Case studies
See below for examples of the great work taking place in schools all over the country.
If you've got ideas and good practice to share in a case study, we'd love to hear from you - contact us.
Early Years case studies:
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Download Case study - Runner-up Setting of the Year 2010
Find out why Debbie Raheem Childminding is the runner-up Setting of the Year 2010.
Posted by Susie Musgrove
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Download Case study - Setting of the Year 2010
Find out why Magdalen Gates Preschool in Norwich is our Setting of the Year 2010.
Posted by Susie Musgrove
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Download Case study - A is for Alphabet, P is for Pot
Childminder Lucy Giffen has been getting creative and making her own Alphabet Pot resources to help the children in her care get to grips with their ABCs.
Posted by Rebecca Green
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Download Case study - Storytime Sessions
Marsham Street Children’s Centre in London have been encouraging family involvement in reading activities through the introduction of Storytime Sessions.
Posted by Susie Musgrove
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Download Case study - Acting it out
East Community Preschool in Peterborough uses Goldilocks as the centre piece for drama activities.
Posted by Sarah Zoysa
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Download Case study - Pupils learn the art of storytelling
Ledbury Primary School pupils go to Herefordshire Council’s Children’s Centre to put their storytelling skills into practice.
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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Download Case study - Spreading the word
Caroyln Lee, freelance early years consultant from Harrow, talks about her Early Reading Connects model she has been cascading to early years settings in Harrow.
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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Download Case study - Cooking up a storm
Lucy Giffen, a childminder from South Croydon, explains how she linked making pesto with language development.
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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Download Case study - Eight rhyme challenge
Alyson Bryant, Early Years Development Librarian from Dudley library explains how a “rhyme challenge” for children in early years settings provided a fun way to help children learn the essential skill of rhyming.
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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Download Case study - The Hungry Caterpillar takes centre stage
Suffolk local authority support parents and young children through theatre. Claire Bates explains.
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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