Sheila Sage, Primary Adviser with responsibility for Early Years in Worcestershire, is joined by Ged Cotton, an infant school headteacher from Hove and previously team leader for early years at QCA and Diane Rich, Early Years consultant and author. The special guest is Jo Moore, who heads the Foundation Stage at Berridge Infant School. The panel talk about teaching mathematics outside the classroom. Diane offers some tips on how to best use the outdoor environment. The panel look in detail at role play and analyse the experience through the eyes of Jade, aged 5. Diane and Ged suggest some ways the role play could be extended or improved. Finally, with reference to 5-year-old Shoaib's day, they reflect on how practitioners go about getting the balance right between teacher-led experiences, those that are child-initiated and how both can be planned.

Video Series: Early Years Workshop
Release Date 2005