The Early Years team at Blackpool Council developed a one-day course on the characteristics of effective learning after their research showed that many practitioners were struggling to get to grips with this aspect of the EYFS.
Zoe Seddon, a nursery nurse at Treetops Nursery in Blackpool, was keen to attend as soon as the new guidelines were introduced. 'Obviously you read them, but it can be hard to get a full understanding. I really needed the course to get it all to click into place.'
She says that delegates were split into two groups to watch a video of children playing together. 'One half focused on how the children were thinking critically, and my half looked at the children's active learning. What was surprising was how much you could get from just ten minutes. It really made you think more in-depth when observing play'.
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