Curriculum Design in Early Years

Discover all aspects of curriculum design in EYFS with practical guidance on effective provision and progression.

This highly practical, evidence-based course will help you to plan a rich, well-sequenced curriculum for children in Nursery and Reception.

• Curriculum breadth, cultural capital and powerful knowledge
• How to develop a curriculum that fits the context of your children
• Effective curriculum sequencing
• The role of ‘big ideas’ in shaping children’s schema development
• Effective Early Years pedagogy
• The importance of planning for rich, sophisticated vocabulary
• The inter-related nature of physical and academic development
• The ways in which executive function and self-regulation can be effectively developed
• Effective formative assessment.

• The changes to the EYFS framework
• How to create a rich, holistic curriculum that steers children successfully towards the Early Learning Goals
• The importance of sequencing
• The different pedagogical approaches that have been proven to be effective
• The need to embed formative assessment rather than onerous ‘evidence collection’ activities.

• A thorough understanding of the new requirements
• A high-quality set of example resources to get you started with curriculum planning
• Practical and ‘workload-friendly’ ideas for formative assessment
• Examples of resources soon to be published by Chris Quigley Education to help create an evidence-informed progression model.