Examining Play

This training examines the power of play for young children.

Session 1 : focuses on the design of effective learning spaces for young children with reference to the continuum of play and Tina Bruce’s 12 features of play.

Session 2 : explores context, capital and childhood. Context – understanding the image of the child.
Capital – understanding the influence of the child.
Childhood- understanding the importance of the child.

Session 3 : examines high -quality learning and high-quality teaching. This session also revisits high quality learning spaces. Key links are made to theory and international examples. 

Session 4 : In this final session, the key points are related to defining childhood through careful observations and evaluations.

More information can be found on the Humanities and Social Sciences webpage.