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Hiya I will ask the devs what this weirdness is all about lol Hold the line please lol Sue x

Hi Emma You cannot post in the Surrey area as they did not renew their LA scheme this year and the Surrey area has therefore been closed. I did email all the Surrey users on the 8/2/21 to let everyone know this would be happening so if you did not see that email please check the email we have for you is correct. You can email customer.service@eyfs.info and we can update the email if necessary. Your own individual account will soon be reduced to member status and so you will then not be able to post on the forum as you need to be a member to do so. You pay to renew, it is just £20 plus VAT so £24 in total for a years membership, just go here: I hope you will decide to renew and continue to find the site useful. Sue Admin Team

Hi If you have a few minutes can you help with this research project 🙂 Statement of IntentThis research study aims to identify whether or not left handed children aged between 3 and 5 years old face any challenges in their early years’ education, and if there is a need for additional support and/or awareness.As early years educators you are best placed to give your views and opinions in these matters in the form of a questionnaire and a possible interview. Participants are able to give consent to continue to the interview stage (conducted electronically) however, only 3 will be selected to participate.There is scope for this research to impact on policy and practice. However, this is not its intended purpose, which is purely academic, as a part of the completion of my Honours Degree in Education, Society and Development at University Centre South Devon.Data gathered for this study will remain confidential, kept on a password-protected computer and seen only by me, the lead researcher. Identifying data will be kept to a minimum in the gathering of this research and anonymised in the publishing. Gathered data will only be stored for as long as is needed to complete the research and destroyed thereafter. This is in accordance with the British Educational Research Association (2018), the General Data Protection Regulation (2018), and the Data Protection Act (1998).Participants are free to withdraw from the process without explanation up until a completed questionnaire has been submitted. After this point questionnaires will be coded and therefore only identifiable to the individual.A summary of the completed research will be sent to the participating institutions.If you have any questions at any point please contact student30034817@gmail.comhttps://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAMAAO3ojLdUODE5WUU2VkJKODRTOFpKREVKWkNRMzRFUi4u

Hi Jo jo I wonder if this might be worth a read:

Froglet did you see these articles about resilience, you could always refer parents to the first one in your communications with them:

Quite right ..... I have extended the step to allow for social distancing as well as you lot usually get into mischief together lol

Ok I feel a little better now and am delighted to hear you do actually have some down time just relaxing ❤️

I said..........🤣

I love the student-centered approach of Reggio Emilia - the children are so creative and not constrained.

Fab news...hope you feel ok post jab. My 78 year old mum was fine but my sons 26 year old girlfriend (works in the NHS) felt awful so very varied.

I am with you.....I hate it when the screen is so dark you are squinting at the telly 😡 I find myself putting the subtitles on more and more these days too as I am convinced these actors all mumble 😆

This made me smile....I have airpods but when I walk I often used the wired headphones so it is perfectly obvious I am listening to something even if sometimes I have the audio turned off 😆 When you have wires hanging people seem ok with a nod and a wave lol Since March last year we always have naughty Saturday as in a pre Covid life we would often go out on a Saturday. We are very good Sun to Friday (I am following the WW plan) but Saturdays are for indulgence. We take turns choosing the Saturday night treat.....sometimes it's a take away and sometimes it recipes that involve cream and cheese that I cannot eat on my diet the rest of the week.....and bread....there is nearly always crusty bread Saturday lunchtime lol Froglet you amaze me and make me feel quite the sloth.....your wonderful cooking and craft. I did make my kids laugh out loud at the weekend though when I said I was going to darn a wooly sock and they took the mickey....they soon shut up when I brandished my nans old wooden darning mushroom or is it a toadstool....anyway it works and I have no hole in my sock now! Have you ever seen airplants....https://lovetillys.co.uk/product-category/air-plant-kits-and-gifts/ They seem to be a good idea for regular plant murderers lol I hope you all enjoy the rest of your half terms week and are all getting some good rest before you have to start again. Take care all of you and stay safe x

Take a look at this article - Unconscious Bias in the Observation, Assessment and Planning Process by Dr Stella Louis and Hannah Betteridge

What a great phrase “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” is.....that's me and the way I learn 🙂

Dear all Having put off my spring cleaning for much longer than I should have I am over the next few weeks starting to have a good tidy up of the forum. I intend to archive older content and areas that are no longer widely used. Nothing will be deleted but moved to an archive forum area and all content moved there will still be able to be found by using the search function. Content moved to the archive will be "read only" so we would ask you to start new threads although of course you can link to the archived thread if you wish. We are also having a bit of a rename of some of the forum areas and merging some sub forums. Once we have finished if you have any difficulty finding things please do respond to this post and myself and other members of the admin team will help you find things. Best wishes, Sue Admin Team

I shared this article with a friend who is like many, at home trying to homeschool 2 young boys. She is so concerned about the children's mental health and all the things they are missing out on by not being to 'socialise with their peers' and she found the content of this article really helpful. She had not considered the things she could do to help them become more resilient in order to cope with their current routines and plans to start building in some of the ideas outlined into daily activities.

Hi You can keep an eye on the status of Tapestry here http://tapestryjournalstatus.com/ And after the recent issues we have created this page for your information here https://tapestry.info/faqs-for-jan-2021-server-issues.html  Remember you can always email customer.service@eyfs.info for support too

On Tapestry you can add as many relatives as you wish, and you can link various relatives to the same child. If there is a family that would like to have an account for every single member, e.g. parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, etc., that is absolutely fine!

Still hard work sorting out the logistics even for a small group. I think it is a worry getting back out there with all the children and the families especially when you are aware you need to protect yourself and your own families. Good luck with it all and of course you know a nice place to let of steam if necessary once you are back at the sharp pointy end!

I can only imagine how nervous folk are about going back .... I am going to go back into the office next week as September is so busy it will be easier being in FSF HQ but I can only do that as only be Louise and I in our office ..... will have to get a bell to wear so when I move around the building people can hear me coming and socially distance themselves 🤣 Are you having the full compliment of children back sunnyday?