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Finding the child – Written with Jan Dubiel
At the heart of all the difficult decisions that EYFS educators and managers will need to take is reconciling the need to keep children safe with ensuring that…
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Whatever next?
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The last three weeks have passed by in a blur of phone calls, emails, zoom chats, webinars, interviews, articles, writing letters, draft documentation and reviews, risk assessments, recovery…
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A safe space for learning; written with Jan Dubiel
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A central consideration for an effective and responsible retransition in EYFS provision will be how the learning environment is structured and how leaders will strike the balance between…
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I don’t want to burst your bubble….
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There seems to have been a lot of confusion caused by various politicians and health advisors who have referred to social distancing in briefings and in interviews. Last…
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It’s a bit more complicated than you think…
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One would hope that in an effort to support schools and settings to keep safe in a global pandemic, the government would ensure that the guidance for those…
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Language Matters
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What a week it’s been. This morning I woke up to the news that the children’s commissioner had said on the BBC that unions need to “stop squabbling”…
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Tales from the staffroom!
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I have been asked on several occasions about the virtual staffroom. Is it an Early Years thing? Who can join? Is there an agenda? So I thought I’d…
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Thoughts on a BrewEd in Lockdown
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Anyone who knows me well will know how much I love a BrewEd, so my initial response to BrewEdIsolation was, “Fantastic, I’m up for that!” quickly followed by,…
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What do you notice?
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There are no right or wrong answers to this question, which is instantly liberating for the child. The Early Years teacher will not be unduly surprised by potentially…
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Upper Body and Shoulder Girdle Strength
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In this blog I want to explore one of the areas which I find is often overlooked in the early years classroom. The development of upper body strength…
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