Hello and welcome to our July newsletter
If you’re considering using Tapestry Online Learning Journal but aren’t yet a customer, take a look at how it can help you transform learning outcomes for children in EYFS right through to Year 6 - click a link below:
If you’re already a customer, read on for our latest news and updates, including:
- Messaging now available
- Body Maps now available
- Printed Journals
- Survey Results
- iOS app update
- New CPD Course: An Introduction to Educator Wellbeing
- An article from Tapestry’s education team
- Book Pre-orders now open
We hope you enjoy catching up on our news, and we always welcome your feedback.
Best wishes,
The Tapestry Team
Messaging Now Available
We are excited to announce the arrival of our newest feature: Messaging!
Messaging allows you to quickly and securely communicate with other staff and relatives.
Messages can be sent and received via the browser, iOS, Android, or Fire app meaning they’re easy to access for all users. Messages must be between two individuals, and at least one of those must be a staff member - so two staff members can use it to talk to each other, but relatives cannot connect with other relatives.
Start using Messaging today. Managers can enable this feature from Control Panel -> Features. More information can be found on the feature page.
Body Maps Now Available
We are also happy to announce you can now add a body map to your accident forms when creating them from the browser or the Android app. When adding your accident form, you’ll now see a blue button for “+ Add Body Map”. Simply circle the affected area and “save”.
Reminder: Printed Journals
As we near the end of the academic year you might be thinking about sending families the downloadable copy of their child’s Tapestry journal. You could also let them know that their PDF journals can now be turned into beautiful printed books!
Relatives can order these directly from within Tapestry after you generate the PDF for them. But you can also order printed journals on behalf of your relatives in bulk! For more information, please visit the feature page.
iOS App Update
We’ve rolled out a couple of updates to the iOS app in the past few weeks. These brought several changes, but the most notable are that the Care Diary and Register are now available on the iOS app! These new areas should both appear on the bottom task bar within the app. Please ensure you’re using the most up-to-date version of the app via the AppStore and keep an eye out there for further improvements.
Survey Results
The results are in! Thank you to everyone who took the time to participate in our survey this year. As always, the findings are an interesting insight into the sector – this time focusing on the expanded offer for two year olds, advice to the next government, and how we make and use observations. We have prepared a blog post discussing some of the findings which you can read here.
New CPD Course: An Introduction to Educator Wellbeing
We have another new CPD course this month. Created by early years educator Kate Moxley, this course has been created to support and promote awareness of wellbeing and positive mental health for educators. Access the full course here.
An article from Tapestry’s education team
Ben, from our education team, has recently written an article for Nursery World reflecting on how early years educators can ensure collective events and celebrations are inclusive for all children and families. You can read the article here.
The Inclusive Early Years Educator: A Reflective Toolkit
This new book, written by Early Years Inclusion Officer at Doncaster Council, Ann Lowe, and Tapestry’s SEND Advisor Stephen Kilgour, encourages us to change our mindset when it comes to children with learning differences and disabilities, considering areas where our provision needs adjustment and guiding us to strive to be truly inclusive.
The book:
- Provides a holistic picture of a child’s learning, considering an array of reflective opportunities, while always keeping the child at the centre of our thoughts.
- Includes a wealth of real-life case studies and worked examples.
- Features a diverse range of contributions from early years professionals as well as the voices of parents.
- Contains printable forms to encourage and consolidate reflections throughout the book.
- Is full of signposting and links to further resources and reading, making it an essential guide for the early years.
It’s now available for pre-order and comes out on July 11th. Pre order your copy here.