Songs and stories with drama and movement - Delegates will haveopportunities to consider songs and musical games to support all areasof learning, how to structure and manage a group, games and ideas formovement and drama, how we can use stories creatively and enticechildren into books and story-making, as well as connecting withchildren's interests, and how songs and stories help weave a daytogether. - London. Cost: from 141. Visit www.early-education.org.uk orcall 020 7539 5400.
17 June
Imaginative and dramatic play in the early years - Participants willconsider the importance of imaginative play and drama as a learningmedium, examine socio-dramatic play and thematic-fantasy play, beintroduced to a method of developing stories through interactivestory-making and gain practical strategies to support children'simaginative and dramatic play. - London. Cost: from 120. E-mail cpd@ioe.ac.uk or call 020 7612 6589.
20 June
Creating a rich environment for learning - Delegates will be able toexplore elements of a rich environment for reading, ways of includingall children in the process of becoming a reader, issues surroundingboys and reading, and reading outdoors. There will be practicalsuggestions that can be implemented into a setting. - London. Cost: from141. Visit www.early-education.org.uk or call 020 7539 5400.
19-20 June
Your invitation to inspiration: The NDNA Annual Conference and Awards -The National Day Nurseries Association conference features an array ofspeakers and workshops designed to help delegates strengthen theirnursery businesses and find solutions to forthcoming challengesincluding the EYFS, flexible working and becoming a 'green' business.Speakers include children's ministerBeverley Hughes, Professor MaryRudolf and Sarah Jackson, CEO of Working Families. - Manchester. Cost:from 180 plus VAT. Visit www.ndna.org.uk or call 01484 407070.
