Birth to Three : Planning and Profiling - An Experiential Approach

The seminar will highlight the work done in Falkirk Council to support the implementation of the National guidance document ‘birth to three’ supporting our youngest children.

A working group was established to devise and trial a planning system linked to a profiling document. The system incorporates formative assessment, observations and learning planning conversations around the four areas of experiential learning opportunities of Well-being and Social Awareness, Communication and Expressive Skills, Curiosity and Movement and Co-ordination.

Staff working with under threes are asked throughout the process to consider the three Key Features of relationships, responsive care and respect.

The local documentation supports the statements and philosophy within the national guidance document and training manual and provides an example of practical application of the guidance.

The workshop will explain the thinking behind the approach and will offer practical solutions to planning and profiling learning and development for young learners birth to three.

There will be time to discuss the concerns of remaining resistant to a curriculum for under threes whilst acknowledging and promoting the importance of effective approaches to supporting our youngest children

Liz Rose has worked in Curriculum Support for the past nine years with a remit for Early Education, Early Intervention, Creativity and Thinking Skills (3-18).

Prior to this, she had a wide experience of teaching in primary and early years.Liz was responsible for developing the Creativity Team in Falkirk, based on Reggio principles, and is dedicated to promoting an integrated arts approach in early years and Storyline in Primary and Secondary.

Liz is currently involved in leading a joint intiative with Tapestry developing Vygotskian Approaches in Early

Years.She is also a member of the Learning and Teaching Scotland Advisory Group for Education for Citizenship.Liz is committed to developing effective transition between home and nursery and nursery to primary and is excited about the prospect of a Curriculum for Excellence developments within the Early Level and beyond.