Resources for Practitioners

Equality and diversity pack

This pack supports policy and practice. It is particularly useful for equal opportunities co-ordinators who work in the borough of Islington. Please contact us directly for a copy.

Assessment document for children with additional language in the early years

This document is free for Islington practitioners and £15 for practitioners outside Islington. Use the link below to download an order form.

Special Educational Needs

A range of leaflets with information to support children with special educational needs are available to download at the bottom of this page.

A Nurturing Environment for Children up to Three

This booklet contains information and ideas to help promote excellent practice and provision for children up to three years old. It contains a wide range of inspirational photographs to illustrate themes such as the organisation of experiences, resources and the physical environment, imaginative and exploratory play and physical and sensory discovery. This book costs £22.00 incl post and packaging. Please use the link below to download an order form.

Engaging boys in the Early Years - the experiences of three Islington settings

This leaflet contains case studies from early years settings, describing the process by which practitioners came to understand the importance of superhero and weapon play to many children, especially boys. It explains how these interests were used as a starting point to foster imaginative development and emotional well-being and develop storytelling and writing. This leaflet is free. Please use the link below to download a copy.

Supporting Transition In the Early Years - DVD

This DVD and the accompanying material on the CD have been produced to guide head teachers, managers and practitioners in organising and managing transitions so that every child and their family, with a unique set of circumstances, can feel supported. The DVD is available at a cost of £20.00 in post and packaging. Please use the link below to download an order form.

Mother tongue posters

These posters are aimed at parents and encourage use of mother tongue. They are available in Shona, Spanish, Tigrinia, Bengali, Swahili, Cantonese, Farsi, Igbo, French, Yoruba, Turkish, Arabic, Somali, Lingala, Albanian and English. Posters cost £5 each for the maintained sector, £2 for the voluntary sector and £7.50 for groups outside Islington. Use the link below to download an order form.

Islington Early Years Policy Support Toolkit

This has been developed to provide a source for all early years practitioners in producing policies and procedures in line with the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. This book costs £22 incl Postage & Packaging. Please use the link below to download an order form.

Punctuality and Attendance in the Early Years

A New leaflet for practitioners on how to support good attendance and punctuality in Foundation Stage. Islington has worryingly low figures for children’s attendance and punctuality at school and in response to these concerns, the Early Years Strategy Board requested that guidelines be drawn up to support practitioners and settings in working with children and families to develop good habits of attendance and punctuality in the early years phase. This leaflet is for early years staff and contains examples and ideas of ways to work with parents on this important issue. Please note this is not a leaflet for parents. Please use the link below to download a free copy.

Information, Communication and Technology in Early Years

Please see the link on the right hand side for further information about ICT in the early years.