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See how you can stimulate your practice and keep up with developments in the sector with a sample of some of the seminars on offer. Liz Fox reports Mathematics in the Foundation Stage: building confidence, not confusion!

Mathematics in the Foundation Stage: building confidence, not confusion!

Friday 1 October, 11am

Penny Tassoni, education consultant, author and trainer Foundation Stage

Mathematics does not equal misery, as Penny will demonstrate in this workshop. Penny believes we need to get away from the endless sheets of sums that are traditionally used to make adults feel they have 'evidence'

of children's mathematical learning. 'The focus of our work with young children should be about helping them enjoy maths,' Penny says. 'Maths is more than simply getting the answer right - it is about helping children explore number, shape and size, and see the relevance of maths to other areas of learning.'

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