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I have today published an article by David Wright who many of you will know is a passionate advocate for men in childcare. David has been working in early years for many many years and his views are well respected across the sector. Please read the article and feel free to raise questions or points for discussion as David is more than happy to continue the debate online! Men in childcare, an ongoing debate
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I have written the second piece of the Next Steps article series. You can read it here: The Practicalities of Next Steps If you would like to comment or ask questions then please feel free to do so under this thread! ::1a
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I have written an article about choosing 'next steps' for children. It is the first in a series of articles that we will be publishing over the next couple of months. You can read the article by following this link: Next Steps ... choose wisely You can put your comments and contributions below. If there are particular issues you would like to address I will endeavour to incorporate them into one of my subsequent articles.
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We have just published a new article by Claire Warden. Many of you will be very familiar with Claire and her work promoting outdoor learning for children. For those not familiar, this is from her website: "Claire Warden is an educational consultant who has developed her approach to nature pedagogy and experiential learning through a variety of experiences. Her experiences have taken her on a pathway that includes working in a variety of types of centre, advisory work, and lecturing in further education. Claire is currently based in Scotland but frequently travels to Australia, the United States and elsewhere. Claire is also still closely involved with her own nature kind…
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We have today published a new article by Jane Evans who is a very well-known writer and trainer with particular specialism in supporting children with trauma. The article discusses how staff working with early years children can use their understanding to empathise with children's feelings and begin to help them build strategies to manage their own behaviour. You can access the article here: When are persistent behaviour issues problematic from a well-being point of view? We have also recently reviewed one of Jane's books: Little Meerkat's BIG PANIC If you would like to discuss Jane's article please leave your comments below - Jane will be checking in to answer a…
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We have published a new article today which discusses how we can work effectively with colleagues to achieve the best possible outcomes for the children in our care. The article asks us to reflect on not only our practice with the children, but also our practice with our colleagues ... how we listen and share ideas and work together to achieve shared aims. I enjoyed reading it and it certainly made me think about how I encourage, welcome and consider ideas from the people I work with. Teacher Choices: Visible and open to question
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Before Christmas, Natalie Day, from the PEDAL research centre at Cambridge University shared some of her research regarding science and play in early years. It was a fascinating article and showed how much children can lead their own learning when given the opportunity. If you missed her article you can catch it again from here: What can Play contribute to Early Years Science? Yesterday, in the Guardian, scientist Jenny Rohn posed this question: Can pre-school children learn to do science? In her article Jenny wonders whether the science we do in early years (making bicarb volcanoes for example) 'counts' as science becasue although it gives children different …
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I have just posted an article I have written regarding the Ofsted complaints procedure. I was recently involved in a step 3 complaint panel and I have written about how Ofsted undertook the process. You can read the article here: Ofsted complaints procedure
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I have just posted an article that I have written. I hope it might help you support those new or the observation process (or perhaps those who could do with a refresher!). I hope it's useful! (there are two versions - one that links to Tapestry, if you are using it, and one that assumes you are not using Tapestry. Observing and assessing extended tutorial for Tapestry users An observations and assessments walkthrough (Not Tapestry)
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Anna Ephgrave has written an article for us about 'In the moment planning'. Many of us will recognise this approach as being long-standing good practice. In her article Anna talks about how the practice can be shared and recorded to meet current statutory requirements. You can read the article here: Planning next steps in the moment
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