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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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    Developing Art in the Foundation Stage: The Project!

    by Sue Ridgway on

    A personal account of an exhilarating project to develop creative skills by Nottingham City Council.
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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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    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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    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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    Men in childcare, an ongoing debate

    by David Wright on

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

    by Natalie Perera on

    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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    TEC1 workshop reflecting on promoting positive behaviour

    by FSF Emily on

    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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    TEC1 workshop on a scrapbook approach to reflective practice

    by FSF Tim on

    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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    Welcoming new families and their babies to your setting

    by FSF Rebecca on

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

    by Ben Case on

    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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    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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    Inclusive picture books for children with additional needs: close but …

    by Stephen Kilgour on

    Our SEND Advisor and Outreach Teacher, Stephen Kilgour, was invited to take part in a panel to select books for children with additional needs for the wonderful BookTrust. The experience prompted him to think further about how publishers could make…
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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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    Beatrice Merrick's Keynote speech for TEC 2: A sector response to chan…

    by Jack Dabell on

    We were very happy to have Beatrice Merrick, Chief Executive of Early Education, give a Keynote speech at our second Tapestry Education Conference in November. Jack has written this summary of her talk, followed by a link so you can also watch Bea…
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    A Childminder’s experience of an Ofsted Inspection

    by Tania Leycester on

    We all know the feeling when the Ofsted call comes. Here, childminder Tania Lancaster describes her own experience of a recent Ofsted Inspection. 
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    Becoming a Nursery of Sanctuary: reflecting on an ongoing journey

    by Sarah Ottewell on

    Sarah Ottewell describes her setting's journey to becoming a Nursery of Sanctuary. 
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    The Power of Positive Words in Anti-Racism Education for Young Childre…

    by Dr Lucretia Carter Berry on

    Dr Lucretia Carter Berry explores the transformative power of employing positive, affirming words when engaging in anti-racism education with young children. 
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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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