Certificate in Understanding the Brain-SET Environments Formula

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Dr Kathryn Murray Early childhood specialist, keynote speaker, and workshop facilitator
Course 49min 5 modules

Developed by award-winning early childhood education specialist Dr Kathryn Murray, this course explores how our environment ‘speaks’ – in ways which can either support or hinder the development of a child’s brain. The modules will help you to establish an understanding of the brain’s structure and what it needs to learn in a playful, natural way.

CPD Certified

For: Teachers, Teaching Assistants 

Aim: Developed by award-winning early childhood education specialist Dr Kathryn Murray, this course explores how our environment ‘speaks’ – in ways which can either support or hinder the development of a child’s brain. The modules will help you to establish an understanding of the brain’s structure and what it needs to learn in a playful, natural way. 

Description: Our physical surroundings can affect our thoughts, feelings and actions. Consider, for example, how we typically behave at a concert or sporting event as opposed to a library or place of worship. The same principle applies to early years environments: their design influences how the children and adults think, feel and act in these spaces. From this perspective, it’s important that settings look carefully at the specifics of what should (and should not) feature in their environments, to support the learning process and general wellbeing. 

Please note: This training course consists of learning through video, task completion and further reading/research. Please consider this when planning and allocating your time. To successfully understand and achieve the objectives of the course, learners are expected to engage in all aspects of the learning process and complete all relevant activities to ensure they can successfully apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in their own school.