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    Navigating New beginnings: A Mother’s perspective on Early Years Educa…

    by Alicia Wilkins on

    Alicia Wilkins, a mother who has also been a teacher and a home nursery educator, shares her reflections on the transition from home to early years setting for a parent/carer. 
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    Promoting Positive Starts in Early Childhood Education and Care Settin…

    by Jayne Garcia on

    Senior Lecturer Jayne Garcia looks at some of the theory related to transition between home and early years setting, and shares advice on how to make sure your setting is ready for each child.
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    Reflections on research about men working in early years

    by Clarissa Frigerio on

    Early years educator and academic Clarissa Frigerio reflects on her research about the life experiences of men in early years education. 
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    Stronger Practice Hubs

    by Caroline Vollans on

    Caroline Vollans finds out more about the Stronger Practice Hubs that are being formed with the aim of supporting evidence based professional development and to share good practice. 
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    How can we ensure inclusive practice for Neurodivergent children?

    by Ruth Jones on

    Speech and Language Therapist Ruth Jones reflects on how we must sit with our own sense of vulnerability while we learn, adapt and grow, in order to be able to support the Neurodivergent children in our early years settings. 
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    Reflecting on our Language: Is it time we stopped using the term ‘Spec…

    by Stephen Kilgour on

    Additional Needs Advisor Stephen Kilgour reflects on the language we use when we talk about children with additional needs. 
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    Unconscious Bias in the Observation, Assessment and Planning Process

    by Dr Stella Louis and Hannah Betteridge on

    Dr Stella Louis and Hannah Betteridge examine the unconscious biases that impact on the Observe, Assess and Plan process and the vital ongoing work of reflecting on our views, attitudes and beliefs.   
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    Finding the motivation and wellbeing you need to follow your early yea…

    by Jamel Carly-Campbell on

    Jamel Carly-Campbell reflects on how we can stay motivated, be mindful of our wellbeing and continue to find and follow our career pathways, especially in the middle of a global pandemic.    
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    The impact of physical movement on children's essential body systems

    by Dr. Lala Manners on

    Dr Lala Manners explains some of the essential body systems, what to look out for in children who may not be experiencing enough physical activity, and how to support them. 
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    Does What It Says On The Tin?

    by Leslie Patterson on

    Leslie Patterson examines the power of 'labels' and the need to find positive language to talk about our young learners. 
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    The Play Development Branch Map

    by Stephen Kilgour on

    SEND Advisor Stephen Kilgour shares the Play Development Branch Map he has designed to inform practitioners about the stages of play in a typically developing child. 
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    What can CPD focus on in the 'new-normal'?

    by Jenny Barber on

    Early Years consultant, trainer and author Jenny Barber advises on where settings can focus their training as we learn to live and work with children in a 'new normal'. 
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    The Inspiring Pedagogy and Practice of Ignorance: reflections on the u…

    by Dr Rebecca Webb and Kathy Foster on

    Dr Rebecca Webb and Kathy Foster, 'teacher' and 'student' respectively on a Masters in Early Years Education course, write about their shared experiences of using the Scrapbook Approach to reflect on uncertainty and 'not-knowing' to inform educatio…
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    Intensive Interaction: an approach to support children with learning d…

    by Stephen Kilgour on

    Stephen Kilgour, our SEND Advisor, takes a closer look at this simple but effective way to support the developing communication skills of children with complex additional support needs. This is the first article in a series on pre - verbal communic…
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    Newham Early Years Conference, January 2020

    by Ben Case on

    On Friday 10th January, Ben traveled up to Stratford to attend the Newham Early Years conference, which is now in its 5th year! Here are his notes from the event. 
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    The Power of Positive Words in Anti-Racism Education for Young Childre…

    by Dr Lucretia Carter Berry on

    Dr Lucretia Carter Berry explores the transformative power of employing positive, affirming words when engaging in anti-racism education with young children. 
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    Becoming a Nursery of Sanctuary: reflecting on an ongoing journey

    by Sarah Ottewell on

    Sarah Ottewell describes her setting's journey to becoming a Nursery of Sanctuary. 
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    A Childminder’s experience of an Ofsted Inspection

    by Tania Leycester on

    We all know the feeling when the Ofsted call comes. Here, childminder Tania Lancaster describes her own experience of a recent Ofsted Inspection. 
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    Beatrice Merrick's Keynote speech for TEC 2: A sector response to chan…

    by Jack Dabell on

    We were very happy to have Beatrice Merrick, Chief Executive of Early Education, give a Keynote speech at our second Tapestry Education Conference in November. Jack has written this summary of her talk, followed by a link so you can also watch Bea…
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    Nancy Stewart's keynote speech for TEC 2 - 'Steering the Changes: Who'…

    by Ben Case on

    We were delighted to welcome Nancy Stewart, early years teacher, consultant and trainer, to give one of the Keynote talks at TEC 2.  Read Ben's summary of her talk and watch it from the link provided. 
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    Inclusive picture books for children with additional needs: close but …

    by Stephen Kilgour on

    Our SEND Advisor and Outreach Teacher, Stephen Kilgour, was invited to take part in a panel to select books for children with additional needs for the wonderful BookTrust. The experience prompted him to think further about how publishers could make…
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    TEC 2 Workshop - The Pursuit of Happiness: Supporting and Sustaining P…

    by FSF Olaya on

    As part of our second Tapestry Education Conference (TEC 2) held in November 2019, we hosted three table-top discussions. We were joined by members of the Tapestry team to record each discussion. Here, Tapestry’s Olaya introduces us to the workshop…
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    TEC2 Table Top Discussion ‘Reflective Practice and Approaching New Pol…

    by Ben Case on

    At our second Tapestry Education Conference (TEC 2) in November 2019 we held three table-top discussions led by members of the Early Years community. The theme was Reflecting on Curriculum Changes and we were joined by colleagues from the Tapestry …
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    TEC 2 Workshop - Demonstrating Progress for Learners with Additional N…

    by Jack Dabell on

    We held our second Tapestry Education Conference (TEC 2) in November 2019 with a focus on Changes in the Early Years Curriculum. The afternoon consisted of three table-top discussions led by members of the Early Years community, and for these we we…
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    Welcoming new families and their babies to your setting

    by FSF Rebecca on

    Rebecca Swindells is owner and manager of Blue Door Nursery. Here she explains how staff at Blue Door put themselves in the families’ shoes as they welcome new babies to their setting.
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