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2015
MSA NATIONAL
CONFERENCE
TechnologyandMontessori
21stCentury
MONTESSORISCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
Montessori Schools Association
Sponsored by the Montessori St Nicholas Charity
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Saturday 21st March 2015 Institute of Education, University College London (UCL)
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At the 2014 conference I commented on the large
number of government consultations, and this
pattern has continued. By September 2014 there
had been over 35 consultations affecting early
years and primary schools. A pattern emerged as some such
as the Treasury and Revenue and Customs tax free childcare,
and the Department for Communities and Local Government
on more flexible planning for change of use of premises
sought to promote a cross-government view. This has been
most welcome. By contrast, the Department for Education
seems to have had what the NSPCC has called a silo
approach in their case referring to the agencies dealing with
safeguarding children not talking to one another. This
approach was evident when DfE issued the revised Statutory
Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage in March
2014, and followed it in April with Keeping Children Safe in
Education (generally referred to as KCSIE). Not only does the
revised EYFS not refer to the safeguarding document, but that
document only speaks of schools and colleges, not early years
settings. Clearly the intention is that settings should followKCSIE, and the Department has subsequently sought to
implement it by establishing that settings and schools which
receive three and four year old funding must follow KCSIE. Yet
another consultation seeking to revise safeguarding
requirements was held at the start of the present year.
Similarly revisions were made to the independent school
regulations at the end of 2014, with no link to the EYFS
although no doubt we would all have complained if this had
been revised so soon. Differences between EYFS and
independent school regulations are often glossed over by
Ofsted and other inspectorates an example being different
requirements for complaints procedures.
Last year I noted the problems faced by Discovery New School,
a Montessori free school which had been placed into special
measures by Ofsted and then had its funding withdrawn. I
was most grateful to Denys Lyne from Soaring High
Montessori for joining me in visiting Discovery and trying to
help them from September 2013, but the decision to close it
appeared to have already been taken. We were able to help
them, and they made significant improvements, although
considerable difficulties remained. Following the closure we
worked with the acting Headteacher to help dispose of their
Montessori equipment and I am grateful to the schools which
took advantage of this. The free school policy has changed
since its inception in 2010. From being a community and
parent-centred initiative, it has become a programme
whereby schools are set up by groups or consortia who either
already operate other free schools or who want to establish a
chain of such schools. No other Montessori proposals have
been accepted. The need for strong academic approaches,
professional support for finance, planning and other aspects,
coupled with the recognised shortage of potential
accommodation, and the rejection of small school proposals
have all militated against community-based Montessori
proposals. Accordingly we would be very cautious regarding
further schemes.
The Montessori accreditation scheme is now entering its next
cycle and Barbara and Michele have been reviewing the
documentation, as well as being very patient with my various
comments and suggestions on revisions. There are now nearly
200 accredited schools and settings, and the assessors
reports show how seriously you take comments and seek to
develop practices. The success of the accreditations shows
your deep professionalism and commitment to your work and
the children who come to you.
The childminding group has gone from strength to strength
in the past year, including a meeting in the south west with
members camping or in bed and breakfasts. With them, we
are monitoring childminder agencies and Andrea Dalling who
chairs the group has managed to get Ofsted to change their
requirements whereby currently registered childminders
could not become an agency without giving up their
registration (and thus their job and income).
Our primary group, chaired by Sarah Rowledge, has again held
very successful meetings this year. Less success has been had
following problems when some former parents at one school
decided to respond to Ofsteds inspection on-line Parents
Voice survey. They posted critical views which were plainly at
odds with the current parents views and despite protests
from the school and myself to Ofsted, the published report
noted that some responses were not supported by the
inspection evidence. I continue to follow this up with Ofsted.
The inspection agency commissioned by Ofsted to conduct
the inspection say that this is by no means unknown and that
pupils often respond, claiming to be parents. Advisers andheads of some academies have readily acknowledged the
issue. Also there is nothing to stop people with more than one
email address from responding from each address. All told it
serves to undermine the credibility of the inspections.
