A focus on meaningful contexts, sequenced learning, school leadership involvement and provision for 2-year-olds. The progress from the Durham Early Yeats Curriculum Project is shared here through the journeys of two Early Years Leaders; Paige Hutchinson and Charlotte Norman.

Read Paige Hutchinson’s article here on: Building sequences of learning

https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/early-years-curriculum-building-sequences-of-learning/

Read Charlotte Norman’s article here on: Provision for 2-year-olds

https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/early-years-curriculum-provision-for-2-year-olds/

This project involves 26 schools focusing on strengthening purposeful curriculum design and implementation, and empowering leaders and educators in creating meaningful contexts for progressive teaching and learning.

Find out more about the Education Durham Early Years Curriculum Project:

https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/projects/education-durham-project/

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If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like the episode from Jan Dubiel and Anne Brass introducing the Education Durham early years curriculum project: https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/early-years-curriculum-project-part-1-the-voice-of-the-project-co-ordinator/

Episode break down:

00:00 – Project background 03:30 – Raising the profile of early years 6:00 – Curriculum progression for 2-year-olds 10:00 – Starting at our values 12:00 – Creating a bespoke curriculum 13:00 – Separating early years from primary 19:00 – Working closely with senior and subject leaders 23:00 – Upskilling your teams 27:00 – Networking with other educators and leaders 32:00 – Remaining values-driven

For more episodes and articles visit The Voice of Early Childhood website: https://www.thevoiceofearlychildhood.com

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Education Durham: Early years curriculum project part 2