Each chapter of this ground-breaking book builds your confidence and ability to create dynamic and anti-racist learning environments and will ensure your setting fosters a positive sense of identity and belonging. With accessible guidance, strategies, case studies and reflective questions, it is a must-read for all early years professionals.
A concise and accessible guide to observation for supporting and understanding children and their learning from 0-5 years old.
How to Use Work Group Supervision to Improve Early Years Practice presents a new model for supervision as a collaborative process, and explores how this process can benefit practitioners at all stages in their career to reflect on and improve their own practice. Supported by detailed case studies which contextualise Work Group Supervision, Louis offers practical support which will help practitioners develop their knowledge and skills, and to work together to develop a shared understanding and more successful practice.Louis covers a range of insightful topics to help practitioners utilise the Work Group Supervision method to improve their practice, including:What Work Group Supervision is and how it can help practitionersHow to develop self-understanding and professional practiceTheories on child observation, and using observation to tune into childrenThe importance of respectful interactions as a leader and among peers How to Use Work Group Supervision to Improve Early Years Practice is ideal for Early Years practitioners and teachers, managers of Early Years settings and students on courses for leadership in Early Childhood settings.