A Welcome from the Chairman of the MSA
Dr Martin Bradley
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At the beginning of December we had a week-long visit from
15 Czech Montessorians who had been funded under the
European Unions Comenius scheme and by their
government. I am most grateful to Emma Gowers and
Georgina Hood for letting them spend time in their schools.
The Czechs thoroughly enjoyed their visit and it is good to
have the second group with us today to round off their week
in London.
Back in April, Barbara and I visited some pre-schools in
Tanzania, working with a small charity, EdUKaid, based near
Salisbury. Although the staff had been Montessori trained,
their limited equipment and enormous class sizes (up to 100)
meant that they were often not able to follow Montessori
practice imagine having one piece of equipment used by
one child, watched by 100 others. The local training seemed
good, from our brief visit, and so there is potentially a basis
for development.
I again express my thanks to the members of the National
Council for their help and support during the year. They have
all worked hard to organise meetings and to maintain
communications with you the members. That has often
involved wrestling with our database which is now in much
better shape, having been subject to Kristines scrutiny. This
greater efficiency, coupled with the major achievements of
MCI in establishing a broad range of qualifications, both
college-based and on-line, supports the whole of the charitys
work at the leading edge not only of Montessori work but
more widely within care and education nationally and
beyond. Finally, may I welcome Stephen Tommis to his new
role as Chief Executive. St Nicholas is surprisingly complex fora relatively small organisation and Stephen has already begun
to have a very positive impact on the charity. MSA looks
forward to working with him to promote Montessori practices
and ideas in the future.
Best wishes,
Dr Martin Bradley
As your relatively new Chief Executive it is my great
pleasure to welcome you to our MSA Annual
Conference 2015. The theme of this years
conference: Technology and Montessori in the 21st
Centuryis apt. We live in a world that is increasingly
influenced by fast-paced technology and to ignore such an
influence is to bury our heads in the sand. As educationists,
we need to be aware of how we can adapt these technologies
to the learning needs of young people. It is often the case that
young people take to our digital age far more readily than we
do, but once we see the potential of this technology it is
surely part of our professional responsibility to seek out ways
in which it can be used to maximum learning effect.
To help us in this quest we have an inspirational line-up of
speakers, including:
Dr Paul Epstein on If I-Pad, will I-Touch Tablets?
Professor Lydia Plowman, University of Edinburgh and Dr
Christine Stephen, University of Stirling on Play and learning
with digital media in the early years
Mr Noureddin Khassal and Lizzie Cotton on E-safety
guidance for teachers and parents
Towards the end of the conference we are also scheduling a
Panel Discussion in which we invite you to put questions to
our speakers. Do please participate in this because it is an
opportunity for you to share your personal experiences and
triumphs with other delegates or to raise issues that concern
you in the application of modern technology.
We have a number of exhibitors who offer a wealth of
resources to you. Do please find the time to visit them in the
programme breaks.
No conference just happens. It requires planning and detailed
administration to run effectively and smoothly. I am most
grateful to our staff for their willingness to take on these
tasks in their usual cheerful manner. And we are enormously
grateful to our partners Early Years Direct, Tower High
Learning and My School App, and exhibitors who have kindly
sponsored this years conference.
I look forward to meeting you at what promises to be a most
stimulating and enjoyable event!
Dr Stephen Tommis
A Welcomefrom theChief Executive
Dr Stephen Tommis
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This years conference was designed to give the MSA
community an opportunity to explore our attitudes
towards technology and its role in the everyday life
of young children. Most current literature refers to
young children as digital natives indicating the ease and
interest with which they engage with smart phones, iPads
and a range of on-screen games. They are not afraid to
explore the possibilities these tools offer; the intuitive nature
of these devices means that, if the young ones persevere, they
are likely to achieve their goal making the machine do what
they want it to do.
On the other hand, the older folk, like myself, are afraid of
ruining the programme or breaking the hardware, so we do
not explore and as a result to do not benefit from the full
range of tools on offer. As Montessori practitioners we often
hide behind Montessori did not believe in technology! It is
important that young children have real experiences, concrete
exploration and access to natural resources. Whilst the last
sentence endorses the principles of Montessori pedagogy, I
ask myself Is not it possible to have both; and use the
technology as another tool to enable childrens further
exploration, when they are developmentally ready?
