Earlyarts
Earlyarts Professional Development Days
Join a PDD near you to explore creative learning within the context of the Early Years Foundation Stage and other relevant frameworks. Be inspired, share experiences, gain skills, have fun and make friends.
The current PDDs are now open for booking as follows:
West Sussex Hub - West Sussex, 16th June 2010
South West (North) Hub - Dorset, Somerset, Bath and Bristol - 21st May 2010
Greater Manchester Hub - Tameside, Oldham, Bolton, Bury and Rochdale - 29th April 2010
Manchester Hub - Manchester, Salford, Trafford - 21st April 2010
West Sussex Hub - West Sussex - 27th March 2010
West Midlands Hub - West Midlands - 12th March 2010
Creative Learning Pioneer confirms Patronage for Earlyarts
Earlyarts, the award winning professional development network for people working creatively with young children and families, announced today that Sir Ken Robinson is to become their first patron.
Read more: Creative Learning Pioneer confirms Patronage for Earlyarts
Engage Cymru - How Red is Red? A Toolkit for Art in the Early Years
How Red is Red: A toolkit for Art in the Early Years will be launched at the Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy, North Wales on 11 March 2010, by Morfudd Roberts, Head of Foundation Phase, Welsh Assembly Government.
Read more: Engage Cymru - How Red is Red? A Toolkit for Art in the Early Years
Let’s get closer - Museums, libraries and archives and family learning practitioners
Monday, 22nd March 23010 at Manchester Museum, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL
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Cultural Entitlement in a Nutshell
This is the first in a series of Pocket Guides being produced by Isaacs UK to promote collaborative thinking and practice across the arts, cultural and educational sectors. All proceeds from the guide raise money for Earlyarts.
Creative Play Postcard Packs
Earlyarts is a network of professionals from the arts, cultural, early education and related sectors who are involved in developing creative practice for birth to fives. Some of our Early Years practitoners and parents have designed a series of postcards that are now available to purchase and distribute to parents. View the postcards here
Let Us Know Your Views About Future Priorities for the Arts
Achieving great art for everyone is a consultation that sets out Arts Council England's understanding of the current landscape, celebrates the success of the arts and identifies areas for the development over the next ten years.
Read more: Let Us Know Your Views About Future Priorities for the Arts
Ofsted praises use of creative learning
Creative approaches to learning have a positive impact on pupils' personal development and preparation for life beyond school, according to research from Ofsted.
Reggio Preschools UK Study Week 12th - 17th April 2010
A one week study tour to visit the world renowned preschools and infant toddler centres of Reggio Emilia. The study visit will be hosted at the purpose built Loris Malaguzzi international Centre in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Read more: Reggio Preschools UK Study Week 12th - 17th April 2010
Doing The Right Thing........in the Early Years Foundation Stage - A one day early childhood education conference
Saturday May 8th 2010 - The Kaetsu Educational andCultural Centre, Cambridge - 9.30 – 4pm. A collaboration between Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination and Sightlines Initiative.Fevered Sleep present The Forest
Theatre company par excellence, Fevered Sleep, present: The Forest, a Thrilling New Performance Combining Dance, Images, Sound and Light
Handheld Theatre
Handheld Theatre is a new Theatre Company based in Lancaster, incorporating early years puppetry, theatre and music.
Paint Tots Arts Group for 2 To 5 Yr Olds
Run by Southampton City Art Gallery, Paint Tots will run every month at the gallery for families with 2 to 5 year olds.
Earlyarts announces national Pathfinders
Earlyarts has selected twenty two Pathfinder Partners, across twelve hubs, to roll out its highly acclaimed Professional Development Days across the country. Earlyarts' Pathfinder Programme is an innovative approach to build a sustainable social enterprise that enables a national 'joining up' of practice to meet the needs of young children and families. Google map showing full Earlyarts Pathfinder Coverage
Earlyarts - Joined Up Future - Research Report
Earlyarts has recently published the results of its national research programme, aiming to develop a national picture of activity in, aspirations for, and barriers to using creative approaches to meet young children's needs. Our thanks go to everyone who took part in the survey or interviews - we are immensely grateful for all your contributions.
Read the Research Programme Full Report or Summary Report here.
Earlyarts - A Joined Up Future
Building on the recently published Earlyarts Research Programme, Earlyarts partners have been discussing the potential for a national network to connect up thinking and practice in a more meaningful way. A number of agencies are now starting discussions with Earlyarts to influence the shape and structure of the national network, with a view to operating Professional Development Days in more regions across the UK from April 2009.
Earlyarts wins major Paul Hamlyn Foundation award
Earlyarts, the flagship professional development network for professionals working creatively with young children and families, has been awarded £75,000 from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to support its national growth programme.
Read more: Earlyarts wins major Paul Hamlyn Foundation award
Isaacs UK Thinks about our Children
Isaacs UK has recently launched its own blog Isaacs UK Thinks to explore our thinking behind some of the key issues in the news currently. See what you think, make a comment, and (for the really keen ones) link to the RSS feed so you get notified of all new postings! Above all, we hope you enjoy it.