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That was the year, that was.
Inspired by my friend Jo Gilks @freerangeplay, I thought I’d reflect on the year that has just passed and what a year it’s been.
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What about Reception?
Whilst having a clear out recently, I found this book. I remember my Headteacher at the time coming back from a conference in about 2000 and giving me…
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Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose
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This is my dad, aged 13. He had quite an interesting life…
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A Valediction: So long, and thanks for all the fun.
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In the last week one of the people who had joined in at the beginning and had to go back to school popped in to see us. She…
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Possiblity thinking
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This blog is really me playing around with ideas, “thinking out loud”. I know this is not something which is likely to happen, but I do think a…
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Finding the child – Written with Jan Dubiel
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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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