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

    by FSF Olaya on

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

    by Jack Dabell on

    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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    Taking a Risk? The value of risk and challenge in the early years

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    This article examines the role of risk taking in child development and how practitioners can foster a positive attitude to risk in the early years.
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    Storytelling

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Following on from Juliet Mickelburgh's articles on promoting reading and using stories to plan stimulating activities, she now turns her attention to how young children can be involved in telling their own stories.
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    Snacks and lunches for early years children

    by Amanda Grant on

    A subject regularly raised in the FSF, this article gives advice on healty and tasty eating for young children. Makes your mouth water!
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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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    Signing with Children

    by Geraldine Hill on

    In April 2009, Milkshake Montessori Nursery School introduced signing into the setting followingthe "Signing with Babies and Young Children" accredited CPD course. The achievements made by children, parents/carers and early years practitioners have b…
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    Sick Note!

    by Dee Hayday on

    On children's tendency to forgo the social niceties when being sick. The usual Dee Hayday health warning is accompanied by a 'sensitive stomach' alert...
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    Risk Assessment in Early Years settings

    by Helen Edwards on

    An overview of the things to be considered when undertaking a risk assessment. Accompanied by two editable forms, one for recording an initial safety inspection and the second a basic form to record the risk assessment
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    Revisiting Imaginative Play

    by Lesley Hendy on

    Imaginative or role play is in danger of being eclipsed by the demands of the EYFS Curriculum. Lesley Hendy invites us to take a fresh look at this important tool in a young child's learning about the world around them.
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    Responsibility

    by Dee Hayday on

    Dee's series of irreverant lighthearted articles. Anyone who believes that Early Years education is too serious to laugh about might wish to pass this article by...
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    Resilience and early years experience: child, family, community

    by Kate Cairns on

    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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    Reducing Educational Disadvantage

    by Penny Tassoni on

    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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    Positive Relationships

    by Martine Horvath on

    Martine Horvath discusses critical aspects of positive relationships and how to promote them in your setting.
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    Positive Behaviour Management in Early Years Settings

    by Sue Cowley on

    Sue Cowley discusses the reasons why some children might have behavioural difficulties and how you, as a practitioner, can help those children overcome them through positive strategies and encouraging empathy.
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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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    Play and Exploration

    by Martine Horvath on

    The importance of play and of practitioners who are "playful"
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    Planning!

    by Dee Hayday on

    Another humorous article from the darker corners of Dee Hayday's experiences. The usual health warnings apply!
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    Partnerships with Parents, Part 1

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Working in partnership with parents is now considered to be one of the key areas of good early years practice, illustrated by the focussing of four Standards in the EYPS on this subject. In the first of two articles we look at why partnership with pa…
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    Partnership with Parents, Part 2.

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    This is the second of two articles looking at building partnerships with parents. Here we discuss how settings can open up to parents and families to achieve true partnership.
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    Parrot Head

    by Dee Hayday on

    Dealing with injuries and accidents in the early years, in Dee's usual respectful manner...
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    Ofsted Inspection Reports for Childminders (Part 2)

    by Helen Edwards on

    A selection of Ofsted inspectors' judgements on the quality and standards of childminders' early years provision and outcomes for children.
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    Ofsted Inspection Reports for Childminders (Part 1)

    by Helen Edwards on

    What have recent OFSTED reports focused upon? In a two-part article we summarize over fifty childminders' reports from April and May 2010. How does your setting measure up?
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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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    Nancy Stewart's keynote speech for TEC 2 - 'Steering the Changes: Who'…

    by Ben Case on

    We were delighted to welcome Nancy Stewart, early years teacher, consultant and trainer, to give one of the Keynote talks at TEC 2.  Read Ben's summary of her talk and watch it from the link provided. 
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