{"id":467,"date":"2025-03-10T11:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T11:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/ballerupstaff\/?page_id=467"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:39:16","slug":"slow-pedagogy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/ballerupstaff\/slow-pedagogy\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Pedagogy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>What is slow pedagogy?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Froebelian approach Time for childhood: Slow pedagogy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAGfdI4TdH8\/RorErsL9jb6apl6TyS_tmw\/view?embed&amp;meta\" height=\"295\" width=\"525\" style=\"border: none; border-radius: 8px; width: 525px; height: 295px;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Slow pedagogy is all about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>valuing the present moment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>being attentive to children\u2019s pace, rhythm and interests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>enabling children to revisit their ideas and creations, places and stories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>creating opportunities for children to go deeper in their learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>supporting time for observation, listening, reflection and documentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>encouraging unhurried everyday routines with time for wonder and care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-471\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/ballerupstaff\/uploads\/sites\/12467\/2025\/03\/10112409\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-112353-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/ballerupstaff\/uploads\/sites\/12467\/2025\/03\/10112409\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-112353-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/ballerupstaff\/uploads\/sites\/12467\/2025\/03\/10112409\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-112353.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At Ballerup slow pedagogy is a key principle of our practice and we support children through nurturing, calm and loving interactions.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Slow pedagogy<\/strong> prioritises time for play, learning and relationships. It is relevant to a range of pedagogies that emphasize an unhurried approach to the relationship between children and adults and a valuing of care and creativity. Froebel advocated for the importance of childhood in its own right, not as a preparation for the next stage in life and he placed play centre stage. Froebelian educators ensure rich first-hand experiences and develop relationships with families, carers and the wider community. Froebelian pedagogy is a slow pedagogy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-468\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/ballerupstaff\/uploads\/sites\/12467\/2025\/03\/10112128\/thumbnail_IMG_9867-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/ballerupstaff\/uploads\/sites\/12467\/2025\/03\/10112128\/thumbnail_IMG_9867-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/ballerupstaff\/uploads\/sites\/12467\/2025\/03\/10112128\/thumbnail_IMG_9867-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/ballerupstaff\/uploads\/sites\/12467\/2025\/03\/10112128\/thumbnail_IMG_9867-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/ballerupstaff\/uploads\/sites\/12467\/2025\/03\/10112128\/thumbnail_IMG_9867.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Slow Pedagogy is:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The Central importance of play<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Play is part of being human and helps children to relate their inner worlds of feelings, ideas and lived experiences taking them to new levels of thinking, feeling, imagining and creating and is a resource for the future. Children have ownership of their play. Froebelian education values the contribution of adults offering \u2018freedom with guidance\u2019 to enrich play as a learning context.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-470\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/ballerupstaff\/uploads\/sites\/12467\/2025\/03\/10112318\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-112233-300x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/ballerupstaff\/uploads\/sites\/12467\/2025\/03\/10112318\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-112233-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/ballerupstaff\/uploads\/sites\/12467\/2025\/03\/10112318\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-112233.jpg 371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Knowledgeable and nurturing educators <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Early childhood educators who engage in their own learning and believe in principled and reflective practice are a key aspect of a Froebelian approach. Froebelian educators facilitate and guide, rather than instruct. They provide rich real life experiences and observe children carefully, supporting and extending their interests through \u2018freedom with guidance\u2019. Find out more about a Froebelian approach to early childhood education at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.froebel.org.uk\/\">froebel.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Engaging with nature<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Experience and understanding of nature and our place in it, is an essential aspect of Froebelian practice. Through real life experiences, children learn about the interrelationship of all living things. This helps them to think about the bigger questions of the environment, sustainability and climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-469\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/ballerupstaff\/uploads\/sites\/12467\/2025\/03\/10112302\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-112206-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/ballerupstaff\/uploads\/sites\/12467\/2025\/03\/10112302\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-112206-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/ballerupstaff\/uploads\/sites\/12467\/2025\/03\/10112302\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-112206.jpg 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Creativity and the power of symbols<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Creativity is about children representing their own ideas in their own way, supported by a nurturing environment and people. As children begin to use and make symbols they express their inner thoughts and ideas and make meaning. Over time, literal reflections of everyday life, community and culture become more abstract and nuanced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is slow pedagogy? &nbsp; &nbsp; Slow pedagogy is all about: valuing the present moment being attentive to children\u2019s pace, rhythm and interests enabling children to revisit their ideas and creations, places and stories creating opportunities for children to go deeper in their learning supporting time for observation, listening, reflection and documentation encouraging unhurried everyday &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/ballerupstaff\/slow-pedagogy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Slow Pedagogy&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27402,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-467","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/ballerupstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/ballerupstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/ballerupstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/ballerupstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27402"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/ballerupstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/ballerupstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":521,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/ballerupstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/467\/revisions\/521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/ballerupstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}