At the end of the last academic year, I observed a four year old
exploring land and water forms. The practitioner took the
opportunity to explain what a lake and island are and used
her iPad to show the child aerial photographs of lakes in the
tropics and also in North America. They also looked at the
very diverse shapes of islands some in the middle of lakes,
others covered in snow with others surrounded by coral reefs.
The child was enthralled by the diversity of the images. This
experience prompted thinking on the value of the flat
teacher-made maps on brown or blue card which are
supposed to scaffold the childs knowledge of what lakes and
islands are. Why would we want to offer such images to
young children when the wonders of the planet are at our
fingertips? Recently when I was re-reading Montessoris
Education and Peace, I came across the following statement:
We have come to realise that intellectual progress is not at
odds with technical progress, but rather goes hand in hand
with it (1992, p.43)
A Message from the Conference Organiser
Barbara Isaacs
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I was delighted to see this endorsement for the focus of this
years conference. If we consider technology as a valuable tool
for learning then we need to embrace it with understanding
and respect for childrens capacity to benefit from these 21st
century inventions. At the same time we need to consider
their unique developmental stages and their need to explore
the world through their senses and develop communication
and manipulative skills which will enable them to benefit
from these tools more fully a little later. And of course we
must not forget social skills which will enable them to share
and learn from their friends and peers.
I hope the conference will encourage us to examine the
benefits as well as the challenges of technology and so
provide us with better understanding of its pedagogical value.
It should also guide us in considering how best to support
parents in their efforts to help children grow into citizens of
tomorrow, whilst appreciating the riches of the Earth today.
We do not aim to provide participants with definitive answers,
but we hope to spark informed discussion. Therefore I would
like to start the conference with some quotations from Fred
Rogers (1994), the founder of the Fred Rogers Center for Early
Learning and Childrens Media, in Technology and Digital
Media in the Early Years edited by Chip Donohue and
published by NAEYC and Routledge in January 2015.
Make no mistake digital tools arent the same as real things
kids absolutely need the tactile experience of fresh clay,
finger paint, dress-up play, and musical instruments. They are
different, a new category of play and self-expression, and
were still learning the contexts in which theyre best used.
Digital playthings and learning aids are simply tools their
potential lies in the hands of the people who program them,
the loving caregivers who choose how and when to use them,
and who consider the needs and abilities of specific children.
A computer can help you learn to spell HUG, but it can never
know the risk and joy of actually giving or receiving one
Barbara Isaacs
Director of National Strategies Montessori St. Nicholas
MSA National Conference
2015 Programme
9.30 Coffee and Registration
10.15 Welcome and IntroductionDr Stephen Tommis, Chief Executive,
Montessori St Nicholas Charity
10.20 Reflections on MSA ActivitiesDr Martin Bradley, National Chairman of the MSA
10.45 Play and learning with digital mediain the early yearsProfessor Lydia Plowman, University of Edinburgh and
Dr Christine Stephen, University of Stirling
11.30 My Montessori Child documenting childrens learningWhat does it mean to the practitioners, children and
their families
12.00 E-safety guidance for teachers and parents
Noureddin Khassal and Lizzie CottonEmbedICT LTD
12.30 Presentation of Montessorian of the Year &Montessori Practitioner of the Year 2015 awards
12.45 Lunch break
14.00 If I-Pad, will I-Touch Tablets?Paul Epstein, PhD
Head of School, Rochester Montessori School, USA
15.15 Questions and Answers
15.30 Panel DiscussionQuestions for the Panel Discussion
For a successful debate we will need you to submit your
questions at the MSA stand or to post your questions to the
Panel on designated flipcharts during conference lunch time.
As you will see from the programme there will be an
opportunity for a Q&A session following Paul Epsteins
presentation. We intend the debate to contribute towards
development of the first MSA guidance on this topic.
