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 Early Years Articles

Jenny Barber examines the impact of the pandemic on children's, and families', emotional resilience, and reflects on how settings can support each child. 
Childminder Doreen Barton describes a typical day full of adventure and love with the children she cares for. 

 

 Primary Articles

Jack explores why parental engagement may lesson the further up the school we go, and why we need to work hard to keep connected with parents of Key Stage children. 
Aimee Durning, a teaching assistant at a school in Cambridge with research informed practice at it's heart, shares her own and her colleagues' story of establishing a Teaching Assistant Twilight Network of professional development, and the impact t…

 Welcome to the Foundation Stage Forum

 

For over ten years the FSF has been a platform for a passionate and vibrant community of EYFS professionals, including nursery practitioners, childminders, reception teachers, advisers and consultants, and educators and writers.
We're proud of the quality of our conversation and support here, and our ethos (exemplified by the Lessons from Geese video) of courtesy and mutual respect, even while arguing from very different points of view.

 Coffee Break

Playing at home

Nichole Hughes, Early Years and Key Stage teacher, education consultant supporting parents, and a parent herself, shares her reflections on encouraging play at home.

 

‘Play? Play is not learning! How are you learning? It’s just playi…

Christmas Not-ivity

The tale of Christmas Past is one filled with children singing, angels crying and sheep wondering off around the stage as the annual joy of the Nativity, or whatever festive show you usually produce, takes place. This year however, it is unlikely …

A spotlight on early childhood

Over the last few days we have seen one report and one survey that shine a spotlight on early years children and their families.

Nuffield Health has published a new report called How are the lives of families with young children changing? <…

Let's not overbuild the curriculum

For teaching staff, this term has been a turbulent one. The frequent changes to policy, provision and practice and considerations for the safety and wellbeing of children and staff has led many to feel wholly unsettled. On a daily basis, staff …

Is Jack Frost nipping at your nose?

When schools opened their doors to Reception, Year 1 and 6 back in June this year, the guidance was for smaller classes and, where possible, to keep windows and doors open to allow for greater ventilation. This guidance continued once schools …

Dark Nights

It’s generally considered a fairly miserable event when the clocks go back at the end of October. It’s the start of a period that can often mean leaving for work in the dark and returning home to the same.  This tends to coincide with a further de

 Latest newsletter
In the Early Years section on the FSF this month we have an article by Dr Stella Louis and Hannah Betteridge on unconscious bias in the observation, assessment and planning process, and a reflection on following our career pathways from Jamel Carl… read on, or browse our newsletters.
Podcasts
In this week's podcast Ben and Jules talk with experienced Head Teacher and Independent Education Consultant Alison Kriel about wellbeing, recognising what is enough, and the importance of belonging.

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