Earlyarts E-bulletin No 36 - January 2012
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Research/Reports/Reviews/Resources
RUTH'S BLOG - find out what our Director, Ruth Churchill Dower, thinks about communicating with babies and babies brains, exploring the cultural capital of children and more here
MEET OUR ADVISORY BOARD - we've welcomed three new members to our Board since our last ebulletin. Find out more about them all here
PUT YOURSELF ON THE MAP - make the most of your Earlyarts membership and add your details to our early years networking tool raising the profile of creative early years practice across the world.
FREE EARLYARTS PROJECT PLANNER TOOLKIT - download your free copy of our handy guide to building a brief and getting the most out of engaging an artist in your setting for everyone involved here as a PDF or here as a Word document.
PLAY, LEARN, CREATE, DISCOVER - Earlyarts Creative Play Postcard Sets are only 80p a set. Find out how you could win some, or get 20% off your next order here. These cards are for distributing to parents and carers to help with creative play. Find out more here.
EARLYARTS LEADERSHIP COACHING PROGRAMME - helping arts, cultural and early years professionals to discover their immense creative potential. Search for Earlyarts Coaches on our map here. Earlyarts Silver and Gold Members receive one coaching session free as part of their membership package. Upgrade your membership from Earlyarts Free and Earlyarts Bronze to take advantage of this amazing offer.
CONSULTATION ON THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S PROPOSAL FOR A CREATIVE EUROPE PROGRAMME - From the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, closing date 16 March 2012. More here...
CULTURAL LEARNING FOR FAMILIES - a learning partnership from Germany, Slovenia and Spain supported by the EU Grundtvig programme exploring existing approaches to family learning in cultural, artistic and creative education settings. More here...
VISIONI DI FUTURO, VISIONI DI TEATRO - Teatro Testoni Ragazzi, Bologna. 25 February - 4 March 2012. The festival dedicated to early childhood in in its eighth year with nine days of events, shows and activities. More here...
SMALL SIZE WORKSHOPS FEB/MARCH 2012 - Bologna. International workshops for artists, teachers, educators and operators as part of the Visioni 2012 festival. More here...
REGGIO EMILIA STUDY WEEK - 15 - 20th April 2012, Italy. More here...
ACCESS TO ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGHOUT CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH - a conference in Copenhagen, 19 April 2012. More here...
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CULTURAL POLICY RESEARCH - Barcelona, 9 - 12 July 2012. More here...
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO EYFS FRAMEWORK CONSULTATION - the summary response has now been published, and a month long consultation on amendments has been launched. More here...
NATIONAL PLAN FOR MUSIC EDUCATION- The first ever national plan for music education The Importance of Music will enable every child to have the chance to learn to play a musical instrument. More here...
NUTBROWN REVIEW ON EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE QUALIFICATIONS - how best to strengthen qualifications and career pathways in the foundation years. You can contribute to the review up until 24 January 2012. More here...
STARCATCHERS - THE STORY SO FAR - Earlyarts Pathfinder Partner Starcatchers celebrates their innovative project working in partnership with artists, arts venues child-care settings and families to develop exciting, inspiring performing arts experiences for children aged 0-4 in Scotland. More here...
SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN THE FOUNDATION STAGE - the Government has set out its vision for the services that should be on offer for parents, children and families in the foundation years. More here...
KEEP ARTS ON THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM - experts recommend that the arts and culture are made central to the National Curriculum up to age 16. More here...
EARLY LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - this three year programme will give parents and practitioners the skills and knowledge to support the development of speech, language and communication in the early years. More here...
3.8m CHILDREN IN THE UK DO NOT OWN A BOOK - a new report by the National Literacy Trust reveals that the number of children who do not own a book is increasing and now stands at a startling 1 child in 3. More here...
THE START PROGRAMME- The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts is inviting UK arts organisations to apply to be involved in their Start programme which introduces children to a local cultural venue to experience the very best of the arts. More here...
FUTURELAB AND NFER ANNOUNCE MERGER - The two charities share complementary objectives and missions with an emphasis on using research to improve the quality of teaching and learning and, as a consequence, the lives and opportunities of young people. More here...
SURVEY OF FOUNDATION STAGE PROFESSIONALS - The Early Years and Childcare Strategic Partnership, led by 4Children, has published the results of a survey designed to capture a picture of capacity, sustainability, quality and knowledge of the early years and childcare sector. More here...
SHINE A LIGHT AWARDS 2011 - demonstrating excellence in supporting the needs of all children and young people's communication, including those with speech, language and communication needs from Hello, the national year of communication. More here...
A NEW VOICE FOR PARENTS - Ofsted have launched Parent View, a new online questionnaire that will allow parents and carers to give their views on their child’s school at any time of the year. More here...
NURSERY WORLD SHOW 2012 - Book Seminars and win £1,200 of Community Playthings Prizes at the Nursery World Show 2012, 17-18 February, Business Design Centre, London. And visit the Earlyarts stall. More here...
BRITISH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (BECERA) CONFERENCE, 15/16 FEBRUARY - Birmingham. Keynote speakers include CREC Directors Professor Tony Bertram & Professor Chris Pascal and Professors Júlia & João Formosinho from the University of Minho in Portugal. More here...
ENJOYING MUSIC IN THE EARLY YEARS - CONFERENCE - 28 February, Harrogate. A day exploring how music can support the development of Early Years Foundation Stage outcomes. More here...
TWILIGHT TRAINING FROM MCMILLAN NURSERY, HULL - fun, practical sessions including IT for 2-6 year olds, boys imaginative play, magical movement, outdoor play and details of the latest publication The 100 Letters of the Alphabet. More here...
Research/Reports/Reviews/Resources
EARLY YEARS CREATIVE COOKBOOK - created in partnership with Earlyarts, CapeUK and Calderdale Council’s Early Years Team, this will inspire early years settings, professionals and practitioners across the country to engage in similar creative approaches. Download your copy for free. More here...
IMAGINENATION - THE CASE FOR CULTURAL LEARNING - the Cultural Learning Alliance (CLA) has published key findings demonstrating the impact of cultural learning on the lives of children and young people. More here...
TEACHING ARTISTS FOUND CRITICAL TO THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION- NORC at the University of Chicago has released a landmark report on a three-year study of artists who make teaching a part of their professional practice. More here...
RISE IN THE NUMBER OF 'OUTSTANDING' EARLY YEARS PROVIDERS - the quality of provision in early years settings has risen in the past year, according to the latest inspection figures from Ofsted, with more providers judged to be outstanding or good. More here...
ASSESSING LEARNING IN THE EARLY YEARS - it is not essential that all activities produce an end result but it is vital that teachers focus on the process of the session not the end product. More here...
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE HENLEY REVIEW OF CULTURAL LEARNING - practical, low-cost suggestions which will make a real difference to the sector from the Cultural Learning Alliance. More here...
A LITTLE BIRDSONG TWO - this beautifully illustrated book contains a skillfully combined collection of songs and rhymes together with a high quality CD. More here...
LONDON EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION - view a video introduction to LEYF, the London based social enterprise community nurseries with a strong commitment to children’s cultural capital and building creative environments for early learning making high quality childcare accessible to everyone. More here...
DISCOVER CHILDREN'S STORY CENTRE - based in Stratford, Discover Children's Story Centre contains colourful indoor and outdoor spaces where children and their carers can create stories through play. More here...
QATAR CHILDREN'S MUSEUM VACANCIES - a selection of vacancies currently being advertised. More here...
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