Putting the EYFS Curriculum into Practice

Caroline Vollans< was a primary school teacher, specialising in language and literacy development. She then studied and trained in Freudian-Lacanian Psychoanalysis. Caroline worked in a hospital as a psychotherapist and secondary school as a counsellor. She is now a freelance writer and editor, especially interested in topics that combine themes of education and psychoanalysis. Caroline’s underlying interest is in giving voice to the unspoken and unheard. Dr Julian Grenier is the headteacher of Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre in Newham, London. Julian has worked in the early years for the last three decades. He has a doctorate in education (EdD) from the UCL Institute of Education. Julian is a regular columnist for the Times Educational Supplement. He has also contributed regularly to Nursery World and has written and co-written several bestselling books about early childhood education. Julian has advised the Department for Education on early years under Conservative, coalition and Labour administrations. He is the director of the East London Research School.

• Foreword - Iram SirajCh1 Introduction: The importance of curriculum in the early years - Julian Grenier and Cassie BuchananCh2 A curriculum that promotes equality and challenges racism and sexism - Eunice LumsdenCh3 Communication and language - Sandra MathersCh4 Personal, social and emotional development - Julian Grenier and Fliss DewsberyCh5 Physical development - Lala Manners and Melissa PrendergastCh6 Literacy - Sinéad HarmeyCh7 Mathematics - Fliss JamesCh8 Understanding the world - Julian Grenier, June O’Sullivan, Liz Pemberton and Aaron BradburyCh9 Expressive arts and design - Anni McTavish and Melissa Prendergast Ch10 Understanding assessment and curriculum - Jan DubielCh11 Helping children who are learning English as an additional language (EAL) to access the curriculum - Tania ChoudhuryCh12 Inclusion - Lindsey FosterCh13 Helping children from disadvantaged backgrounds to access the curriculum - Ed Vainker and Matilda BrowneCh14 Valuing outdoor learning - Sarah PorterCh15 Professional development: Developing quality and improving outcomes for every child - Siobhan Campbell and Melissa PrendergastAfterword - Alison Peacock