives you access to a recording of the event, which can be watched online and shared within your setting or school. The recording is not downloadable. You can find the link to view the recording on the 'Online Event Page'. A description of what was covered in the event is given below. Please email Sue for the link if you have any problems accessing the recording.

What does 'curriculum' mean in early years settings and how can practitioners and teachers feel confident in explaining their curriculum to others while maintaining the child-centred approaches that are at the heart of the early years? In this session we will examine curriculum in the context of the early years, looking at how you can link your work in the different areas of learning to what your curriculum looks like. The event will look at what 'curriculum' in the early years means and how it differs from a subject-based curriculum taught in school, particularly in light of the overarching principles of the EYFS.

We will examine how colleagues in other phases can link their curriculum to the work done in the early years, exploring how subjects taught in other phases build on concepts, skills and attributes embedded in the first five years. We will look at five different options for discussing, defining and explaining your curriculum, with an emphasis on how to meet all your children's needs and offer a rich, diverse, inclusive and child-centred curriculum. This event will help you and your staff team think through options, as well as helping inspectors and colleagues understand why you do what you do and how it links to later learning. The key aim of this event is to cut through confusion and help you feel more confident about describing and valuing your practice. We will look at how you might do this in a setting where planning is mainly 'in the moment' and how you might use topics or themes instead of (or as well as) an 'in the moment' approach.

This event offers a great starting point for talking with staff about how you intend your curriculum to work, how you put it in place with your children, and how you can demonstrate the impact on children's outcomes to colleagues, parents/carers and others.

Please note:

* This is a recording of the live event held on 17th November which was a re-run of similar events held on 1st June, 13th July, 24th August and 28th September 2021.

* You can use your ticket to access the online event page, on which you will find a link to view the recording. The recording can be viewed via the Zoom Cloud link and shared within your setting and school. The video is not available to download.

* If you would like to be invoiced for the recording at your setting or school, please email sue@suecowley.co.uk to receive your ticket, rather than purchasing it via Eventbrite.

* If you would like to book this event as a bespoke training session for staff in your school or setting, at a time/date of your choice, please email Sue for details.

Sue Cowley is a qualified early years teacher, author, presenter and internationally renowned teacher trainer. She has written over 30 books for teachers and parents. Her latest books are "Learning Behaviours: A Practical Guide to Self-Regulation in the Early Years" (published by John Catt) and "The Ultimate Guide to Mark Making in the Early Years" (published by Bloomsbury). She has helped to run her local preschool for the last decade