HNC Early Education and Childcare (For Scotland)

Author: Frances Scott
Publisher: Heinemann Vocational
ISBN: 9780435401016
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
This book is written to cover all core units of the HNC with additional thematic chapters covering the key content of the most popular optional units. It provides detailed coverage of Scottish legislation and frameworks, so you can be sure that everything is 100 per cent applicable to HNC students. It is written by a team of experts based in Scotland, with vast experience of developing, delivering and verifying the qualification so you can be confident that the content is exactly what you need. It cites sources of wider reading, as well as where to find the most up-to-date information, so that students can use the book as a springboard for further research. It supports students in completing the graded unit, as well as developing the general research and study skills that are key to success in the course

Understanding Early Years Education across the UK

Author: Diane Boyd
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317691830
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 253

Book Description
The four nations of the UK each have distinctive policy and curricula in relation to Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). This new textbook offers a comprehensive look at early years education in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, bringing the curriculum frameworks for each country together in one place. Drawing on the cultural and practical pedagogy of each curriculum, this book aims to develop students’ understanding of the development, care, education, health, well-being and upbringing of young children across the UK in a social, pedagogical and policy context. Divided into two sections, the first examines each country’s learning and teaching requirements in detail within a policy context. The book then explores the similarities and differences between the curricula, focusing on key areas such as play, the indoor and outdoor learning environment, the family and assessment. Accessible and engaging, this book will help students to analyse and question practice both in their own country and across all four Home Nations. Features include: case studies to illustrate practice and a frequently asked questions section in each chapter to clarify key points and opportunities for reflection and debate. Including contributions from expert practitioners in each country, this text is essential reading for all students studying early childhood and will help them to understand the impact of policy on children and families across the UK.

Professionals in early childhood education and care systems

Author: Pamela Oberhuemer
Publisher: Barbara Budrich
ISBN: 3866492499
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 533

Book Description
In a European context of rapidly expanding early education/ care provision for young children, the staffing of these services is a critical quality issue. What are the requirements for professional education and training? How alike or how varied are the qualification profiles and fields of work? Through detailed country reports and comparative analyses across 27 countries, this book provides answers to these questions.

Professionalism in Early Childhood Education and Care

Author: Carmen Dalli
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131798711X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 259

Book Description
The professionalism of the early childhood sector has gained prominence on the policy agendas of many countries. National pedagogical frameworks or curricula and an upsurge of pathways to gaining or upgrading qualifications has led to a pervasive terminology of professionalism. Yet, despite the pervasiveness of this terminology, the question of what professionalism means in early years contexts remains open to debate. This book draws together the work of an international group of scholars who have engaged with this question. They ask: How can professionalism be conceptualised in early childhood settings? How might one act professionally in increasingly diverse and changing social and cultural contexts? Do we have a common ground of understanding about these terms? Are there key concepts that can be agreed upon? Drawing on research and experience across a wide range of national contexts, this book seeks an understanding of early childhood professionalism in local contexts that might throw light on the global implications of this term. This book was published as a special issue in the European Early Childhood Education Research Journal.

Scottish Education

Author: T. G. K. Bryce
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474437850
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1120

Book Description
Interrogates the rise of national philosophies and their impact on cosmopolitanism and nationalism.

A new deal for children?

Author: Cohen, Bronwen
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1847425925
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
Important reforms are taking place in children's services in the UK, with a move towards greater integration. In England, Scotland and Sweden, early childhood education and care, childcare for older children, and schools are now the responsibility of education departments. This book is the first to examine, cross-nationally, this major shift in policy. With case studies and practical examples to illustrate how changes have been implemented, this book is essential reading for practitioners, managers, politicians, trainers and researchers in children's services, including schools, early years, school-age childcare, leisure and recreation, child welfare and health.

The Future of Vocational Education and Training in a Changing World

Author: Matthias Pilz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3531187570
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 586

Book Description
Across the globe, vocational education and training is characterised by a number of over-arching trends, including the increasing use of technology, the growing importance of information and communications systems, and changes to national demographics. At the interface between the education and training system and the world of work, VET faces the challenge of tackling these changes, of making a constructive contribution to solving the problems posed by the transition from education to employment, and of ensuring that the next generation has the skills it – and the economy – needs. This volume comprises thirty individual contributions that together add up to a comprehensive overview of the current situation in vocational education and training, its strengths and weaknesses, and its prospects. VET experts from Canada, the USA, India, China, Japan and Korea, as well as from a number of European countries, focus on their national context and how it fits in to the bigger picture. The contributions combine theoretical discussions from various strands of VET research with evidence from country case studies and examples from current practice.

Independent Schools Yearbook 2012-2013

Author: none
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408181185
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1295

Book Description
The highly-respected book of reference of sought-after Independent Schools in membership of the Independent Schools Council's Associations: HMC, GSA, The Society of Heads, IAPS, ISA and COBIS.

Early Childhood Education

Author: Cathy Nutbrown
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1529613035
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 191

Book Description
This book provides an overview of current practice, policy, and research in early childhood education across the UK. It brings together chapters on all core aspects of early years education and spotlighting vital new areas - each written by established and emerging stars in the field. Each chapter features: • an overview of research in the field • critiques of relevant policy • examples from current practice • an agenda for the future • suggestions for further reading and resources. This text is an accessible and comprehensive read for students and practitioners in the early years sector alike. Cathy Nutbrown is Professor of Education at the University of Sheffield and President of Early Education

The Child's Curriculum

Author: Colwyn Trevarthen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191064173
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 353

Book Description
All children are born with emotional talent. But if left untended, those talents can wane during the first five years of life. Children are sensitive and social beings from birth, exhibiting an innate enthusiasm for communication that must be satisfied for healthy development. If their feelings, agency, and motivations are met with affection, if they are respected and nurtured, then children will respond creatively and that inherent desire for companionship will flourish. However, with the recent changes in political and educational systems, early years education has seen a decline in focus on the emotional wellbeing of children and the development of their creativity. Those systems need to adapt if educators are to bring out the best in our future generations. By nurturing creativity and emotional wellbeing in the first five years of life, long term social benefits can be wrought. The book focusses on children's readiness for learning. It addresses the natural joy explicit in children's early conversations and engagement with music and their development through play with both adults and other children. This kind of education allows children to develop their bodies and skills, accept and understand their feelings, build relationships, and progress both their imagination and their problem solving skills. In this way, play with others drives development. With contributors from the fields of psychological, educational, and political spheres, this book will be of interest to anyone concerned for the future of our children.