• Working and Teaching in the Early Years

    I am a second-year student studying a BA (Hons) Working and Teaching in the Early Years, currently researching the benefits of children being allowed to take risks. Has health and safety gone too far and are we restricting their development if we wrap them up in cotton wool?

  • Learning beyond the classroom

    It is surprising sometimes how significance can mushroom from quite small projects. My family are lucky enough to own and run a small private nursery and I’m frequently asked to create resources by our staff. One such recent request came from our pre-school room leader who asked if I could make a robot for the…

  • Supporting Children to be Mentally Healthy

    Supporting Children to be Mentally Healthy: A Whole School Approach (CPD Session) Written by Elisa Fellone-Scott, Year 3 student trainee on the BA (Hons) EYE with QTS  programme In this article I will be discussing the information for the recent training session ‘Supporting children to be Mentally Healthy: A Whole School Approach’. The speaker at…

  • Welcome to Early Years Education 2019-20 academic year

    A very warm welcome to The Early Years Education Department for all our new students joining us in 2019 and of course, all our returning students – welcome back! The Department offers a suite of programmes that provide high quality learning and training experiences to those who wish to work with young children in a…