146 articles in this category

• TEC 2 Workshop - The Pursuit of Happiness: Supporting and Sustaining P…

  by FSF Olaya on November 27, 2019

  As part of our second Tapestry Education Conference (TEC 2) held in November 2019, we hosted three table-top discussions. We were joined by members of the Tapestry team to record each discussion. Here, Tapestry’s Olaya introduces us to the workshop…

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  Welcoming new families and their babies to your setting

  by FSF Rebecca on October 22, 2019

  Rebecca Swindells is owner and manager of Blue Door Nursery. Here she explains how staff at Blue Door put themselves in the families’ shoes as they welcome new babies to their setting.

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  TEC1 workshop on Intent, Implementation and Impact

  by FSF Lauren on July 31, 2019

  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…

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

  by Natalie Perera on August 2, 2018

  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.

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  Men in childcare, an ongoing debate

  by David Wright on November 8, 2017

  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…

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  Knock, knock can you come out to play?

  by John Blaney on September 28, 2016

  Closeted in the home or watched by helicopter parents children lack much of the freedom they had 40 years ago. British children’s play has been transformed in the last 100 years. In the 1960's few children did not spend all their free time outdoors, …

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  A Reception Teacher's Blog (6)

  by Iris Lark on May 20, 2014

  Staking a claim to the role play area...

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  A Reception Teacher's Blog (4)

  by Iris Lark on January 7, 2014

  I teach in the Reception class on Wednesdays. This Wednesday I am in the middle of the usual early morning chaos in my house (me, a husband, two teenagers and a 9 year old all attempting to leave at approximately the same time – need I say more?) wh…

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  Emotion Coaching- a new approach to supporting children's behaviour (P…

  by Janet Rose on December 5, 2013

  This article, by Dr Janet Rose from Bath Spa University, draws attention to a growing base of research evidence which suggests that a ‘relational’ rather than a ‘behavioural’ approach to supporting young children’s learning and behaviour is likely t…

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• TEC2 Table Top Discussion ‘Reflective Practice and Approaching New Pol…

  by Ben Case on November 27, 2019

  At our second Tapestry Education Conference (TEC 2) in November 2019 we held three table-top discussions led by members of the Early Years community. The theme was Reflecting on Curriculum Changes and we were joined by colleagues from the Tapestry …

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  TEC1 workshop on a scrapbook approach to reflective practice

  by FSF Tim on August 7, 2019

  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…

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  Being a childminder - FSF Tim shares his experience

  by FSF Tim on December 3, 2018

  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.

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  You are more than “just a teacher”

  by Sara Bonetti on April 12, 2018

  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 …

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  Resilience and early years experience: child, family, community

  by Kate Cairns on September 8, 2017

  Kate Cairns invites us to consider the interaction between resilience and trauma, the key aspects of resilience, and the links between resilience and experience in the early years of life. Humans are not born able to regulate stress. At birth the b…

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  Twenty top tips for helping to develop self-discipline for positive be…

  by Martine Horvath on April 27, 2016

  With increasing numbers of children being diagnosed with special educational needs such as ADHD and autism, managing challenging behaviour in a positive way is a challenge most practitioners face in their settings on a daily basis. As practitioners…

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  A Reception Teacher's Blog (5)

  by Iris Lark on April 15, 2014

  Iris tackles 'Show and Tell'....

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  A Reception Teacher's Blog (3)

  by Iris Lark on December 12, 2013

  Iris attempts to master the SMART board...

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• TEC 2 Workshop - Demonstrating Progress for Learners with Additional N…

  by Jack Dabell on November 27, 2019

  We held our second Tapestry Education Conference (TEC 2) in November 2019 with a focus on Changes in the Early Years Curriculum. The afternoon consisted of three table-top discussions led by members of the Early Years community, and for these we we…

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  TEC1 workshop reflecting on promoting positive behaviour

  by FSF Emily on August 7, 2019

  As part of our first Tapestry Education Conference (TEC 1) held in July 2019, we hosted three table-top discussions with a focus on Reflective practice. We were joined by members of the Tapestry team to record each discussion. Tapestry's Emily atte…

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  Love, Laughter and Learning, the brushes behind Paint Pots

  by FSF Rebecca and David Wright on September 4, 2018

  Recently I was invited to spend time with Mr and Mrs Paintpots (aka David and Anna Wright) at some of their settings in Southampton. Their energy and passion for early years is infectious and their dedication to their staff team and the children an…

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  Reducing Educational Disadvantage

  by Penny Tassoni on January 25, 2018

  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…

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  The Musical Lives of Infants – a route to academic study

  by Robert Heath on January 31, 2017

  I am currently working towards Early Years Teacher Status as an Early Childhood Studies graduate. I am sharing my academic journey hoping to inspire those considering academic studies of their own.

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  Fundamental British Values- what do they mean in the early years setti…

  by Ruksana Mohammed on November 3, 2015

  In 2014 the Department for Education published guidance on promoting ‘fundamental British values’ in schools to ensure that young people leave school prepared for life in modern Britain. These values were first set out by the government in their coun…

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  Characteristics of Effective Learning: Active Learning in Action

  by Ruksana Mohammed on February 28, 2014

  This article is the second in our series on the Characteristics of Effective Learning, following on from Play and Exploration in Action which was published on the FSFin July 2013. Please refer to the article for the summary of the characteristics as …

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  Emotion Coaching -a new approach to supporting children's behaviour (P…

  by Janet Rose on December 12, 2013

  In Part 1 we saw how Emotion Coaching offers a relational model for supporting children’s behaviour.  We compared Emotion Coaching to traditional behaviourist approaches and also to other styles of managing children’s behavior, such as a disapprovin…

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