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Primary school support

We offer flexible and bespoke primary school support services, proven to enhance pupil outcomes.
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A place to play and learn for two year olds

Blog
06 Aug 2019
Being two isn’t always easy. Sometimes our two year olds want to be independent and other times they can feel overwhelmed, emotional and need lots of adult support to feel safe, play and learn. How can we make sure we get the environment just right for this unique stage of development?
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A very particular weakness

Blog
21 Feb 2018
Sophie MacNeill explores the STA guidance on what constitutes a 'particular weakness' in a child's writing
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Coughs and sneezes spread diseases – are you keeping the bugs at bay in your early years setting?

Blog
11 Jan 2018
Effective hygiene practices are very important when working with young children in an early years setting, here are 5 simple ways to help prevent the spread of infection.
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Curriculum access for all children in the EYFS

Blog
08 Nov 2021
Does your learning environment enable every child in your EYFS setting to access the curriculum you have planned for them?
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Declaration of independence

Blog
14 Feb 2018
Sophie MacNeill discusses key strategies for building independence in writing.
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Education white paper and more!

Blog
25 May 2022
Whatever your take on the government's Education White Paper there is plenty for governing boards to be thinking about and, looking forward, plenty of strategic thinking to be done.
Early Years children

Introverts or extrovert?

Blog
04 Oct 2021
With the move to more online working and collaborations, it is becoming more apparent that this style of working has helped the introverts excel. I have been reading articles about how the ‘working from home world’ has helped the introverts shine, which got me thinking about how this might affect those children who are introverts.
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Marky McMarkface: let’s talk about feedback

Blog
28 Feb 2019
Sophie MacNeill explores some ways to shake up feedback to make it more efficient and effective in terms of teacher workload and pupil progress
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Positive relationships

Blog
17 Jan 2019
What exactly is a positive relationship in the Early Years and how important are they?