National Strategy Seminars

Friday
10:45
Early Years Foundation Stage - Bringing it All Together

Ruth Pimentel, National Strategy

An overview of the consultation findings around Early Years and Foundation Stage and the future plans for training support and development before its official implementation in September 2008.

Friday
11:45
ICT in the National Strategy, Primary

Catherine Foley, National Strategy

This session will explore current developments within the Primary National Strategy to further strengthen appropriate use of ICT in learning and teaching. This will provide an opportunity for colleagues to be updated about available support and resources in order to inform further development in schools, settings and local authorities.

How has the National Strategy impacted on your teaching practice to date? What ideas or practice would you hope to adapt and incorporate into your own classroom practice from attendance at either of these sessions? Post your thoughts and help shape the discussions about the future of the BETT seminar programme.

BETT Awards shortlist for Early Years Solutions, Early Years ICT Series (Disc 1),Smart Learning Ltd

The Smart Learning Early Years ICT series delivers the ICT curriculum for Nursery and Reception through fun, familiar topics, ensuring year-on-year progression across your early years. The topics are:- All About Me, Traditional Stories, Journeys and Holidays.

How successful did you find them in your own setting?

BETT Awards shortlist for Early Years Solutions, Number Run,Q&D Multimedia Limited

Number Run addresses the early learning goals for counting and calculating and helps prepare children for maths at Key Stage 1. The activities are packed with fun animations and rewards. Number Run is very simple to use and offers endless opportunities for educational discussion.

Simple and fun. Was that how you found the materials when you used it with children? If you have used the resources let us know about it by posting a comment.

BETT Awards shortlist for Early Years Solutions,Garage Topic Pack - Early Vision,Early Vision Ltd

The Garage Topic Pack lets children see working people in their environment including the mechanic speaking, listening and writing, salesman on the computer completing forms and the motorist singining some paperwork.



Is this a pack that you have used in the early years setting and if so what was your own impression?

BETT Awards shortlist for Early Years Solutions, Simple City, 2Simple Software

According to 2Simple Software, Simple City helps stimulate listening, language, independence, collaboration and creative play in the Foundation Stage and Year 1. Adult experts and children guide children through 10 locations based on common curriculum topics while engaging on-screen activities promote children’s role play both on the computer and afterwards.

If you have used this title with your children how successful was it in developing their early skills?

BETT Awards shortlist for Early Years Solutions

The following resources have been shortlisted for the Early Years Solutions award.

Simple City, 2Simple Software
Garage Topic Pack - Early Vision, Early Vision Ltd
Number Run, Q&D Multimedia Limited
Early Years ICT Series (Disc 1), Smart Learning Ltd