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    Donald Winnicott's Theories of Child Development: Their Relevance to B…

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Donald Winnicott was a psychologist and psychoanalyst who worked predominantly with children and families.In 1957 he wrote that 'the nursery school is probably most correctly considered as an extension 'upward' of the family, rather than an extensio…
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    What's Critical About Critical Thinking?

    by Joy Chalke on

    Joy Chalke, principal lecturer in the School of Education and Continuing Studies at the University of Portsmouth, demonstrates and analyses some of the critical thinking skills required of students engaged in higher education courses.
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    In conversation with Ruth Pimentel

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Discussing the forthcoming Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) with the National Director for the Foundation Stage, Ruth Pimentel.
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    Attachment Theory and the Key Person Approach

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    The Key Person Approach is now a fundamental part of developing secure relationships between staff and children in early years settings. Why is it so important and what is the theory behind it?
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    All About Clemmie: Part 1

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    A mother's diary of her daughter Clemmie's development from birth to her first birthday. These snippets of Clemmie's learning and development were first published a few years ago as "Clemmie's Column". We republish them here as two articles for thos…
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    All About Clemmie: Part 2

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Continuing Juliet Mickelburgh's diary of her daughter Clemmie's learning and development from her first birthday to her second.
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    Characteristics of Effective Learning: Creating and Thinking Criticall…

    by Martine Horvath on

    In the third and final article on the characteristics of effective learning, Martine Horvath outlines the essential components of critical thinking and how we can support children to develop their creativity.
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    Exploring practitioners' understanding of quality

    by Michelle Cottle on

    Michelle Cottle is a senior lecturer in early childhood studies at the University of Roehampton. Her article discusses some of the issues that may shape early years practitioners’ understandings of ‘quality’ within the context of their particular se…
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    Thinking Approaches for the Reflective Professional

    by Ruksana Mohammed on

    Our aim as professionals is to achieve better outcomes for children, families and the community. We want to provide effective learning experiences for the children in our care, and strive for continuous quality improvement, but also want to ensure p…
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    The Role of the Adult in Early Years Settings: Part 1

    by Janet Rose on

    Janet Rose, Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at Bath Spa University, explores the many different ways in which adults interact with young children in early years settings.  Research demonstrates that the heart of quality practice lies with…
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    The Role of the Adult in Early Years Settings: Part 2

    by Janet Rose on

    Part 2 continues the journey of exploring our role in supporting young children’s learning and development.  It outlines the five remaining ‘selves’ of the ‘plural practitioner’ framework that encompass this role.  The ‘plural practitioner’ framewor…
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    Aspects of Art: Sculpture

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Here is the final article in the Aspects of Art series, looking at how children can be creative in 3D through sculpture. Working in three dimensions gives children the opportunity to practise skills such as planning and problem solving, fixing and j…
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    A Reception Teacher's Blog

    by Iris Lark on

    Our new friend Iris Lark describes her return to reception class teaching, after a break of 10 years. Here she tells us about 'The Register'.
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    A Reception Teacher's Blog (2)

    by Iris Lark on

    The Great Reception Bake Off. The day that I cover in Reception is cooking day. I embrace the learning of this valuable life skill at such a young age, and clearly the children do too as it is a very popular activity: oversubscribed in fact. It is…
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    Emotion Coaching- a new approach to supporting children's behaviour (P…

    by Janet Rose on

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

    by Janet Rose on

    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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    A Reception Teacher's Blog (3)

    by Iris Lark on

    Iris attempts to master the SMART board...
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    A Reception Teacher's Blog (4)

    by Iris Lark on

    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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    Characteristics of Effective Learning: Active Learning in Action

    by Ruksana Mohammed on

    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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    A Reception Teacher's Blog (5)

    by Iris Lark on

    Iris tackles 'Show and Tell'....
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    A Reception Teacher's Blog (6)

    by Iris Lark on

    Staking a claim to the role play area...
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    Fundamental British Values- what do they mean in the early years setti…

    by Ruksana Mohammed on

    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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    Knock, knock can you come out to play?

    by John Blaney on

    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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    The Musical Lives of Infants – a route to academic study

    by Robert Heath on

    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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    Using "The Dog Who Could Dig", by Jonathan Long and Korky Paul, as a …

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    This is a great book for looking at things under the ground. The children's interests might take you down a number of different avenues - buried treasure, tunnels, animals that burrow or people who work underground. The story lends itself to lots of …
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