StEPs Statements of Entitlement to Play

In 2001 University of Leicester Audio Visual Services produced a video to accompany an educational training pack, produced by Janet Moyles and Sian Adams, titled "StEPs - Statements of Entitlement to Play". StEPs - is a belief in the rights of the young child to appropriate opportunities to be children and to learn in playful and meaningful ways. It is also predicated upon a view that practitioners working with young children have equal rights to teach using playful strategies.

Children and adults are responsible for making the most of the playful learning and teaching opportunities provided in quality early childhood settings and to ensure that the curriculum - statutory or recommended - is implemented efficiently and effectively. The view taken throughout is that there is no conflict between being accountable to parents, politicians or providers for children's learning and offering play experiences as the basis for that learning.

Playful teaching and learning are discussed and exemplified throughout. The video also offers viewers a chance to see some of the practitioners who contributed to the educational pack, in their own settings using aspects of StEPs to support their everyday teaching and learning. One of the major intentions of the pack is that it should be used by practitioners and settings - or those undertaking training sessions with them - to both evaluate and extend play practices. Once the framework is understood, the StEPs themselves offer endless opportunities for development of quality learning experiences for children and for articulation, explanation and advocacy of quality practice by practitioners to parents, inspectors and those who evaluate settings.

The video was filmed at the following Leicester schools; Highfields Primary School, Montrose Primary School, Mountfields Lodge Primary School, Northfield House Primary School, Sparkenhoe Primary School and Thurnby Lodge Primary School. The Practitioners that feature are Debbie Pentecost, Gillian Simpson, Pat Medland, Claire Orton, Jill Evans and Susan Gray. The video was narrated by Jo Joyner (now playing Tanya Branning in BBC soap Eastenders). The video was produced by Jon Shears, Carl Vivian, Dr. Sian Adams and Professor Janet Moyles.

For more information about the StEPs Educational Pack see: http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/html/0335207170.html

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Education

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• University of Leicester
• School of Education
• StEPs
• Highfields Primary School
• Montrose Primary School
• Sparkenhoe Primary School
• Thurnby Lodge Primary School
• Debbie Pentecost
• Gillian Simpson
• Pat Medland
• Claire Orton
• Jill Evans
• Susan Gray
• Jo Joyner
• Tanya Branning
• Eastenders
• Dr. Sian Adams
• Professor Janet Moyles

[felpaluche]

Even adults need to play. haha

[MissCourtnehh]

:L I went to montrose 14:00