Home
Forum
Join Us
What's New
Articles
Resources
About Us
Tapestry

Foundation Stage Forum

We're hiring!

 Articles

Child development is essential knowledge for everyone working in early years. It helps everything make sense and it enables better practice in supporting children; you know what is right for the child, you understand them and their individual needs…
This article is the second in the series looking at Reflection and its role in Early Years Practice. Reflection is a cyclical process. It isn’t something we ‘finish', we will always be seeking new information and new perspectives about some part o…
If you would like to know more about how collecting evidence can support your reflective practice, or if you would like to explore the different research methods you can use in your setting, this is the article to read!  Being familiar with researc…
School readiness is a familiar term in early years and primary education, but its meaning and implications for policy and practice is frequently debated. With examples from a range of settings, this article examines a positive, child-centred approa…
We held our first Tapestry Education Conference (TEC 1) in July 2019 with a focus on Reflective Practice. The afternoon consisted of three table-top discussions led by members of the Early Years community, and for these we were joined by colleagues…

 Welcome to the Foundation Stage Forum

 

For over ten years the FSF has been a platform for a passionate and vibrant community of EYFS professionals, including nursery practitioners, childminders, reception teachers, advisers and consultants, and educators and writers.
We're proud of the quality of our conversation and support here, and our ethos (exemplified by the Lessons from Geese video) of courtesy and mutual respect, even while arguing from very different points of view.

 Coffee Break

Reflecting on Reflecting

Welcome to this week’s coffee break. Take a moment to ponder: what is reflecting and why should it be part of our daily practice?

What?

·       Reflective practice is a mindset. Thinking about it like this can help educators to see reflec

Welcome to the 'Coffee Break'!

We’re introducing a new feature to the front page of the FSF called ‘Coffee Break’.  Here you will find quick reads to get you thinking, keep you informed and to support you in your working day. You can dip in and out whenever you have a moment (n

TEC1 workshop articles

Have a read of the Tapestry Education Conference workshop write-ups by members of the Tapestry team, Emily, Lauren and Tim! The workshops were each led by members of the wider Early Years community: David Wright of Paint Pots Nurseries, Early Years Consultant Dr Sue Allingham, and Dr Rebecca Webb from Sussex University with MA student Kathy Foster. Each took a different aspect of reflective practice to focus on. 

Tapestry Newsletter August 2019

Catch up with all of the latest Tapestry news from the last month in this month's edition of the Tapestry newsletter here

Tapestry Education Conference (TEC) July 2019

We had our first Tapestry Education Conference (TEC) at our office here in Lewes last week. The theme of the day was Reflective Practice, and there were a mix of delegates from settings, academia and advisory roles to listen to speakers and attend workshops. There was a constant buzz of lively debate all day!
Over the next couple of weeks we will be adding some companion articles to the FSF about reflective practice by Jen Colwell and Rebecca Swindells, and write ups of the workshops, so do look out for those. 

Tapestry Newsletter July 2019

Our July newsletter is now available for you all to read on the forum! You can access it from this page here

 Latest newsletter
We have lots of news from FSF and Tapestry HQ this month!  We have recently moved offices - in fact it would be more accurate to say we are now in actual offices! We had a special day to open the new building at the beginning of June and we we… read on, or browse our newsletters.
Podcasts
You can listen to our podcasts via Spotify, or on Apple iOS or Google Android devices. Visit our podcasts home.