Planning and Curriculum Materials

Supporting practitioners to get to know the unique child in partnership with the child’s parents and any professionals involved with the child's development.

Teaching, learning and assessment

The planning resources support practitioners to get to know the unique child in partnership with the child’s parents and any professionals involved with the child's development, in order to use this information to inform the planning and personalise learning opportunities. These include:

Curriculum Materials for the 21st Century

This information allows practitioners to download material which offers practical ideas for you to try across all areas of learning. (Although references may no longer work the information remains relevant).

Good practice: top tips and considerations for effective provision

Two leaflets compiled after consultation with Leicestershire practitioners to get their top tips for provision opportunities for Expressive Arts and Design and Understanding the World:

Best approaches to play and learning clarifies the role of adults who support and enhance young children’s learning.

Guidance for Early Years Consultants (EYCs) is also relevant to School Improvement Partners (SIPs) and leaders/managers of Early Years settings (including headteachers, Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) coordinators and leading practitioners).

Playwork Experience

How to conduct a Risk Benefit Assessment using ‘Playful Risk: Risk Benefit’ toolkit