A highly practical workshop designed to give practitioners/teachers the confidence to deliver inspiring and creative dance based lessons. The session will show how dance and movement can make strong links with all aspects of the curriculum (Early Years) and how creative planning can elicit excellent responses and engage pupils by using a range of stimuli to inspire learning and learners.
Helen is an internationally renowned consultant, trainer, author and speaker in Physical Development/movement in Early and Primary Education. Her training style is energetic, passionate and highly motivational. She has been working as a dance and movement specialist for over 19 years and continues to work directly with children. Helen is respected globally for her valued contribution to early years movement.
Helen has been delivering training for the past 10 years and her consultancy now takes her all over the world, from Malaysia to Dubai, from China to Romania. The movement philosophy Helen promotes is to embed movement within the curriculum and framework to create a kinaesthetic classroom. Young children learn through movement, early years practice must adopt an approach which is accessible to all. Moreover, reducing sedentary behaviour and ensuring practitioners are aware of the impact movement has on cognitive development and PSE well-being.