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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Aspects of Art: Textiles

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Here is the fourth in our series on Art in the Early Years. This time the focus is on Textiles. Fabric is a big part of children’s lives. They wear it, they sleep under it and they sit on it. The familiarity of textiles is what makes them so much fun…
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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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    Aspects of Art: Printing

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    We continue our series on Art in the early years with a closer look at printing.
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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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    Giving children feedback about their learning

    by Sue Ridgway on

    How do we give effective feedback to children about what they have learned and what they might do next? Here, Sue Ridgway discusses how to involve children in evaluating their learning and planning future experiences.
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    Aspects of Art: Painting

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Paint is such a versatile and energetic medium for children to explore. It can be thick or runny, pale or bright. It can be layered up with other things and it can be dabbed, spread, brushed, flicked or squelched. This article is the third in a serie…
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    Small Steps: supporting engaged fatherhood

    by Chris Randall on

    Chris Randall, an EYP in Brighton, explains how he has worked to develop the relationships between his setting and the children's fathers.
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    Aspects of Art: Drawing

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    This is the second in a series of articles about the different aspects of art in the early years. Here we look at ways to approach drawing with young children.
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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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    Characteristics of Effective Learning: Playing and Exploring

    by Martine Horvath on

    In a series of three articles examining the characteristics of effective learning in the revised EYFS framework, Martine Horvath encourages us to consider how to support children's skills in independent learning. Including a link to an inspiring shor…
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    How do young children learn to make decisions?

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Babies and young children are able to make decisions that are relevant to their lives. This article examines what kinds of decisions children can make at different stages of their development and how practitioners can support them.
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    Characteristics of Effective Learning: Active Learning

    by Martine Horvath on

    What is "Active Learning"? The High Scope approach defines it helpfully as ‘having direct and immediate experiences and deriving meaning from them through reflection’. In this way children can better make sense of their world. It’s in the doing th…
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    Early Years 2012 Conference: June 19th, 2012

    by Helen Edwards on

    Helen Edwards attended the recent govnet event, featuring Sarah Teather, Liz Bayram, Ann Gross, Sue Robb, Liz Elsom, Cathy Nutbrown, and Dame Clare Tickell. Here is a summary of the main issues discussed.
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    Aspects of Art

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Art is a rich and magical area of learning. It can open children’s eyes to the world around them and offer them new and exciting ways of seeing, thinking and doing. But this doesn’t just happen; presenting children with the opportunity to use clay, p…
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    Feeling positively positive about the revised Early Years Foundation S…

    by Martine Horvath on

    Martine Horvath identifies the significant features of the revised EYFS. She states that "It’s important to stress right from the very beginning that all our energies should be channelled into celebrating the positives, continuing to be the confident…
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    Nature Deficit Disorder

    by Helen Irving on

    Have you heard of the phrase ‘Nature deficit disorder’? Just recently there have been lots of reports, book releases, news articles, and interviews on TV and radio about the need to reconnect children to nature. Many of our children’s lives are well …
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    Early years settings and social media

    by Kathy Brodie on

    In the last few years the use of social media has grown rapidly. It is now estimated that 65% of all adult Internet users access some form of social networking site. The most well known of the social networking sites are Facebook, Linkedin and Twitte…
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    Building an accurate picture: Evidencing the Early Years Foundation St…

    by Kate Cahill on

    Q: How much evidence do I need? It’s a perennial question and one that is asked on an almost daily basis as moderation visits are underway.Assessment in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFSP) is based very firmly on the use of observation. Watching…
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    Positive Behaviour Management

    by Helen Edwards on

    What do we mean by "good behaviour"? We are often quite clear about the behaviour that we don't want to see in our settings! Can we be proactive about this and plan consistent positive behaviour strategies where all children feel happy and secure and…
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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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