15.55 Closing remarksBarbara Isaacs, Director of National Strategies,
Montessori St Nicholas Charity
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Lydia Plowman is Chair in Education and
Technology and Director of Research and
Knowledge Exchange in the Moray House School of
Education, University of Edinburgh. She is an
invited member of the National Toy Council and a
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. Lydia has
more than twenty years experience of conducting
research with children and digital media. She is
interested in young childrens learning in a range of formal
and informal settings, particularly in the ways in which digital
media are integrated into family life and used for leisure,
work and educational purposes in the home. Lydia has
completed a number of projects funded by the Economic and
Social Research Council (ESRC) and has conducted research or
consultancy for the Scottish Government, the English
Department for Education, the European Commission and
the BBC.
Christine Stephen is a Research Fellow in the
School of Education, University of Stirling. The
focus of her research and writing is childrens
learning in the early years and the ways in which
this is supported in pre-school settings and athome. Evaluating the impact of interventions, and
investigating pedagogic actions and interactions
and the everyday experiences of children, parents
and practitioners is at the centre of her work. Her studies
have included exploring childrens engagement with
technologies in their homes and educational settings.
Christines research has been funded by the Economic and
Social Research Council, the Scottish Government and other
government and third sector agencies. She has been
consulted by the Scottish Government about early yearscurriculum and pedagogy and is currently contributing to the
review of the early years workforce in Scotland.
Play and learning with digital media in the early years
Lydia and Christine have been conducting research that
focuses on children aged five and under and technology for
fifteen years or so. There have been many changes to the
technological devices and toys that children encounter over
this time, but discussions about the perceived desirability of
these encounters remain. Both speakers will provide an
overview of a series of case studies that investigate the role ofthe family in supporting play and learning with digital media
in the home, and then consider some of the ways in which
educators can support childrens play and learning with
technologies in early years settings.
Professor Lydia Plowman andDr Christine Stephen
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David Gettman published Basic Montessori in
1987, the first book to explain the basic method in
modern, accessible language. As well as running
his own Montessori school in California, David has
worked as a White House speechwriter, biomedical
researcher, IBM advertising manager, and
McKinsey consultant. In 1995 he founded the
worlds first e-book publishers. Returning to his
roots, David set up My Montessori Child in 2012 with two
partners. The system records teacher observations on iPads,
monitors every childs Montessori and EYFS progress,
automatically runs out learning journals and statutory
reports, and updates a unique website for each set of parents
on how to support their childs learning at home.
Melanie Simpsons first vocation was to be a
shepherd. She discovered Montessori when her
daughter attended The Village Montessori some 21
years ago; she is now owner and head teacher of
that same nursery, located in Blackheath, South
East London. Melanie is committed to the
educational philosophy of the Montessori method
and to following the natural development of thechild. She strives to create a loving, secure environment where
all children can flourish. Melanie is also a passionate
conservationist, clearly reflected in her nature-friendly
nursery practice with a much-used outdoor space. The Village
Montessori was an early adopter of My Montessori Child
only the tenth school to install it.
My Montessori Child
Many Montessorians have a natural resistance to technology.
We resist its power to quantify, abstract and objectify
tendencies that run counter to Montessoris values. We also
feel that automation can leave us, as human beings,
demeaned, debased and dependent. However, young children
today are digital natives. As their educational followers, we
must accompany them in this brave new technological world.
The good news is that some technologies, if ethically and
sensitively conceived, can actually enable us to become not
less human, but more. Well use one particular example to
illustrate this: the Internet-based early education system, My
Montessori Child.
David Gettman andMelanie Simpson
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My Montessori Child is a new kind of software for early
years record-keeping that frees teachers, parents and
children from the burdens of modern educational
bureaucracy, so we can all be more true to Montessorisprinciples and priorities. It stops teachers having to think
about children as objects to be measured and analysed. It
avoids parents feeling as though theyve handed over
their child to a closed community of specialist educators.
And by protecting childrens individuality, it enables
teachers, parents and educational professionals to
become true companions on rather than mere
administrative enforcers of each childs personal
learning journey.
