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Differentiation in the Early Years: Tailoring Learning for Every Child
Differentiation in the Early Years: Tailoring Learning for Every Child Differentiation in
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Display’s In The Early Years
Creating engaging and educational displays in early years settings is a powerful
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Creating Your Own Curriculum In The Early Years
The early years are crucial for a child’s development, and a well-crafted
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Poetry Baskets: Weaving Words and Wonder into Early Years
Poetry Baskets: Weaving Words and Wonder in Early Childhood Education Imagine a
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Navigating the Upcoming Changes to the Early Years Framework: A Guide for Educators and Parents
Navigating the Upcoming Changes to the Early Years Framework: A Guide for
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Floor Books β A powerful tool in Early Years or pointless paperwork?
I have been asked many times about floor books, how they work
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Settling in β Early Years Settings, Schools and Year 1
Since Covid schools and settings have changed their settling in procedures to
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Making Assessment Work – child friendly assessment in the EYFS
By Sarah Starling Assessments play a crucial role in ensuring the success
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Mindfulness In The Early Years
βIn todayβs rush, we all think too much β seek too much
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Progression Planning In The EYFS
Progression Planning Finding a starting point for your planning can sometimes be
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How to plan effectively in the EYFS?
Whether you are a fan of planning in your head, planning in
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Why do we have a Two-Year Progress Check?
βWhat happens early – matters for a lifetimeβ The 2022 Dfe guidance
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Why is Tinkering important in the EYFS?
Tinkering is about having the opportunity to explore, make mistakes and discover
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Are home visits a good idea?
Are home visits a good idea? By Sarah Detheridge at the Early
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Do you need to prepare for Ofsted?
βBefore anything else, preparation is the key to successβ Β (Alexander Graham Bell)
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Language and Communication
Language and Communication βThe early years are the crucial years for making
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Sensory Integration Disorder – Blog Post
Sensory Integration Disorder Β By Sarah Detheridge Β βWe should celebrate neurodiversity β
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How Do You Plan An Enabling Environment?
Enabling Environments By Sarah Detheridge What is an enabling environment and
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The Importance of Oral Health in the Early Years
The Importance of Oral Health in the Early Years By Sarah Detheridge
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Preparing for the revised Early Years Foundation Stage Blog by Julian Grenier
Guest Blog – Written by Julian Grenier Preparing for the revised Early
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Let’s talk about play!
Play holds such an immense value that it should never be underestimated
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Looking into Development Matters Changes
I have seen some myths and confusion around development matters so I
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Do you teach Phonics in Nursery?
Should phonics be taught in Nursery? It is an interesting question. Some
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Home-schooling in Early Years EYFS
Home-schooling can be amazing but it can also be the most stressful
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What is so special about Forest School?
During my childhood I was very much outdoors for most of the
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Wellbeing in the Early Years
Childrenβs emotional health, well-being and involvement in the EYFS Wellbeing, according to
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Characteristics of Effective Learning
The Characteristics of Effective Learning and why are they important? Children need
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Outdoor Learning in the Early Years
As Early Years Practitioners, we know children need to be outside. But
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Relationships and Communication with Parents Ideas
Relationships and Communication with Parents Ideas As Early Years Professionals we know
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What is Cultural Capital?
There is a new framework for inspections. This framework sets out Ofsted’s
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Out with boring ‘Guided Reading’… but in with what?
Guided Reading Boring ? Whether we agree or not, the current method
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Why are all School’s not tackling sun safety?
Did you know children as young as 14 can get preventable skin
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Exploring, inquiring and learning through water play! Blog
Exploring, inquiring and learning through water play! Water play delights the senses
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Using A Curiosity Cube – by Miss Grey and Play
Last term we added ‘The Curiosity Cube‘ to our provision after being
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In The Moment Planning
βIn the moment planningβ by Katherine Houghton at Early Years Staffroom and
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The Benefits of Messy Play
Messy play!Β Benefits of Messy Play You either love it or hate it!
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What is Wellbeing? by Guest Blogger Katey MoxleyΒ
What is Wellbeing?Β There are many different definitions of wellbeing but perhaps
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Why do children need independence?
Why do children need independence? As a teacher my question is βwhy
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Why let children take risks?
Is society in the UK becoming βHealth and Safety obsessedβ and why
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Schema’s in Early Years – Learning through play
Piaget defined a schema as βrepeatable action sequence, possessing component actions that
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What is STEM education and why is it important in Early Years?
STEM education stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Arguably the most
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Are you ‘allowed’ to evolve your Early Years Practise?
I continue to be shocked at how closed minded some leaders are
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Inspirational Outdoors Conference
Our competition winner Liz Marples talks about her experience at the Inspirational
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High Frequency Words
High frequency words are words which occur frequently. These are different from
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Transition β How can you get it right?
An effective transition gives you a great head start in knowledge of
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Do you need Behaviour Management in Early Years? Or just Self-Regulation?
Do we need Behaviour Management in Early Years? Or should we banish
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Being bullied at work? Put a stop to it
We get many messages from Teachers and other staff who are being
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Circle Time β A Waste Of Precious Time?
Circle time is a bit like marmite, you either love it or
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Hygge β What is it all about?
Do you ever hear the older generation saying the best years of
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Should you celebrate Motherβs day in your setting or school?
Motherβs Day means different things to different people and it can throw
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Do you need to teach Maths in Early Years?
You may be thinking that is a strange question and the answer
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Do you need to reflect on your Early Years practice?
There are 5 main areas to think about when reflecting on Early
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What Can You Teach In 5 Minutes?
I had so many people tell me about their amazing ideas in
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Why is cooking so important in Early Years and beyond?
Learning in all areas of the curriculum Life is real, so we
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Fundamental British Values β Are we getting it all wrong?
Are you an early yearβs educator who worries about your approach to teaching British Values? We promote multiculturalism in our society, and while thatβs fantastic, it can cause a level of confusion for teachers who are unsure whether they should push or promote British ideals within their classrooms.
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Mud Kitchen – Keep it Fresh!
You have seen children playing for hours in a home corner. A
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What Comes Before Writing?
We are seeing more and more children getting to school with underdeveloped
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Early Years – Back to Basics – Creative Ways to Improve your Early Years and Year 1 Teaching & Planning
Early years teaching requires creative on the fly thinking and planning. Itβs important to dedicate time to observe and build relationships with each child, while keeping them all engaged and interested in their own objectives.