Learning and Playing Outdoors

Terry has been a teacher representative on the Early Years Development Group at the Manchester Metropolitan University where he has contributed to conferences, seminars and workshops and a range of academic courses. He is an accredited assessor for the Early Years Professional Award and an experienced moderator for the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile. He has worked for a number of local authorities, private training providers and computer software publishing houses as a consultant, trainer and publisher. Part of this work has involved advising architects, planners, schools and children’s centres on the design and development of outdoor grounds. ? ?Terry has led on the writing of a wide range of early years guidance materials for practitioners and regularly writes articles on early literacy for publications. He has contributed to a range of books, magazines, journals and training videos on the Early Years and enjoys a reputation for providing quality early years training and consultancy.

CONTENTS
Introduction: The importance of outdoor learning

Chapter 1: Get them outdoors – meeting the requirements of the revised EYFS

Chapter 2: Good practice in outdoor provision

Chapter 3: Advice on provision to establish essential and desirable outcomes for:

• Babies outdoors
• Toddlers outdoors
• Rising threes and pre-school outdoors
• Nursery/reception classes outdoors
• Year 1 outdoors
Chapter 4: Planning, 0bservation and assessment

Chapter 5: The role of the adult including partnership with parents

Chapter 6:
Three case studies

• A private nursery outdoors
• A primary school outdoors
• Children’s centre outdoors

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Introduction: The importance of outdoor learning



Chapter 1: Get them outdoors – meeting the requirements of the revised EYFS



Chapter 2: Good practice in outdoor provision



Chapter 3: Advice on provision to establish essential and desirable outcomes for:



· Babies outdoors

· Toddlers outdoors

· Rising threes and pre-school outdoors

· Nursery/reception classes outdoors

· Year 1 outdoors

Chapter 4: Planning, 0bservation and assessment



Chapter 5: The role of the adult including partnership with parents



Chapter 6:

Three case studies



· A private nursery outdoors

· A primary school outdoors

· Children’s centre outdoors

· Yr1 outdoors