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Do children have agency as authors?
Education & Development

Do children have agency as authors?

...children are given enough autonomy when it comes to writing...Over the last three months the Craft of Writing team, (Debra Myhill and I, Becky Swain, Becky Coles and Sara Venner) have been recruiting schools to this new project. Funded by EEF and the RSA, it’s a partnership study between the OU, the University of Exeter and Arvon and a rare opportunity for deep,...
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Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...Children’s misconceptions in primary science: a survey of teachers’ views’, Research in Science & Technological Education, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 79–96 [Online]. Available at dx.doi.org/10.1080/02635140120046240 (Accessed 16 May 2016). Vosniadou, S., Ioannides, C., Dimitrakopoulou A. and Papademetriou, E. (2001) ‘Designing learning environments to promote...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Understanding children: babies being heard
Education & Development

Understanding children: babies being heard

...children: babies being heard, you will find out some of the things that very young babies can do. You will also discover how babies can contribute to family life and relationships from birth. You will look at what they need from other adults and children, and what they can learn...In this free course, Understanding children: babies being heard, you will find out some of...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Supporting children’s learning in the early years
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in the early years

...children learn, and how can adults help them? This album looks at how nursery teachers support children in their development. We follow a practitioner’s day, looking at how she works with children, observes and plans for further activities while she also records her thoughts and ideas using a video camera. Further video tracks reveal how creativity is nurtured in young...
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Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...children: words and pictures, you will learn how children’s books use words and pictures together in remarkably sophisticated ways to communicate both to young and older readers, drawing on examples from the classics, such as Beatrix Potter’s Tales of Peter Rabbit, and from contemporary children’s authors such as Anthony Browne, author of Gorilla...Many people have...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Children's University - Free online courses
Education & Development

Children's University - Free online courses

...Children's University stamps...[Childrens uni logo] If you are registered with a Children's University, you can use these free online courses to earn Children's University stamps by following five easy steps. Create an OpenLearn account and then come back to this page. Choose a course from the list below or browse the wider OpenLearn......
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How to celebrate Halloween with young children
Education & Development

How to celebrate Halloween with young children

...children it doesn’t need to be overwhelming. By focusing on fun, inclusivity and safety, you can create celebrations that are age-appropriate, welcoming and full of positive memories – whether at home or in the classroom...Halloween can be a lot of fun for children, and many children will have seen Halloween celebrations spoken about on television shows, in films or...
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Does handing a company on to the children work?
Money & Business

Does handing a company on to the children work?

Research shows the first causal evidence that dynastic family firms have worse management practices, says Daniela Scur...[Alexander Robertson and Sons] Alexander Robertson & Sons, founder and next generation of Clydeside ship-builders, photographed in the 1920s Family firms are the most prevalent type of firm in the world. This is especially true in emerging economies,...
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