Julie Forrest

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Becomings

– Changes to my thinking or practice which are emerging as a result of my current training –

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What I enjoy about working with young children

Every day is different, there is always something that children can teach us as practitioners. Children are always keen and eager to learn. life is always fun.

How I would describe my role now (is it changing as result of my training?)

My role now is also as an educator but also as a researcher, a driver of change (even if it is small and steady) to help develop practice and learning.

When and how my PRACTICE is child-centred (have your views or practice changed?)

I believe my practice is more child-centered and child-led in many and varied areas of my practice. I am more aware of how to allow children to develop and drive the ethos and pedagogy of my setting.

The ways and extent to which my setting's ENVIRONMENT, MATERIALS and PROCEDURES are child-centred (have your views or practice changed?)

I think it is mainly the procedures that have changed. We are now more aware of how to develop the children's involvement within the policies and procedures within the nursery.

How children PARTICIPATE in shaping the environment, structures, rhythms and policies of my setting - or my own day-to-day role (have your views or practice changed?)

Children are key to our whole philosophy. However, before this learning, we had not considered having children involved in developing and participating in developing their own policies. This has been a huge change in thinking and practice.

How Froebel/Froebelian thinking informs or inspires my practice today (have your views or practice changed?)

Considering Froebelian thinking has helped broaden my own thoughts on how to develop a child-led and child-centered approach. Helping children to develop their own skills and direct their own learning is key. Allowing children to be children and develop their interests is liberating as a practitioner.

What I hope to learn or strengthen in my practice going forward

I hope to develop more skills and knowledge on how to develop further child-centered and child-focused opportunities within my setting.

What support I most value or need to do my job well - in a Froebelian spirit

I value the support of my team leader and colleagues who help support and develop initiatives within the setting. Believing that these projects have an impact on the provision and opportunities within the setting.

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Learning journal

Reflections on my developing practice over the three stages of learning: Beginnings, Becomings and Recent.

Beginnings Becomings Recent