What is this course about?
This course helps teachers understand the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for the Foundational Stage (ages 3–8). The NCF FS moves away from a narrow focus on academics and promotes the holistic development of every child. In this course, you’ll learn about the different domains of development, how to create different types of learning experiences for the children, how to incorporate play in the classroom, how to create a supportive and inclusive classroom and what assessment looks like in an NCF-aligned classroom. 

Through clear explanations and real classroom strategies, the course shows how to organise learning content, create a positive environment and assess children meaningfully using the Holistic Progress Card.

What will I learn?
- What the NCF for the Foundational Stage aims to achieve
- The teacher’s role in supporting children’s learning
- How to plan lessons using play-based, story-based and project-based approaches
- How to build a positive emotional and physical classroom environment
- How to assess children’s learning using observations and artefacts 

What are the topics of this course?
Module 1: Aims of the NCF FS
Learn what it means to develop the whole child and how different domains of development are supported in the classroom through project-based, story-based and theme-based approaches. 

Module 2: Early Pedagogy
Explore how play-based learning supports development and how to use contextual strategies to teach early language and maths through play, project-based, story-based and theme-based approaches.

Module 3: Creating a Positive Learning Environment
Understand the emotional and physical elements of creating a positive learning environment like how to build strong relationships with students and how to set up a welcoming classroom space.

Module 4: Assessment 
Learn how to use the Holistic Progress Card, how to collect and use evidence of learning, adjust your teaching based on assessment, and share progress with families.

Why should I take this course?
If you’re an early years teacher or educator working with young children, this course will help you align your teaching with the NCF FS. This course is also helpful for preschool heads, school principals and others working with early learners who want to improve teaching approaches, classroom spaces, teacher trainings and assessments. The course gives practical tools, strategies and examples to help you create a strong foundation for every child.

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