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A Practitioner’s Guide: Experiences

 

The third of a series exploring the Play Pedagogy shared principles;  interactions, spaces and experiences.

We know that learning experiences provided in the earliest months and years in a child’s life are critical for their future success in life – here are a few key experiences that can make a big impact on the development of our future generations.

Guest writer Natalie White is Outdoor Learning Development Officer and Principal Teacher for East Ayrshire Learning Outdoors Support Team (LOST).

 

27.04.2021

Practitioners Guide: Benefits of Outdoor Risky Play

  In this week’s #TuesdayTips blog we explore the subject of Risky play. You might be wondering …what even is risky play and how can I safely practice risky play in an ELC setting? This blog will cover this and more also highlighting some of the main benefits of #OutdoorRiskyPlay.  

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13.09.2023

Our Future Now Report 22 23

Our Future Now (OFN) is  a 10-year committment for  Scotland’s young people.  Here for young people whose start in life isn’t equal. Affected by poverty and disadvantaged by where they live or their family circumstance they must work unfairly hard to overcome a wide range of challenges. In addition to the statistics for the last

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16.03.2021

A Practitioner’s Guide: Forest Kindergarten Training

  ‘When we observed a Forest Kindergarten, I saw that the children were not afraid to climb trees to get mucky, but this is all positive risk taking. When children climb trees or get muddy, they are exploring and growing in resilience and confidence, it teaches them not to be afraid’- Mairead, Glasgow Clyde College

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