Guidance and Publications

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Finding and Exploring Young Children’s Fascinations
This guidance supports practitioners in taking responsibility for creating environments in which all children can discover and gain confidence in their own capacity for learning. A highly recommended read.

Learning, Playing and Interacting.
This document considers the best approaches to play and learning for young children and clarifies the role of adults who support and enhance young children's learning.

PNS 2009: Phonics: Assessment and Tracking Guidance
Materials for schools in making secure judgements of children's progress through the phonic phases. Guidance on using the phonic progress tracking sheet and suggested posible inks between the phonic phases and EYFSP/APP.

Letters and Sounds Phonics Progress Tracking Sheet: Early Years through Key Stage One
Progress tracking sheet for Letters and Sounds phonic programme. For use in schools.

Progress Matters: Reviewing and enhancing young children's development
Guidance materials for leaders and managers in early years settings to promote the development of good practice in ensuring that all children progress well throughout the Early Years Foundation Stage. Essential material for Head teachers, Managers, EYFS Leaders in schools and settings and assessment co-ordinators.

Inclusion Development Programme Supporting children on the autisitic spectrum: Guidance for practitioners in the Early Years Foundation Stage
          Professional development materials for teachers and practitioners working with children in the Early Years from birth to five. Interactive DVD and booklet at improving provision and developing inclusive practice, especially for children on the autistic spectrum.

NS 2008 Inclusion Development Programme Supporting children with speech, language and communication needs: Guidance for practitioners in the Early Years Foundation Stage
          Professional development materials for teachers and practitioners working with children in the  Early Years from birth to five. Interactive DVD and booklet aimed at iimproving provision and developing inclusive practice, especially for children with speech, language and communication needs.

NS 2008: Every Child a Talker
Guidance booklet for all early years practitioners to support the development of early language through appropriate enabling environments. Essential materials for early language lead practitioners.

NS 2008: Social and Emotional Aspects of Development
Guidance materials for supporting young children's personal, social and emotional development. Part of a package of training and development. Aimed at practitioners working with children from birth to 36   months but still useful for those working with older children.

EYFS 2007: Learning Journey: Creative Development
Follow the 'Creative Development' learning journeys of six children in Warwickshire. See how their practitioner supports each child and extends their learning by planning next steps.

EYFS 2007: Learning Journey: Communication, Language and Literacy Development
Follow the 'Communication, Language and Literacy Development' learning journeys of six children in Warwickshire. See how their practitioner supports each child and extends their learning by planning next steps.

EYFS 2007: Learning Journey: Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy
Follow the 'Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy' learning journeys of six children in Warwickshire. See how their practitioner supports each child and extends their learning by planning next steps.

EYFS 2007: Learning Journey: Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Follow the 'Knowledge and Understanding of the World' learning journeys of six children in Warwickshire. See how their practitioner supports each child and extends their learning by planning next steps.

EYFS 2007: Learning Journey: Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Follow the 'Personal, Social and Emotional Development' learning journeys of six children in Warwickshire.See how their practitioner supports each child and extends their learning by planning next steps.

EYFS 2007: Learning Journey: Physical Development
Follow the 'Physical Development' learning journeys of six children in Warwickshire. See how their practitioner supports each child and extends their learning by planning next steps.

PNS 2007: Confident, Capable and Creative: Supporting Boys' Achievements
Advice and guidance on effective practice to ensure quality provision for boys in every setting. 

PNS 2007: Supporting Children Learning English as an Additional Language
Advice and guidance on effective practice to ensure the needs of children learning 'English as an Additional Language' (EAL) are met.

PNS 2007: Letters and Sounds
Recommended phonic teaching programme for all practitioners working with children from birth to the end of Key Stage One.

DFES 2007: Keys to Learning in Literacy and Mathematics
Support materials for the use of ICT to support teaching and learning. DVD and accompanying guidance, can be used for training.

PNS 2006: Primary Framework for Literacy and Mathematics
The renewed framework for literacy and mathematics, curriculum guidance for Schools.

DFES 2006: Independent Review of the Teaching of Early Reading
Summary of findings of the independent review of the teaching of early reading, commonly known as the 'Rose Report'.

PNS 2006:  Excellence and Enjoyment: Learning and Teaching for Bilingual Children in the Primary Years
Professional development materials for schools designed to support school-based CPD.

PNS 2005: Excellence and Enjoyment: Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning
Curriculum resource for schools to support the development of children's social, emotional and behavioural skills. 

DFES 2004:  Learning and Teaching in the Primary Years: Professional Development Resources
Professional development resources for schools on improving teaching and learning.

Literacy Trust - Talk to your Baby
'Talk To Your Baby' has produced a series of quick tips for parents/carers and practitioners to help children develop good talking and listening skills. Each sheet is available in thirteen languages.

EYFSP Handbook Amendments March 09
Changes to EYFSP Handbook exemplifications. Please update your handbook immediately to reflect these amendments.

Progress Matters - Reviewing and Enhancing Young Children's Development
Guidance for Leaders and Managers in order to review Children's Learning and Development in line with the Principles of the EYFS Framework.

Guide to the Early Years Foundation Stage in Montessori Settings
This booklet shows hoe the Montessori approach to planning and the areas of learning and assessment meets the requirements of the EYFS from September 2008

Children Thinking Mathematically: PSRN Essential Knowledge for Early Years Practitioners
A recommended read. This booklet takes Mark Making Matters further and extends and develops the concepts explored there with particular reference to the three strands of PSRN. There are chapters on each of these, as well as guidance on creating an effective enabling environments for PSRN and a chapter on Continuity into Year One.

Numbers and Patterns: Laying Foundations in Mathematics
This comprehensive set of resources materials is intended to help practitioners working with children in the EYFS and teachers working with lower Key Stage One children, to plan their mathematics provision and help secure some of the key mathematical ideas. There is a strong focus on number and developing children’s understanding of patterns. An excellent resource.