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Exploring our local community

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Community

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Environment

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Nature

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Outdoors

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Participation

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PI 2023-24

An observational study on children’s wellbeing and involvement whist out in the local community and supporting their needs to do so.

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Creating a Sense of Belonging for Every Child.

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Child-led

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Community

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Inclusion

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Participation

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PI 2023-24

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Practitioner research

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Transitions

This study will look at how the settling-in process can be a fulfilling one where each child feels welcome, secure, included and empowered. This is ...

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The inner and outer worlds of block play

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Behaviour

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Block play

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Child-led

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Creativity

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Observation

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Participation

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PI 2023-24

An observational study to discover whether 2 to 4 years olds are expressing their inner worlds through block play or exhibiting schema play.

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The Happiness of Heuristic Play.

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Child-led

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Health and wellbeing

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Observation

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PI 2023-24

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Play

An observational study of 3 – 5 year olds who have additional support needs during heuristic play sessions. This project explored the benefits heuristic play ...

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Froebelian principles, transition and children and their families.

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Behaviour

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Childhood

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Children's perspectives

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Families

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Froebel

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Observation

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PI 2023-24

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Practitioner research

An interactive study which looks at how our Froebelian principles support transition in our setting and looking at how children and families’ perspectives inform transitions ...

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Staff engagement, interactions with two-year-olds in open playrooms

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Children's perspectives

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Froebel

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Leadership

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Learning

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Observation

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PI 2023-24

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Practitioner research

A research study based on a reflective questionnaire regarding staff’s perception of the engagement quality with two year olds in our open playrooms and ideas ...

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Woodwork in Early Years

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Arts

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Block play

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Children's perspectives

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Creativity

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Expressive arts

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Observation

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Participation

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PI 2023-24

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Play with risk

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Woodwork

A study of woodwork in Early Years and how it impacts on learner engagement.

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“Growing through nature.”

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Behaviour

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Children's perspectives

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Ecology

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Environment

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Gardens

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Health and wellbeing

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Nature

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Observation

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Outdoors

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PI 2023-24

An observational study of the impact that child led learning can have on engagement and wellbeing.

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Heuristic Play with Children in the Early Learning & Childcare Setting

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Behaviour

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Children's perspectives

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Free play

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Participation

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PI 2023-24

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Play

  An observational study for children and families on using of Heuristic Play in the setting. What are the benefits for the children and how ...

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“The story of a fallen leaf”

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Featured project

An observational study of whether natural materials such as soil, water and leaves easily accessible in our schoolyard may (or may not) contribute to the ...

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What stories does the soil tell us?

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An observation study on the way that the imagination of 7 year olds works at a primary school in an outdoor environment.

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Utilizing “Areas of Interest” in a Greek High School

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This is an action research study aimed at investigating teenage student’s (17-18 years old) reactions utilizing an “Areas of Interest” approach to document their learning ...

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