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Cultivating Collaborative Relationships: 5 Strategies for Parent Engag…
by Alicia Wilkins
Alicia Wilkins writes about working collaboratively with parents - from the perspective of being a parent herself, and having been an early years educator.
Podcast: The role of grandparents
Ben and Jules chat with Manny Joss Cambridge-Simmons about the role of grandparents in the lives of children. They discuss the importance of intergenerational learning, how to navigate relationships and share knowledge, and the love and joy that can …
Rumena Aktar, primary school librarian, shares how a library can inspi…
Just A Room Full of Books? Rumena Aktar takes a close look at how a library, and it’s librarian, can support children to become enthusiastic readers.
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Invoicing on Tapestry
Hi all, I currently use a different software for generating invoices for our parents. I'm wondering if Tapestry is able to do the same thing. Some of our parents attend all year but choose to allocate their funding over 38 weeks (we offer this as 3 full days over 38 weeks) leaving them with a more expensive summer bill in theory, however our system annualises/divides the invoices over 12 months, allowing them to spread the cost. I have seen the previous forum post about annualisation/spreading the cost so thank you for that. My question however is, how can I set up this schedule for a child that receives funding during the term time but not during the holidays? Our current software allows us to have schedules running concurrently i.e. a term time and a non term time contract. When I set up a schedule for a child on Tapestry and add the funding to the specific days, it assumes that that is for the whole 51 weeks, if I have selected 'attends during the holiday'. Thanks, Ben -
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Kolb's and Gibb's reflective practices
i am also doing my level 3 childcare and coming to the end of my course, i found that this reflective model is also used. can i ask what your thoughts are on this model please any comments would be greatly received. 1. Reflection-in-Action Happens during the activity. Involves thinking on your feet and adapting in real time. Example: While leading a group activity, a practitioner notices children disengaging and modifies the task on the spot to re-engage them. 2. Reflection-on-Action Occurs after the event. Involves reviewing what happened, analysing decisions, and planning improvements. Example: After a session, a practitioner writes a reflection on what worked, what didn’t, and how to adjust future planning. Donald Schön's Reflective Practitioner Model: Schön (1983) distinguishes between 'reflection-in-action', which occurs during an activity, and 'reflection-on-action', which happens after the event. This framework encourages practitioners to think critically about their actions and adapt their approaches in real time or retrospectively, fostering professional agility and responsiveness.
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