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How to support children with learning about numbers and mathematics fr…
by Sharon Day
In the final part of her series on Maths, Sharon Day explores how to support children aged 4-5 years old in all areas of your provision.
Podcast: Early Years training and policy
Jules chats with Glenda Tinney and Natalie MacDonald, both academics in Childhood Youth and Education at University of Wales Trinity St David. They discuss the qualities and knowledge that are embedded in being an early years professional, how to rai…
Teacher, Varinder Kaur Johal, reflects on 10 years as an educator
In this reflective article, teacher Varinder Kaur Johal responds to the question ‘is your role as a teacher evolving and how has it changed?’ after a decade as an educator.
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What is the Archetype Approach?
I first came across Oliver Riddett's posts on Instagram and I was struck with how refreshing his approach is to understanding and supporting children's learning. Based on Jungian Theory (about which I know nothing!) I started to learn about different ways of observing, appreciating, and responding to children's patterns of behaviour, that Oliver's materials were describing. I bought his book- available here: https://www.archetype-approach.co.uk/product-page/the-archetype-approach-paperback and I find myself often referring to it when thinking about and reflecting on children (and adults, if I'm honest). I got in touch with Olli, found out more about the approach, visited his setting in Cornwall and we recorded a podcast for Tapestry, available here: I'm still learning and this will no doubt continue- it's not a quick fix to managing children's behaviour but a gentle, insightful, new way of seeing each child as a whole being. Oliver's own words in the book's first chapter: 'In most educational settings, performance has become the lens through which children are seen and valued. Whether it's through termly assessments, observations written for data purposes, or informal praise for finished work- adults are often trained to evaluate, not witness. But something is lost when we focus on what a child can show rather than how they show up. We lose their rhythm. We lose their intention. We lose the chance to meet them where they truly are. Children are not meant to be assessed for output. They are meant to be understood in process. Learning is not a product-it is a living, relational act.' I'm excited at this new way of supporting children and it hasn't come a moment too soon! The sector, and most of all our youngest children, really need this. -
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Tapestry enhancements update
The following enhancements are now available on your Tapestry account. Ability to filter the Care Diary by children who are booked in that day Ability to choose to show children's ages in years and months as opposed to just months through the Management System > Config > Display Preferences Ability to navigate comments in the Care Diary by a week instead of a day Ability to see the total number of children in a ‘Room’ per day within the daily bookings screen (Management System > Rooms) Ability to filter Relatives by group through the Manage Relatives page When deactivating children, there will be a warning if there are any active schedules and encourage you to add an end date Ability to duplicate a Planned Medication within the Care Diary Other Updates This update also includes minor bug fixes and user interface improvements for a smoother experience.
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