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problem-solving approach
How can you generate rich mathematical learning opportunities
in your setting?
How can you inspire children to become better
problems solvers?
How can you unlock children’s
number sense?
Find the answers at the BEAM Early Years
Maths Conference!
The BEAM Early Years conference is
a great opportunity to explore how you can foster young
children’s
effective learning through a problem-solving approach.
Our three keynote speakers will offer fresh ideas and
perspectives.
Is childhood toxic?
Sue Palmer
Sue Palmer’s book Toxic Childhood helped spark
a national debate on children’s lifestyles. But
is it too strong a phrase to describe the problems
of the most materially-advantaged generation in history?
Or
are the ill-effects of modern life on children’s
mental well-being creating enormous problems for the
future?
Sue Palmer, a former headteacher, is well-known to
UK teachers as a writer and speaker on literacy and
as a consultant to the DfES and the BBC. Recently,
Sue’s work on toxic childhood has led to her
involvement in many high-profile campaigns relating
to Early Years policy, play and the commercialisation
of childhood.
Where is the child in what we
teach?
Brenda Spencer
The challenge facing us today remains as always: how
to use statutory guidance in the most effective way
to support children in developing their mathematical
learning. Responsive rather than constrained teaching
is the key to providing the best maths learning experience
for every child.
Brenda Spencer is a freelance education consultant
and is the Early Years leader on the Williams Maths
Review 2008. She is a member of the Early Years Advisory
Group, an Additional Inspector and co-author of the
Children Learning series.
Getting
it right from the start!
Judith Stevens
The EYFS emphasises that, in order to help children
develop effectively in problem solving, reasoning and
numeracy, practitioners need to provide environments
that will stimulate mathematical thinking. This session
explores how we can maximize the mathematical potential
of the outdoor and indoor areas.
Judith Stevens is an Early Years Regional Adviser working
in North London. Her long and varied career with young
children has included working as a childminder, as
well as an early years and maths coordinator and Early
Years Adviser in London.
In addition, you can choose
from a selection of four practical workshops on offer:
A – Problem-solving
explored
B – Unlocking children’s number sense
C – Playing with maths
D – Maths and the imagination
The conferences will be held on at:
The Hatton
51-53 Hatton Garden
London
EC1N 8HN
The Hatton is a light and bright conference venue in
the heart of the
jewellery district. It’s within a five-minute
walk of underground stations at Farringdon (Circle
and Hammersmith & City lines) and Chancery Lane
(Central line).
Everyone is welcome:
Foundation Stage practitioners
nursery teachers and managers
maths subject leaders
headteachers and deputies
Children’s Centre heads
Early Years advisors and consultants
Early Years education lecturers
The conference fee
is £195 + VAT which
includes refreshments, lunch and a delegate pack. If
you book two or more conference places at the same
time, we will send you a £25 BEAM resources
voucher for each place booked.
Download a conference flyer and booking form here to
find out more!
If you have any questions about the conference, please email
us.
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