1st Edition
Embracing Change and Developing Leadership in the Early Years Sector
Theme 1: The educator and developer of children
1. The child at the centre of their development
Janet Harvell
2. Supporting children to be healthy and well
Olivia Storey and Angela Hodgkins
Theme 2: The custodian
3. Understanding, applying, and managing legislation and regulatory frameworks
Michelle Malomo, Emma Laurence, and Amanda McCully
4. Leading practice to reflect current and emerging social policy
Emma Laurence
Theme 3: The planner
5. It’s child’s play – playful curricula and spaces
Michelle Malomo
6. Facilitating child-centred practice
Emma Laurence and Michelle Malomo
Theme 4: The advocate
7. Let’s get it right – safeguarding
Samantha Sutton-Tsang and Sarah Phillips
8. Childhood: it’s their world – a global and sustainable approach.
Alison Prowle and Janet Harvell
Theme 5: The collaborator
9. Leading change, practice within organisations
Emma Laurence
10. Collaboration – the power of multi-agency working
Michelle Malomo
Part 6: The innovator
11. Innovative, appreciative, and impactful research for practice
Samantha Sutton-Tsang
12. Conclusion
Biography
Michelle Malomo is a Senior Lecturer in the Department for Children and Families within the School of Education at the University of Worcester, UK, lecturing on the Foundation Degree in Early Years (0–8, Professional Practice) and the top-up degree in Integrated Working with Children and Families.
Emma Laurence is a Lecturer in the Department for Children and Families at the University of Worcester, UK. She is course leader for the BA (Hons) Early Childhood and is also studying there for a PhD in Educational Leadership.
