The Foundation Stage Teacher in Action 3/e

Margaret Edgington (formerly known as Margaret Lally) is a freelance early years consultant who leads, or contributes to, in-service courses for early years staff throughout the UK. She also works as a consultant helping senior management teams and early years practitioners to evaluate and develop their practice. She trained as an early years teacher, and has taught in infant as well as nursery classes. However, she is a specialist in work with 3-6 year olds. Her experience has included educational home visiting; lecturing on an NNEB course; work as an early years co-ordinator in two ILEA divisions; headship of a new nursery school in inner London; and work as a development officer at the National Children's Bureau, Under Fives Unit. She has authored and contributed to numerous books and other publications, is an active member of the Early Years Curriculum Group, and is a Vice President of the National Campaign for Nursery Education and of Early Education.

Introduction The Specialist Early Years Teacher Some Key Characteristics Leading the Foundation Stage Team Co-ordinating Early Years Practice Helping Children Feel 'At Home' Helping Children to 'Branch Out' Keeping Records Planning and Assessment Learning with Children Managing Complexity Looking Outwards, Looking Inwards Supporting Other Practitioners Developing the Foundation Stage

`The Foundation Stage Teacher in Action is one of the definitive texts on the foundation stage, in which Margaret Edgington deals with the realities of practice based on theory and early years principles. It is immensely practical and easy to read, and while it deserves to be read from cover to cover, this New Edition is particularly accessible for those who want to dip in or who need to refer to a specific chapter' - Early Education `If you are new to the Foundation Stage, have been working in the Early Years for a few years, or for longer than you care to remember, if you have responsibility for employing staff for the Foundation Stage within your setting or if you work in a different key stage but have co-ordinator responsibility for the Foundation Stage, you should buy this book!' - National Campaign for Nursery Education Newsletter