In this course we will begin to explore how we are connected to people and places. From our earliest experiences, interactions between people and places combine to form memories that impact on our development and which are part of our life story about who we are. Early significant experiences can be long lasting into adulthood. Sharing stories about places that have special significance for us can be a powerful way to empathise with others' experiences as well as helping us to understand who we are and how we relate to the world around us.
By thinking and working through this course, you will consider how our identities can be shaped by our relationships with places and people through both cognitive and affective elements and why this is important to planning. Completion of this course is intended to be a CPD activity, rather than a 'resource grab'. You are encouraged to adapt the ideas presented here to develop your own resources or unit of work. The intention is that completion of the unit will result in the development of new skills and pedagogical techniques, and offer opportunities for reflection.