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Building the Ambition

Early Years Scotland Conference 2015




• The story so far…

• Future developments including support materials and the new self

evaluation framework, How Good is our Early Learning and Childcare


The story so far…..

• Available online on Education Scotland and

Scottish Government website.

• Training sessions around the country

• BTA trainers identified in each local authority

• Support materials


National Practice Guidance on Early Learning and

Childcare

Section 7 – Putting pedagogy into practice

Title of session: Help me find out more about my world

Time allocation: 60 minutes approximately

Focus: To explore how staff can promote curiosity, inquiry and creativity

with toddlers.

Preparation: Read section 7.4.3 of Building the Ambition

Copies of questions and photographs

Flipchart and pens


Leaders notes

Please try to encourage discussion that reflects the capacity toddlers have for learning rather

than having a focus on resources.

The purpose of this activity is to explore how staff can promote curiosity, inquiry and creativity

with toddlers. It would be useful to support staff to present their ideas in whatever creative

way they would like.

When participants have reflected on the questions, note key areas for promoting toddlers’

curiosity, creativity and inquiry on the flip chart. Refer participants to Section 7.4.3 for further

reading.


A focus on toddlers – what do they need?

Participant activity.

Promoting curiosity, inquiry and creativity with toddlers.

Please read the following extract:

Children are born curious and with an inquiring nature. All children need access to well thought out experiences which

will help them develop their inquiry skills to be successful and competent learners

Inquiry is about being curious and persistent. For young children it is about finding out things for yourself and being

able to come to a self-satisfying answer often with the gentle support from a key person. It allows a child to appreciate

when something actually has been learned and to know this for themselves. The sense of achievement in inquiry

learning is a key motivator to learn more.

Creativity sits alongside inquiry and problem solving. Being creative is not just about painting and model making or

making music, although these are highly important for children, but also includes reasoning out, testing and solving

problems, putting things together and taking them apart and figuring out how things work. Early mathematics and

numeracy are closely interlinked with inquiry and creativity and is best achieved in practical meaningful contexts for

children where they make sense of the

world about them.



Activity 1

Think about what your understanding and experience of promoting curiosity, inquiry and

creativity is. Note down key points from your discussion and share with others.

What activities do you enjoy where you get to be creative and curious?

How do you feel when you get absorbed in a task where you are exploring how things work or

creating something new?

Often, when we are being creative we can be completely absorbed in what we are doing. Has

anyone ever interrupted you when you have felt like this? How did it feel?


Activity 2

Now think about your own setting

Can you think of any objects that have fascinated children as they investigate, try to take them apart or

figure out how they work?

When and how does your setting support children to be creative and curious?


Activity 2

How could the following environments support creativity, curiosity and inquiry for toddlers?


Activity 2

What works well in your setting?

What changes would you make following your discussions?

Take a moment to note down for yourself what changes (if any) you would like to make back in

your setting.


How Good is our Early Learning and Childcare ?

What is our capacity for continuous

improvement?

Leadership and management: How

good is our leadership and approach to improvement?

Learning provision: How good is the

quality of care and learning we offer?

Successes and achievements: How

good are we at ensuring the best

possible outcomes for all our children?


Learning Provision

Learning, Teaching and assessment

Safeguarding FamilyLearning

Curriculum

Personalised

Support

Partnerships Transitions


Leadership and Management

Leadership of Learning

Self- evaluation for Self

Improvement Leadership of

Change

Management of resources to

promote equity

Leadership and

Management of Staff


Successes and Achievements

Creativity and skills for living

Securing children’s progress

Ensuring wellbeing, equality and

inclusion.


We are listening


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