My Montessori Child
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Noureddin Khassal was the ICT advisor for
Westminster LA and Joint manager of Westminster
and RBKC City Learning Centre (CLC) from
September 2004 until August 2011. He has been
teaching for 22 years and has worked directly with
Headteachers and subject leaders of ICT, both
strategically and in the classroom, focusing on how
ICT can raise attainment and progress for pupils of
all abilities in the Early Years, Primary and Secondary schools.
He provided E-safety guidance and support to all the primary
and secondary schools in Westminster and was CEOP
ambassador at the time.
He has a Mathematics in Education BSC (Hons) degree,
Diploma in ICT for Education and a PGCE. He has been
inspecting since 2011 as an additional inspector in primary
and secondary schools. He currently works with senior
leadership on school improvement issues including
developing teaching and learning. He has held a range of
leadership positions including advisor for ICT for a local
authority. He has experience of conducting local authority
reviews in primary and secondary schools and has used
coaching very effectively in a range of contexts on behalf ofinspection providers. He was an IEB governor of a primary
school in London and is currently supporting the education
department in the Channel Islands and the education
provision for an education charity in India for disadvantaged
pupils in remote locations in Gujarat state.
His particular areas of expertise are in the use of ICT and
Mathematics to support the curriculum in primary and
secondary education, in leadership and management,
curriculum, assessment, school improvement and
professional development. Recently he was commended by SirMichael Wilshaw for the highly professional way he
undertook an inspection.
Lizzie Cotton is currently a freelance Early Years
inspector, consultant, accredited EYFS Profile
moderator and mum of two young daughters.
Particular interests include collaborative
approaches to learning, ICT in the Early Years, and
documenting learning. Lizzie has taught in the UK
and Australia, working with children from 6
months to 7 years within the maintained, privateand voluntary sectors. This has included being co-director of a
Reggio Emilia-inspired nursery in Australia and most recently
working as an Early Years Advisory Teacher for Westminster
Noureddin Khassal andLizzie Cotton
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City Council. In this role she planned and delivered
training and provided tailored in-setting support to a
broad range of practitioners. This included teaching basic
and intermediate ICT skills for childcare and training NQTs
and experienced practitioners in everyday technology, e-
safety and the use of digital images. She gained her MA
in Early Years Education with distinction in 2010.
Peer reviewed published articles:
Cotton, L (2013) It's just more in the real world really':
how can a local project support early years practitioners
from different settings in working and learning together?
Early Years 33:1, pp18-32
E-safety guidance for teachers and parents
Noureddin and Lizzie will talk about safeguarding
children, teachers and parents in the digital world with
particular focus on e-safety in the EYFS. They will touch on
the Thinkyouknow e-safety resources for EYFS and
Keystage 1 and give examples of good practice observed
as an additional inspector. Practical suggestions to test
whether the setting(s) and provision have effective
policies which inform practice to safeguard children is in
place will be outlined. This will cover safer recruitment,
keeping a single central record and a child protection
policy which is child centered.
In addition they will briefly discuss the lessons learnt
following the recent Serious Case Reviews (SCR) involving
nurseries. This will help to answer the following question
Does safeguarding in my setting meet statutory
requirements?
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Dr Paul Epstein, Head of School of the Rochester
Montessori School, Minnesota, has worked in
Montessori education as an administrator, teacher,
researcher, consultant, speaker, and author. His
administrative experiences include working as a
head of schools, executive director of a school
consulting agency, director of teacher education
programs, and coordinator of a public school
magnet program.
As a teacher educator, Paul has directed Montessori teacher
education programs for both early childhood and secondary
programs. He has been a Montessori classroom teacher in
Montessori early childhood, middle, and high school
programs. He holds Montessori teacher certification in early
childhood and secondary levels one and two from the
American Montessori Society. In addition, Paul was an
associate professor at Transylvania University and an adjunct
professor at Northwestern University.
His work as a speaker and educational consultant has taken
him to schools throughout the United States and also to
Canada, Sweden, Great Britain, Mexico, Russia, Brazil, Japan,
China, Australia, Nepal, Poland, and South Africa.
