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Early Years Education Foundations

  • Pedagogy & Theory
  • Olivia Hulley
  • 1 Hour
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Trainee / Apprentice

Duration

1 Hour

Resources

1 Files

Streaming Content

4 Videos

Description

Ever found yourself wondering why young children do certain things or play in unusual ways? Well look no further as this class will hopefully shed some light on the why behind children's play and day to day actions. In this class Olivia takes us on an investigatory journey through the world of schematic play and the psychology behind way children do what they do. In psychology, a schema is a mental framework that helps individuals organise, process, and store information about their environment. These mental structures are essential for understanding the complexities of the world, as they allow us to interpret new experiences through the lens of pre-existing schemas. Understanding schemas and the mental processing behind these actions and thought processes is a really invaluable skill for all early years professional. This class has been designed by Olivia to deliver the WHY behind the actions of the children under your care, and hopefully provide you with a deeper appreciation for schematic play.

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Lesson Content

1. A Deep Dive Into 9 Basic Schemas

10:35

Within this first lesson Olivia provides you with an overview of 9 different basic schemas you could commonly see across your setting. Olivia dissects and explores each schema in order to pull out some of the common behaviours you could see, and ways in which we could support these children further in their learning.

2. The Work of Piaget & Embracing Schematic Play

07:21

In this lesson Olivia explores the role schemas play in our brain processing and why we use them in our play and day to day activities. Through highlighting a number of factors that go into developing schemas we can gain a deeper understanding into the patterns of behaviour children demonstrate.

3. The Psychology Behind Schemas

09:58

In this lesson, Olivia helps us to understand the psychology behind schemas and the links of these make to the child’s future behaviours and understanding of their environment. You'll explore vital concepts such as the importance of being tuned into the individual and the different ways in which we can help to develop an understanding of the different ways children learn.

4. How We Can Support Schematic Play

12:32

In this final lesson Olivia gives us ideas on how you can plan different activities based on the different schemas, allowing us to help children to explore their environments and the provision you provide using the different schemas as a focus.

Meet your teacher

What I enjoy the most about the early years, is allowing children to thrive in a caring, compassionate and engaging environment. Previously, I have trained and come from a performing arts and entertainment background, which of course comes together nicely when working with these impressionable and curious children. I pride myself in making learning fun and enabling, whilst encouraging children to celebrate their own unique individualities.

'The Early Years Network is my bestfriend'

Without The Early Years Network I'm not sure how I would have completed my Level 3 in Early Years Education. The platform literally covers everything you need from all the theorists to the basics of safeguarding and understanding behaviour management! I'm so grateful the platform exists as I find it so much easier to learn via video rather than reading endless articles and reports. It's also really affordable compared to other courses I found on facebook!

Lauren McKinnon

Trainee (Now Qualified) Practitioner

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Regardless if you are a standard user or a corporate user, your membership grants you access to our entire collection of Network Classes so you can begin your educational journey with us today without any limitations.

Are there quizzes on the platform?

The Early Years Network is all about meaningful learning that will transform the way you interact with and educate young children, not attempting to fill your head with information for the sake of a quick superficial quiz.

Are videos available in different languages?

Unfortunately for the time being videos are only available in English, but maybe one day...

Can I access The Early Years Network if I don't have an early years qualification?

YES! Content on The Early Years Network has been created for people interested in early years regardless of age, experience or academic background. We have something for everyone whether you are a childminder, parent/carer or an early years professional.

Can I download the videos?

No, all videos are only accessible to stream online and require an internet connection in order to access the platform and watch the content.

Can I only access The Early Years Network on a computer?

Absolutely not, The Early Years Network has been optimised to be used on any device from your mobile phone to your tablet! Our flexible approach to learning embraces any and all types of device so you can learn anytime, anywhere!

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Whilst The Early Years Network is not an accredited body we do offer skill-based learning helping people transform knowledge and theory into meaningful change and improvement to their practice, environments and curriculum. Our Network Courses are created and hosted by leading experts within their academic fields, and upon completion of each course learners will be provided with a certificate to evidence their achievement.

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What is The Early Years Network?

We are a learning and development platform dedicated to the magical world of early years! We cover a wide range of topics, from child brain development to the importance of safeguarding and child wellbeing, through high-quality and immersive video content.

What subjects are covered on The Early Years Network?

We cover everything Early Years from ‘Cognitive Development Theories’, to the science behind play and even how to build the best rocket ship out of cardboard (you won't want to miss that video!). If you can think of a topic in early years we've probably got a video on it!

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