Observation courses

Observation, assessment and planning in the early years

What are the objectives of the course?

To understand why observation is needed
To understand when to observe young children
To develop confidence in observation
To develop confidence in recording observations
To reflect on the ethics of observing young children
To involve parents in observation and documentation of children's learning and development

What is the content of the course?

The activities during the training are varied and lively to give practitioners hands on activities to keep them engaged and interested. Practitioners will get opportunities to observe from DVD footage, share observations and think about what makes a high quality observation. Experience of training a wide range of practitioners has shown this to be a highly effective way of developing practitioner understanding, confidence and skills and creating impact in a range of early years settings.
If training is delivered within a single early years setting, there is an opportunity for staff to work together to agree how to develop observation, assessment and recording in the setting. This is done through an action plan format.
If staff come from a range of settings, individual practitioners are encouraged to implement a development in their own practice e.g. develop Learning Journals, involve parents to a greater degree in observation......

What is the duration of the course?

This course can be delivered:

as a two day course
over three staff meetings, twlights or evenings (2 hours each)
over 3 Saturdays short courses

This course has been adapted in light of the changes to the Early Years Foundation Stage document (DfE, 2012)

If you are interested in this course for your setting or a group or a group of settings, please contact me