Teaching Early Years Foundation Stage

Jo Basford is a Senior Lecturer in Early Years and Childhood Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her professional career has been within the Early Years sector, where she has worked as a nursery teacher and for a local authority. Jo is a High/Scope Endorsed Trainer. Elaine Hodson is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, where she works on employment-based routes into teaching. She was formerly a head teacher of a nursery school and then of a primary school.

Introduction The Early Years Foundation Stage: principles into practice Personal, social and emotional development Creative development and critical thinking Physical development, health and well-being Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy Communication, language and literacy Knowledge and understanding of the world ICT in the Early Years Foundation Stage Observation, assessment and planning Positive relationships: parents as partners Working with others to support children and families: the importance of multi-agency working