Paul received his B.A. at Dartmouth College and his M.A. and
Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology at S.U.N.Y. Buffalo. Paul is an
author of articles appearing in Montessori journals. His
bibliography of publications and presentations is available by
request. Pauls most recent publication is An Observers
Notebook: Learning from Children with the Observation
C.O.R.E. He is also the co-author of The Montessori Way, a
definitive work on the Montessori experience.
"If I-pad, why should I touch-tablets?"
The Digital Child: Learning in an Ever-Changing Future
Montessori's amazing discoveries of the child occurred as the
world transitioned from an agricultural to an industrial
economy and endured two global wars. She lived in an ever-
changing future, and she appealed to children's spirituality as
a source for world peace. We also live now in an ever-
changing future. Ours is characterized by technological and
economic transformation, not global warfare. The impact of
this reality on children's development and their learning will
be outlined in this presentation.
Already the digital child asks us, "If I-pad, why should I touch-
tablets?" What does this mean for our time-honoured and
treasured materials and principles?
Dr Paul Epstein
SPEAKERS: DR PAUL EPSTEIN
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At the time of writing we have 177 MEAB schools
accredited and 35 are preparing for the third or
second accreditation cycles, whilst three are
undergoing accreditation. Montessori St Nicholas
are proud of the commitment these schools have made to the
MEAB scheme and delighted with their success in respect of
parental recognition of their accreditation. MEAB accredited
nurseries and schools continue to be recognised by Ofsted for
their commitment to on-going improvement.
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MEAB Montessori Evaluation and Accreditation Board
International
Region 1Scotland
2
Region 4North
England
15
Region 7Southwest
& Wales
10
Region 6East
Midlands
3
Region 9EasternEngland
21
Region 3Middlesex
14
Region 8Southeast a
14
International
13
Region 5
WestMidlands
7
Region 10London
48
Total
177
Region 11
EastAnglia
12
Region 12Southeast b
18
The leaders and managers of the MEAB accredited schools will meet once again
this coming June at the conference organised specifically for them. On the 26th
of June we will explore issues relating to management of Montessori settings
including supporting and managing staff. We look forward to welcoming
Montessori leaders at this annual event, when schools currently undergoing
accreditation will receive their plaques. The new plaque design, introduced at
the graduation awards in December, was welcomed by all recipients.
We encourage those schools who have not yet embraced the MEAB
accreditation challenge to talk to our assessors on the MEAB stand and also to
their colleagues whose schools have been accredited. We encourage you to join
the MEAB community of Montessori practitioners there is much we can learn
from each other.
MEAB Accredited Schools numbers by region
to four years. This new criterion will apply to all schools and
nurseries participating in the third cycle of accreditation who
demonstrate consistently good practice. During their last
meeting in November, the Board also agreed that where a
school provides an education which broadly follows the
principles of the Montessori approach but has not fully met
the recommendations, the accreditation period will be for one
year.
The MEAB Board, whose members meet twice a year in
November and in May, also recognises the high level of
commitment to quality provision by the accredited schools
and has agreed to extend the accreditation period from three
MEAB School Leaders ConferenceFriday 26 June 2015, Institute of Education, UCL
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Become a MontessoriGraduate LeaderWork with children from birth to six
Course starts September 2015
2 pathways available:
Full-time (2 years) for new entrants
Part-time (1 year) for experienced
practitioners who hold MCI International
Diploma
Progress to full BA (Hons) Early Childhood atLondon Metropolitan University
Buildyour career
today
Foundation DegreeMontessori Early Childhood Practice
Studentfinance
nowavailable
www.mci.montessori.org.uk
Book your place on the
Foundation Degree Open DayWednesday 1 April
Call: 020 7493 8300or email: [email protected]
MONTESSORICENTRE INTERNATIONAL
MCI is hosting a range of OPEN EVENTS to provide further information.
Email: [email protected] telephone: 020 7493 8300VISIT OUR WEBSITE
www.mci.montessori.org.uk
NEW Certificate HigherEducation Montessori EarlyChildhood Practice
Studentfinance
nowavailable
New for September 2015
I year full-time Cert HE
Meets the new Early Years
Educator criteria
Professional placement inMontessori Early Years setting
120 University Credits
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Tower High Learning is a supplier of
Montessori materials. They are very active
in using the Montessori method at home
and in other small group settings. As such,
they are only too aware of the desire for
good quality materials at affordable prices.
