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    Visiting a Nursery

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    The FSF and Tapestry Education Team are all trained teachers and we like to keep our skills sharp and our knowledge up to date so that we can give the best advice to support Tapestry users and FSF members. For this reason, we occasionally visit sch…
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    Challenging gender stereotypes in the Early Years

    by Susie Heywood on

    Susie Heywood, co-founder of Gender Friendly Scotland, discusses how early years educators can challenge outdated gender stereotypes and remove the limits those stereotypes impose on children. 
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    Spinning a Yarn - fuelling the imagination of our preschoolers

    by Stephen Kilgour on

    Stephen Kilgour has some ideas on how to become a teller of stories and how that can support the reading development of preschool children. 
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    The importance of MOVE-ing

    by Stephen Kilgour on

    SEND advisor, Stephen Kilgour, reflects on supporting children with physical disabilities, and how a new initiative from the MOVE Programme can help.  
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    Before we get to counting...

    by Stephen Kilgour on

    SEND Advisor Stephen Kilgour takes a closer look at the very early stages of mathematical development in young children. 
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    Making Birth to 5 Matters work for you

    by Nancy Stewart on

    Nancy Stewart, who was Project Lead on Birth to 5 Matters, shares her thoughts on how early years educators can use this guidance in their setting. 
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    What is mathematics for children at the developmental stage/age of 0 t…

    by Sharon Day on

    Maths consultant Sharon Day begins a three part series on Maths in the early years.
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    How do I talk about race with children in the Early Years setting?

    by Liz Pemberton on

    Liz Pemberton asks us to personally equip ourselves to talk about race and to implement practical changes to ensure that the antiracist thread is running all the way through our practice. 
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    Counting on strong foundations!

    by Linda Pound on

    Linda Pound reflects on how children learn about number, and shares how educators can bring imagination, creativity and joy to mathematical development.  
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    Reflecting on the EYFS curriculum

    by Julian Grenier on

    Julian Grenier considers what makes a valuable and meaningful Early Years curriculum. 
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    Putting love at the centre of your practice - being on a journey with …

    by Joss Cambridge-Simmons on

    Joss Cambridge-Simmons (founder of Jossy Care) shares his journey, from being a very young man starting out in childcare, to running his own childcare business, and the love that is weaves through it all. 
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    How to support children with learning about numbers and mathematics fr…

    by Sharon Day on

    In the final part of her series on Maths, Sharon Day explores how to support children aged 4-5 years old in all areas of your provision. 
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    How do children learn about numbers and mathematics from the developme…

    by Sharon Day on

    In part two of Sharon Day's maths series, we look at maths for 2 to 4 years olds, and the concepts of subitising and conserving. 
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    The Brightest Shadow

    by Greg Bottrill on

    Greg Bottrill explores the play-full heart, how we need to connect with the magic of childhood and lean into the joy as we learn and play with children. 
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    Offering 'challenge' to children in the Early Years

    by Emma Davis on

    Emma Davis reflects on why offering 'challenge' to children in the early years is so important, and what educators need to consider to support this. 
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    Writing in the Early Years

    by Varinder Kaur Johal on

    Educator Varinder Kaur Johal shares her thoughts and ideas on children's early writing - from the child development that supports writing to creating opportunities to mark make. 
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    Technology in the early years

    by Richard Waite on

    Early Years Educator Richard Waite shares his passion for helping us all to understand the importance of sharing technology with young children. 
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    Reflections of a Male Early Years Educator

    by Richard Waite on

    Early Years educator Richard Waite looks back on a long - and ongoing - career in the early years. 
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    Engaging children in conversations about diversity, discrimination, an…

    by Fifi Benham on

    Early Years educator and pre-school Deputy Manager Fifi Benham reflects on why we need to have conversations with young children about diversity, and how looking more closely at ourselves, and the resources in our setting, can support this. 
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    The 3R' s Re-imagined

    by Leslie Patterson on

    Early Years consultant Leslie Patterson shares her re-imagining of a curriculum for our youngest children in the wake of the current pandemic as we await the changes to the EYFS. 
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    'Words come too easily’: exploring compliments and the impact they can…

    by Caroline Vollans on

    Caroline Vollans takes a closer look at compliments and their impact on young children. 
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    Parental engagement: rethinking support for families with children wit…

    by Caroline Vollans on

    Caroline Vollans shares the journey of Buttercup Group, a small Stay and Play provision for parents and carers with children with learning differences. 
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    Five things I’ve taken from working in Early Years to teaching across …

    by Varinder Kaur Johal on

    As we approach the end of the school year, when some staff may be moving to new classes and stages, we return to an article by Teacher Varinder Kaur Johal on moving between early years and key stage. 
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    Looking forward, going back...

    by Alistair Bryce-Clegg on

    Alistair Bryce-Clegg takes a look at the adaptations we need to make, and the good practice we need to hold onto, as we welcome a new learning year. 
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    “On my way to nursery…my teacher walked with me!”

    by Sarah Holmes on

    Early years educator Sarah Holmes reflects on how we can use 'third spaces' to rethink home visits.
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