Resources and activities
All settings, regardless of whether they have Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children attending, should represent the culture in a positive way.
To support practitioners we provide resources as follows.
- Watch the video shown at the 2008 Early Years conference
- Early Years Project booklet
The project aims to increase Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children's inclusion in early years services. - Early Years Outreach Practice
Supporting early years practitioners working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families; with transferable ideas for other outreach early years workers.
For a paper copy of the Outreach Practice Guidance please contact earlyyearsgrtproject@savethechildren.org.uk - Working Towards Inclusive Practice - Training
A resource to support the delivery of training in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Culture for early years settings. - Working towards inclusive practice - Play and Learning Activities
A practical toolkit for all those involved in early years settings, whether or not they are currently working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children. - Regional networks
Opportunities for practitioners to discuss their early years Gypsy, Roma and Traveller work with colleagues from across their region. - National conference
A day bringing together early years practitioners from a range of services - keynote speakers, workshops and time for practice sharing and networking. - Cultural and inclusion training
Training to increase cultural awareness and early years inclusion. Courses run in Doncaster (PDF156KB) and in the London Borough of Newham (PDF 262KB). - Children's books (PDF 85KB)
A selection of fiction and non-fiction children's Early Years books relevant to the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller way of life. - Practitioner's resources (PDF106KB)
A selection of practitioners' resources to increase knowledge of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller way of life and inclusive education. - Online resources
A list of links describing websites practitioners may find useful.
