Redefining Planning and Assessment: Seeing Children Through Pedagogical Documentation PRE-ORDER DISCOUNT

What does it mean to see children not just as learners, but as active citizens in shaping their learning journeys? How can we, as educators and teachers, embed curiosity, reflection, and collaboration into the very fabric of our teaching practice?

 This book is a celebration of pedagogical documentation — a transformative approach that challenges traditional planning and assessment. Edited by Alma Fleet, Adam Christie and Anthony Semann, this collection of insights, stories, and provocations invites readers to:

• Reimagine documentation as a collaborative and creative process
• Explore the intersection of planning, assessment, and the Early Years Learning Framework
• Engage deeply with concepts of community, democracy, and social responsibility.
• Offers practical ideas on the educational leadership that contributes to and supports this way of working.

Dr Anne Kennedy, in her foreword, describes this book as an invitation to educators to resist assumptions, challenge myths, and embrace new ways of thinking and being in their work. She notes, “This book privileges children’s voices, marvels at their thinking, and admires their creativity, while offering intentional strategies to support educators in reimagining their practices.”

 With contributions from leading voices and thinkers in early childhood education, this book is both a guide and an inspiration. It empowers readers to see beyond the surface, embrace uncertainty, and challenge traditions which often exist when it comes to assessing children’s learning. 

 Whether you’re a beginning teacher or a seasoned professional, Redefining Planning and Assessment: Seeing Children Through Pedagogical Documentation  will ignite a journey of reflective practice and transformative learning.

ISBN 9781876138653

Full colour / 304 pages