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Sightlines Initiative supports the development of a national learning community committed to researchful practice for early childhood education in the UK. We provide professional development opportunities for educators to learn and network, including seminars, debates, research projects, conversations, workshops, study weeks and conferences. Additionally, local events are organised by regional network groups.
Since the inception of the work in 1995 (see About), we have been working, through professional projects, research and exchanges, to advocate creative and reflective early childhood pedagogy. The historical values of British Early Childhood Education, as represented for example by the work of Susan Isaacs, are formative.
ReFocus Compasses and Tools encapsulates much of the vision and values from which we develop our practice. In our publications Adventuring in Early Childhood Education and Learning to Learn in Nature we analyse our project work and have developed a learning framework: Developing Environments of Enquiry, which is at the heart of our professional development work. The vision and practice of the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy, are a key frame of reference in our project and professional development work, and continue to inspire us.
Sightlines' Network is our national membership network of educators and others who are inspired in their work by Reggio's approach to early childhood services and who are developing creative and reflective practice in early education across the UK. Join,and connect with other like-minded educators and others in your local area and nationally:
