Home
Forum
Articles
About Us
Tapestry

Articles

Articles Professional Learning Toolkit

Followers 0
General Articles

142 articles in this category

    Interactive Story Making

    by Lesley Hendy on

    Continuing on from her article on imaginative roleplay, Lesley Hendy makes stories with her children!
    Read more...

    Planning!

    by Dee Hayday on

    Another humorous article from the darker corners of Dee Hayday's experiences. The usual health warnings apply!
    Read more...

    Play and Exploration

    by Martine Horvath on

    The importance of play and of practitioners who are "playful"
    Read more...

    Positive Behaviour Management

    by Helen Edwards on

    What do we mean by "good behaviour"? We are often quite clear about the behaviour that we don't want to see in our settings! Can we be proactive about this and plan consistent positive behaviour strategies where all children feel happy and secure and…
    Read more...

    Developing Art in the Foundation Stage: The Project!

    by Sue Ridgway on

    A personal account of an exhilarating project to develop creative skills by Nottingham City Council.
    Read more...

    Building an accurate picture: Evidencing the Early Years Foundation St…

    by Kate Cahill on

    Q: How much evidence do I need? It’s a perennial question and one that is asked on an almost daily basis as moderation visits are underway.Assessment in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFSP) is based very firmly on the use of observation. Watching…
    Read more...

    Early years settings and social media

    by Kathy Brodie on

    In the last few years the use of social media has grown rapidly. It is now estimated that 65% of all adult Internet users access some form of social networking site. The most well known of the social networking sites are Facebook, Linkedin and Twitte…
    Read more...

    Feeling positively positive about the revised Early Years Foundation S…

    by Martine Horvath on

    Martine Horvath identifies the significant features of the revised EYFS. She states that "It’s important to stress right from the very beginning that all our energies should be channelled into celebrating the positives, continuing to be the confident…
    Read more...

    Nature Deficit Disorder

    by Helen Irving on

    Have you heard of the phrase ‘Nature deficit disorder’? Just recently there have been lots of reports, book releases, news articles, and interviews on TV and radio about the need to reconnect children to nature. Many of our children’s lives are well …
    Read more...

    Characteristics of Effective Learning: Playing and Exploring

    by Martine Horvath on

    In a series of three articles examining the characteristics of effective learning in the revised EYFS framework, Martine Horvath encourages us to consider how to support children's skills in independent learning. Including a link to an inspiring shor…
    Read more...

    Aspects of Art

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Art is a rich and magical area of learning. It can open children’s eyes to the world around them and offer them new and exciting ways of seeing, thinking and doing. But this doesn’t just happen; presenting children with the opportunity to use clay, p…
    Read more...

    Early Years 2012 Conference: June 19th, 2012

    by Helen Edwards on

    Helen Edwards attended the recent govnet event, featuring Sarah Teather, Liz Bayram, Ann Gross, Sue Robb, Liz Elsom, Cathy Nutbrown, and Dame Clare Tickell. Here is a summary of the main issues discussed.
    Read more...

    Characteristics of Effective Learning: Active Learning

    by Martine Horvath on

    What is "Active Learning"? The High Scope approach defines it helpfully as ‘having direct and immediate experiences and deriving meaning from them through reflection’. In this way children can better make sense of their world. It’s in the doing th…
    Read more...

    Aspects of Art: Drawing

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    This is the second in a series of articles about the different aspects of art in the early years. Here we look at ways to approach drawing with young children.
    Read more...

    Small Steps: supporting engaged fatherhood

    by Chris Randall on

    Chris Randall, an EYP in Brighton, explains how he has worked to develop the relationships between his setting and the children's fathers.
    Read more...

    Aspects of Art: Painting

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Paint is such a versatile and energetic medium for children to explore. It can be thick or runny, pale or bright. It can be layered up with other things and it can be dabbed, spread, brushed, flicked or squelched. This article is the third in a serie…
    Read more...

    Giving children feedback about their learning

    by Sue Ridgway on

    How do we give effective feedback to children about what they have learned and what they might do next? Here, Sue Ridgway discusses how to involve children in evaluating their learning and planning future experiences.
    Read more...

    Aspects of Art: Printing

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    We continue our series on Art in the early years with a closer look at printing.
    Read more...

    Aspects of Art: Textiles

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Here is the fourth in our series on Art in the Early Years. This time the focus is on Textiles. Fabric is a big part of children’s lives. They wear it, they sleep under it and they sit on it. The familiarity of textiles is what makes them so much fun…
    Read more...

    Men in childcare, an ongoing debate

    by David Wright on

    For those of us interested in such matters, the received wisdom is that the number of men actually working with young children as part of the Early Years workforce in England represents around 2% of the total. This figure, despite much hand-wringin…
    Read more...

    Reducing Educational Disadvantage

    by Penny Tassoni on

    Narrowing or closing the gap has become a hot topic in education. This is perhaps not surprising as it would appear that how well children do both at school and later in their careers is a postcode lottery which reflects parents’ income. Politician…
    Read more...

    You are more than “just a teacher”

    by Sara Bonetti on

    Practitioners do excellent work that goes unnoticed, leading many to feel disconnected and retreat in their field or even their classroom. So, then, many convince themselves that they are “just teachers”. When you are in the classroom, aren’t …
    Read more...

    How research is used (or not!) in developing government policy.

    by Natalie Perera on

    I’ve worked in Westminster for over sixteen years now, yet the past couple of years since the EU Referendum and the election of President Trump have doubtlessly been the most fascinating in my career.
    Read more...

    Being a childminder - FSF Tim shares his experience

    by FSF Tim on

    Tim is a childminder who also works at FSF HQ. In this Q+A he talks to FSF Rebecca about how he came from an IT background to be an Early Years Teacher, running his own childminding setting.
    Read more...

    TEC1 workshop on Intent, Implementation and Impact

    by FSF Lauren on

    As part of our first Tapestry Education Conference (TEC 1) in July 2019 we held three table-top discussions led by members of the Early Years community. The theme was Reflective Practice and we were joined by colleagues from the Tapestry team to sc…
    Read more...
Followers 0