Part 1:

Play Manifesto You will produce a Manifesto for Play around the purpose of play in the early year’s curriculum. Your Manifesto should: Outline a particular approach to play in the early years. Explain how this links debates and theories around play and the early year’s curriculum. Demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach in either developmental or educational terms. Produce an attractive and legible academic Manifesto. Make use of relevant and appropriate literature to sustain and develop a balanced and critical discussion. Follow the University’s referencing conventions.

Part 2:

Reflection You will write a short reflective account of the value base underpinning early years provision and practice. Your account should be no longer than 500 words. Your critical reflection should: Draw upon appropriate literature to critically analyze the values associated with the role of play within early years practice. Critically reflect on your own values in relation to young children, families, and early years practice. Make use of relevant and appropriate literature to sustain and develop a balanced and critical discussion. Follow the University’s referencing conventions.

Part 3:

Rationale You will write a rationale for the role of play in the early year’s curriculum in response to one of the following quotations. Your rationale should be no longer than 2,000 words long. You will need to ensure that you have read the article, chapter, or book that the quotation is taken from so that you can correctly summarise the author’s point. You will then draw upon appropriate literature to critically discuss the author’s position on play in the early years and to make a case for a particular approach to play in the early year’s curriculum.