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Faculty of Education Alumni Association Event

Faculty of Education Alumni Association Event. Welcome and Thanks for coming!. THE SHAPE OF THE AFTERNOON Presentation and Introduction An input from one of our Alumni A short and only semi-serious quiz Some food and drink. Meet the Faculty of Education as it is now!.

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Faculty of Education Alumni Association Event

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  1. Faculty of Education Alumni Association Event

  2. Welcome and Thanks for coming! THE SHAPE OF THE AFTERNOON Presentation and Introduction An input from one of our Alumni A short and only semi-serious quiz Some food and drink

  3. Meet the Faculty of Education as it is now! • Faculty of Education based in Chelmsford for nine years and in fourth year in Cambridge • Currently 1303 FTE students; 839 full-time and 464 part-time students • Turnover £10 million • 58 academic staff and 25 administrators • External funding project management facility (mPowerNet) 19 members of staff • Course delivery: Chelmsford, Cambridge, Peterborough, Regional Colleges, and work in Sri Lanka, South Africa and Europe

  4. Focus on Research and Scholarship • The Institute of Childhood Research: A cross-faculty initiative involving Faculty of Health and Social Care and Arts, Law and Social Sciences; • Four Research Groups:Creativity & education; early childhood; emerging identities; work-based learning • Some of our funded research & other projects: the Fenland Project (funded by HEFCE); the movement Project (funded by TDA); the Reggio Emilia Artist’s project (funded by Essex local authority); Sensory Play (with Play to Z) • We would be keen to work with you on projects, however small Cont..

  5. Focus on Research and Scholarship • Selected single-authored and edited books include: The excellence of play; Foundations of learning; Beginning teaching-beginning learning (Janet Moyles with other staff) Forest Schools and outdoors play (Sarah Knight); Behaviour Problems in the Early Years (Theo Papatheodorou); Working together in the early years- relational pedagogy (Theo and Janet); Doctoral supervision (Vernon Trafford); Chapters in books and research journal articles

  6. Focus on Research and Scholarship Forthcoming research-focused conference on “Early Childhood Curriculum policy and Pedagogy: an International Debate”, 25-27 March 2010 (funded by the British Academy) We also run a series of research seminars through the year and would welcome Alumni involvement and attendance at these

  7. Focus on our student successes • Four successful graduates won the ‘Silver Bursary’ prize, a grant that enabled them to travel to Strasbourg and present at the European Early Childhood Educational Research Association Conference • Allison Beaumont, recent first class honours graduate on BA (Hons) Learning Technology and Research – final project played instrumental role in generating around £380,000 for the University through improving conversion and retention rates • The first Adams prize awarded to Kayleigh Calton

  8. Focus on our current projects • School Business Management Programme. National College for School Leadership (NCSL) has developed the Certificate and Diploma in School Business Management. • Early Years Professional Status. EYPS is a recognisable status equivalent to QTS awarded to early years practitioners who can demonstrate they are leading and delivering excellent practice in line with a set of national standards. • Leadership and Management in Playwork. mPowerNet has been contracted by the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) to deliver a new leadership and management training programme to Playworkers.

  9. Focus on current new developments • MA Early Years Professional Practice. Designed in conjunction with Essex County Council’s Early Years Service. Commences January 2010, Chelmsford • Masters in Teaching and Learning (MTL). Working in conjunction with Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and UEA. • New Foundation Degrees in Professional Practice – Higher Skills @ Work Team • PGCE Primary Education starting at Peterborough • Curriculum 2010 project. Redesigning the Curriculum for Initial Teacher Training • Developing our School Partnership model

  10. Focus on forthcoming events • Reflection in Early Years and Childcare Settings – confident practitioners celebrate good practice Saturday 14 November • Sharing Good Practice in Numeracy Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector Wednesday 18 November • www.anglia.ac.uk/education

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