Supporting Vulnerable Children in the Early Years (eBook)

Practical Guidance and Strategies for Working with Children at Risk

Pat Beckley (Herausgeber)

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2019
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78450-515-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This book provides early years practitioners with clear strategies for supporting vulnerable children. Tackling topics such as inequality, poverty and the attainment gap, experienced practitioners from the field set out practical advice for ensuring all children are given a positive foundation for their future lives.

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Exploring specific experiences, circumstances and events that can put children at risk, this book provides practical guidance for early years practitioners working with vulnerable children. It covers supporting children who are abused and neglected, those with special educational needs, children from ethnic minorities, those with emotional or health difficulties, children affected by poverty and children in care.Each chapter draws on current research and theories to set out clear advice and strategies for supporting the wellbeing and development of vulnerable children, including working in partnership with parents, carers and communities.

Autor

Pat Beckley is Senior Lecturer for Early Years at Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, UK. She has published numerous books for early years practitioners, including Effective Early Years Leadership and The New Early Years Foundation Stage.

Inhalt

Foreword by Professor Chris Atkin. Introduction. Part 1. The Contemporary Environment. 1. The Contemporary Environment. Yinka Olusoga, Course Leader, PGCE Primary Education (3-7), leading to QTS, Leeds Beckett University. 2. Closing the Gap: Adastra Style. Antony Luby, Senior Lecturer, Bishop Grosseteste University. 3. Inside an Early Years Rural Setting. Nishi Bremner, Deputy Head and Reception Teacher, Spilsby Primary Academy. Part 2. Vulnerable Groups. 4. Children at Risk of Being Missed. Julia Lindley-Baker, Academic Coordinator for Special Educational Needs and Inclusion, Bishop Grosseteste University. 5. Language and Poverty. Elizabeth Farrar, Senior Lecturer Primary, Bishop Grosseteste University. 6. Children in a Diverse Society. Pat Beckley, Senior Lecturer for Research, Bishop Grosseteste University. 7. Looked After Children or Those in Care. Pat Beckley, Senior Lecturer for Research, Bishop Grosseteste University. Part 3. Supporting the Child. 8. Safeguarding: A Journey of Transformation. Rosey Shelbourne, CPA Director, Christian Partners in Africa. 9. Early Years Interventions. Gina Taylor, Foundation 2 Teacher and SENCO, Holly Primary School. 10. The Quest to Determine a Child's Understanding through the Written Feedback Process. Sarah Howe, Senior Lecturer and Helen Thornalley, Course Lead Physical Education and Dance, Bishop Grosseteste University. 11. Exploring Approaches to Learning Outdoors. Beverley Keen, Course Leader BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education leading to QTS (2 year route), Leeds Beckett University. Part 4. A Positive Process. 12. Health and Wellbeing. Pat Beckley, Senior Lecturer for Research, Bishop Grosseteste University. 13. Interminable Transition. Dr Margaret C. Simms, Early Years Consultant, Newark. 14. Child, Family and Community: Working with Empowering Discourses. Julie Percival, Senior Lecturer, University of Cumbria, Anne Renwick, Senior Lecturer, Early Years, University of Cumbria and Emmy Sealey, Nursery owner, Carlisle. Concluding Thoughts. Contributors.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.2.2019
• Co-Autor: Yinka Olusoga, Antony Luby, Nishi Bremner, Julia Lindley-Baker, Elizabeth Farrar, Rosey Shelbourne, Gina Taylor, Sarah Howe, Helen Thornalley, Beverley Keen, Dr Margaret C. Simms, Julie Percival, Anne Renwick, Emmy Sealey
• Vorwort: Professor Chris Atkin
• Zusatzinfo: 32 b&w images
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Vorschulpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Adoption • attainment gap • BAME • Children in care • Child wellbeing • Diversity • Ethnic Minorities • EYFS • fostering • inclusive settings • Inequality • Kindergarten • Minority • outdoor learning • Poverty • Preschool • Risk • rural setting • Sen • special educational needs • written feedback
• ISBN-10: 1-78450-515-3 / 1784505153
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78450-515-8 / 9781784505158