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Principles

Now: What does this look like? How to plan? to be? Our project work explores these questions more deeply, and through these and many many conversations we've developed a working set of action principles .. which in turn informs our professional development programmes ...

Here is a 10-minute video introduction to our principles and basis of our pedagogical development framework:

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caption - using JCEEditor	action-research projects
Reggio Emilia & the international network		professional development
	conferences & seminars

We are a national organisation promoting creative and reflective practice in early childhood education.

Our approach begins with the premise that children are born innately sociable, curious, competent and creative, and that the role of early years education is to nurture these qualities, creating engaging and meaningful learning environments for children.

Since 1997 we have been offering professional development which encourages an enquiry-based approach, and creating action-research projects as vehicles for understanding and change. We have been the UK reference for the preschools of Reggio Emilia since 1999.

An introductory page (link from Homepage) to

principles, (e..g introductoryDEoE slidesow
projects and links to related publications, including snippets from these (re-link stuff we already have)
reviews, interviews

e.g. Colwyn, Catherine Worton in DoS (can we record new Skype interviews??)
links to related sites and yutubes (e..g ken R talks, Tiziana from 2013 conf, Carlin talks from 2007

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Help us to change education ...

Children are curious, creative, and playful explorers, every parent and teacher knows this: the challenge is to make education fit for these creative learners.

For more than 15 years we have worked with thousands of children, their teachers and schools, creating long lasting positive educational experiences that set young people up for life.

Our work is not random – it is research and evidence based. The life-changing results are there for all to see.

We rely on different stakeholders in helping us to achieve our goal of a reinvigorated and revitalised education system for all:

Educators – you are key in a re-focused approach to learning, with creativity, curiosity and play at its heart.
Parents – you have the power to influence the way your child learns – at home and in nursery or school – and support their learning.
Businesses – we rely on forward-thinking and socially-aware companies to support our work with sponsorship and investment.
Individual supporters – support, efforts and donations of people who share our educational values are vital to our continuing work.

"We want as many people as possible to be aware of, and involved in, our work. Children depend on us adults to make places of education fit for their expectation and potentials. And need to be fit for the job, to be creative, determined, researchful and informed, in the process." Robin Duckett, Director.

Here are ways in which you can Be Part Of It:

Listen to the reflections of children, educators and parents in these clips from project work, professional development and publications to find out what our work has helped achieve.

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We do not get funding from government – we raise money ourselves for projects and through coaching and courses.

In the past, trusts and foundations including the John Allbar Trust, Surestart, Arts Council England, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Natural England, Big Lottery, Youth Music, individuals, schools and local authorities hve recognised and financially supported the work we have done. However, in these difficult times, contributions are harder to come by, and the basic life of an independent advocacy organisation such as ours becomes problemmatic.

We need your help! By donating to Sightlines Initiative, you will be enabling a quiet revolution for change.

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We've always had an action-research approach. We put our principles into practice in our projects and professional development, and continuously reflect and develop them as we work.

Our projects and professional development courses are voyages of discovery for all. Reflect on our journeys through our publications and our considerable library of articles for members.

If they encourage you, they're likely to encourage others: please do share these with parents, students, educators, schools

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In order for change to happen, we need to debate and discuss education with others.
Look at what we do; what we and others have achieved. Explore it; tell others so we can make a lasting difference for our children and future generations:

Friends: Making people aware of Sightlines and our work will help us to increase our profile and continue what we have started.

Fellow educators: share what you learn, spread the word with colleagues – teachers are on the front line in the battle against top-down, target-driven education and are leaving in their droves. It doesn’t have to be like this.

Parents: there is more to your child’s education than the ‘one size for all’ approach. Understanding this is and letting others know that there are other options are the first real steps to change.

Nurseries and schools: Support and encourage your child’s teacher and school to create the vision of education which they have in their hearts.

Politicians: We want to change the way governments look at education. Politicians are there to represent you – let them know how you feel about education and what should be done.
Sign up to be part of our national membership network of like-minded educators, many of whom are already developing creative and reflective practice in early education across the UK.

Benefits

Participate in discussion groups and forums.

Share ideas, experiences and research.

Find out about news and events in the Reggio Children International Network and the UK.

Receive news about upcoming conferences and professional development opportunities.

Access a fantastic resource library of education articles and links.

We are looking to develop a members’ section for parents and other advocates. Get in touch to let us know what you would want from a parent’s membership.

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JOIN US to make a difference that lasts, for our children and future generations.

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Developing long term action research projects with educators and children is at the heart of our work.

We believe that all children are rich, strong, competent and full of potential and it is the role of the school and educator to create learning contexts which foster children's natural curiosity and desire to learn. Our overarching aim is to demonstrate pedagogical systems which place curiosity, enquiry, exchange and expression at the heart of educational practice.

Designing and carrying out projects with early years' settings is a key part of our work. Over the fourteen years of our project work the following have emerged as key elements:

observing, analysing and building from children's fascinations
supporting learning groups
developing dialogic practice amongst the educators
documentation to support learning processes and as evidence
parent participation and exchange
nature as a learning environment
the school as studio - transforming the classroom environment

To read about past and current projects please go to the menu box on the top left of this page.

To enquire about developing a project in collaboration with Sightlines Initiative contact robin(at)sightlines-initiative.com

Subcategories

Projects

Reggio Children

Membership and Networking

Learning

Parents

Visual Metaphor

"Our language is full of metaphor; arguably it comprises metaphor."

We are working on the offering of this new project for 2019.
As educators we can hugely benefit from working to attune ourselves to a way of seeing the world metaphorically. This project is intended to assist us in this. We will also explore new ways in which we can present educational opportunities for children in order to amplify their potentials, to exercise their own competencies in metaphorical expression … Anyone who is a subscribed member can participate, whether or not they are in a Network Group.

You can read much more about the proposal on these pages, and we will be discussing it during our Network Seminar day with Tiziana Filippini in London on November 10th.
Following this, we'll be updating the information, and setting up a Facebook Group for Members who would like to participate. Do email Robin (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) if you/your setting are interested at this stage in participating.

All the best, Robin Duckett, Director, Sightlines Initiative.

Here is a list of articles, references and discussion.

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