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      Our SEND Advisor, Stephen Kilgour, reflects on the impact of school closures on families supporting children with additional needs, and offers a place to collect and find resources via #SENDAtHome. 
    Stephen Kilgour has some ideas on how to become a teller of stories and how that can support the reading development of preschool children. 
    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…
    Stephen Kilgour, SEND Advisor, takes a closer look at the value of learning Makaton. 
    In advance of reading first words, there is so much pre-reading learning that needs to take place.  For very young children, or those with additional needs, it’s important that you think about how best to interest your child in the concept of ‘book…
    Julian Grenier considers what makes a valuable and meaningful Early Years curriculum. 
    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. 
    SEND Advisor Stephen Kilgour takes a closer look at the very early stages of mathematical development in young children. 
    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. 
    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. 
    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. 
    Early years consultant and author, Linda Pound, explores Cognitive Load Theory and how to support young children's Mathematical development. 
    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. 
    This month we revisit a previous article by Rachna Joshi exploring children's mirror play and their sense of self.   
    Linda Pound reflects on how children learn about number, and shares how educators can bring imagination, creativity and joy to mathematical development.  
    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. 
    SEND advisor, Stephen Kilgour, reflects on supporting children with physical disabilities, and how a new initiative from the MOVE Programme can help.  
    Caroline Vollans shares the journey of Buttercup Group, a small Stay and Play provision for parents and carers with children with learning differences. 
    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. 
    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. 
    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. 
    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. 
    This month we revisit an article by Early Years Practitioner and Tiney home nursery leader, Alicia Wilkins, which asks us to reflect on the diversity and representation that must be embedded in our practice every moment of every day. 
    Associate Professor of Diversity & Inclusion, Dr Chandrika Devarakonda, discusses two models that can support our understanding of diversity and inclusion, both in the part each individual plays, and in a wider context. 
    Early years creative consultant and artist educator, Pete Moorhouse, describes the joy of woodwork for young children, and the creative and critical thinking skills and personal development that woodwork offers.