Their aim is to provide materials to the
Montessori community quickly and
honestly and to discuss your Montessori
requirements. Through their website,
Facebook and blog Tower High Learning
enjoy engaging with other Montessorians
and it is there you will find their frequent
offers, prizes and giveaways. Thank you all
for welcoming them into the community.
towerhighlearning.com
Thank you
Montessori partner Early Years Direct has
been supplying thoughtfully designed
furniture, equipment and toys from the
Gloucestershire countryside since 2007.
Pick up a QuickGuide catalogue from their
stand for over 60 pages of wooden
furniture, storage solutions, play materials
for inside and out and much more.
Montessori customers receive a 5%
discount on every order, but to mark the
MSA National Conference, this discount
has been doubled to 10% until 31st March
2015. Simply quote MSAC15 when you
order. Visit the Early Years Direct stand, call
0845 603 3195 or visit
earlyyearsdirect.com
Exclusive doublediscountTo mark our second visit to the MSANational Conference, we are doublingour usual Montessori partner discountfor ten days only. This means that until31st March 2015 you can save 10%*on the entire Early Years Direct range.
Simply quote MSAC15when you placeyour order. Delivery is within five daysand free when you spend over 75.
To order call 0845 603 3195or visit earlyyearsdirect.com
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mySchoolAppoffer a smartphone app
branded to your nursery, it is free for
parents to download. The app will help
you to engage with parents on the same
mobile device they use for everything from
shopping to banking. App features
include: news, events, up-to-date calendar,
image gallery, nursery contact details, free
push-note messaging and secure absence
notifications all just a few taps away. Its
very simple to use and will send the
message that your nursery is up-to-speed
with the latest technology. We
recommend you visit their stand for a
demonstration and free trial.
myschoolapp.co.uk
Montessori St Nicholas would like to thank its partners for their continued support.
These special relationships help to provide tremendous benefits to the charity and its members.
MONTESSORI
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Please visit our stand to see a demonstration or to request afree trial for your nursery. Email [email protected]
myschoolapp.co.uk
mySchoolApp a simple and cost-effective wayof engaging with parentsPeople use their smartphones for almost everything
mySchoolApp will put your nursery on their phone too.
Its very simple to use and will send out the message
that your nursery is up-to-speed with the latest technology.
Branded for your nursery, using your colours and logo
Free for parents to download
Instant access to news items and an up-to-date calendar
Nursery contact details email and phone
Image gallery for events and works of art
Free push notification messaging
Absence notifications managed securely
Translation option view app content in 80+ languages
mySchoolApp costs just 250 per year* and is availableon both Apple and Android.
* Plus 250 set-up in year 1 only. Prices exclude VAT.
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We are a growing materials company selling
Montessori products to parents, nurseries,
schools and childcare providers at affordable
prices. Our equipment will help you
create a favourable learning
environment at home or at nursery.
towerhighlearning.com Tel: 01623 723 089
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Childs Play (International) LtdTel: 01793 616286 Fax: 01793 512795
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Exhibition contact: [email protected]
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A childs early years are more important than anyother. For 40 years, Childs Play has put enormousthought and care into creating exactly the right sort
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Award-winningMusic Resourcesfrom the Early Years music experts
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NEW MCI Diploma inMontessori Pedagogy birth to seven (Early Years Educator)
Next course starts September 2015
MCI is delivering Early Years Educatortraining to its first cohort of students.
The NEW Early Years Educator qualifications
(Level 3 & 4) reflect the international nature of
Montessori education and combine theoretical
subjects with Montessori areas of learning.
The qualification provides opportunities for blended
learning for all our students including distance
learners.
The EYE qualification has been approved by the
National College for Teaching and Leadership as
meeting the full and relevant criteria required for
those wishing to enter the workforce as Early Years
Educators.
MONTESSORICENTRE INTERNATIONAL
MCI is hosting a range of OPEN EVENTS to provide further information.
