Provision and Progress for Two Year Olds

About Chris DukesMaggie Smith

Chris Dukes is a qualified teacher with over 20 years experience. She has worked in various London primary schools as a class teacher and also as a member of the Senior Management Team. Chris has a Masters degree in Special Needs and through her later role as a Special Needs Co-ordinator and Support Teacher many years experience of working with children with additional needs. Chris has worked closely mentoring advising and supervising staff teams to work with young children as well as with other education and health professionals. She currently works part time as an Area SENCO supporting Special Needs Co-ordinators and managers in a range of early years settings. Chris is also one half of earlymatters training and consultancy is co-author of the Hands on Guides series of books and writes for various early years publications.  Maggie Smith began her career as a nursery teacher in Birmingham. She has worked as a peripatetic teacher for an under-5s EAL Team and went on to become the Foundation Stage manager of an Early Years Unit in inner London. Maggie helped to set up an innovative unit for young children with behavioural difficulties and has also worked supporting families of children with special needs. She has taught on Early Years BTEC and CACHE courses at a college of higher education. Maggie currently works part time as an Area SENCO supporting Special Needs Co-ordinators and managers in a range of early years settings. She is also one half of earlymatters training and consultancy is co-author of the Hands on Guides series of books and writes for various early years publications.