Email: [email protected] telephone: 020 7493 8300VISIT OUR WEBSITE
www.mci.montessori.org.uk
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MCI is hosting a range of OPEN EVENTS to provide further information.
Email: [email protected] telephone: 020 7493 8300VISIT OUR WEBSITE
www.mci.montessori.org.uk
The Introduction to
Montessori Practice
Continuing professional
development for Early Years
Practitioners with Level 3qualification (or above) who
want to bring Montessori to
their practice
Study includes Montessori
philosophy and Montessori
areas of learning
Practical workshop
Study online or attend part-time at our London College
NEW Introduction to MontessoriPractice for Qualified Practitioners
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Montessori Schools Association
Whos Who in the MSA
The Montessori Schools Association (MSA) is a professional organisation that supports
over 4000 Montessori schools and teachers throughout the UK. The MSA provides
information, advice, subsidised continued professional development training and
networking opportunities to our members. The MSA also works to raise the profile of
Montessori education and issues affecting it within the government and with the public.
The UK is split into several regions each of which has Regional Chairman who organises
meetings and events for local members. If you live in the UK and are involved in Montessori,
make sure you join this growing organisation for free at www.montessori.org.uk/msa
National Chairman
Dr Martin Bradley
Contact through the
MSA office
Email: kristine@ montessori. org.uk
Tel: 020 7828 7740
Region 1 ScotlandArea covered: Scotland
Region 3Chair Rosie Roberts
Email: rosewood@
rosieroberts.demon.co.uk
Tel: 020 8866 7653
Deputy Felicity Fenemore
Tel: 01280 848 626
Area covered: Buckinghamshire, Middlesex,
Oxfordshire
Region 4 The NorthChair Alison Barker
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01748 821 466
Deputy Sylwia Zywotko
Tel: 07969 654 879
Area covered:
Cheshire, Co Durham, Cumbria, East Yorkshire,
Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, North
Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Northumberland, South
Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
Region 5/6 The MidlandsChair Raju Surelia
Email:
Tel: 0121 709 1157
Deputy Janet Millar
Tel: 07850 990 444
Area covered:
Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire,
Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire,
Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands,
Worcestershire
Region 7 South West andWalesChair Pauline Bamford
Email: paulinebamford@
hotmail.com
Tel: 07702 083 348
Deputy Sandra PidgeonEmail: [email protected]
Area covered: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset,
Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Wales
Region 8 South EastChair Fiona Brissenden
Tel: 01233 850 239
Deputy Candy Balfour
Email: [email protected]
Area covered: East Sussex, Kent,
West Sussex
Region 9 Eastern England
Chair Joahnne CousinsEmail: jcousins@wivenhoe
montessori.co.uk
Tel: 01206 827 126
Deputy Sarah Drummond
Email: [email protected]
Area covered:Befordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire
Region 10 LondonChair Georgina Hood
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 08456 43 44 41
Deputy: Carol Flynn and Jai Patel
Email: [email protected]
Area covered: London
Region 11 East AngliaChair Ruth Palmer
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01449 721 602
Deputy Clare Harris
Email: clare@phoenix-
montessori.co.uk
Tel: 01553 766 409
Area covered: Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk
Region 12 South East bChair Shaunagh de Boinville
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0118 981 5821
Area covered: Berkshire ,
Surrey, Hampshire
MSA PrimaryChair Sarah Rowledge
Email: sarahrowledge@
absoluteangels. freeserve.co.uk
Tel: 01376 562 000
Deputy Emma Gowers
Email: [email protected]: 020 7278 2020
MSA Childminders NetworkIf you are a Montessorian registered or considering
registering as a childminder, please join us for a
meeting at the end of the MSA Conference. It will be
held in the Drama Studio on Level 1, please refer to
the layout plan.
MSA Childminders Chair Andrea Dalling
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 020 8133 4932
Deputy Jennifer McArthur
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01395 263868
MSA Office:Kristine Largo MSA Administration and Social
Network Manager
Email: [email protected]
Philip Davies MEAB Administrator
Email: [email protected]