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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
Children

Positive relationships

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

Puppets in education – ways to use them in the classroom

Blog
27 Jun 2022
Puppets are a great way of injecting fun and learning in the classroom. They can tell stories, promote positive behaviour and help with teaching phonics.
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Responsible governance: Investing in the business skills of heads

Blog
31 Mar 2022
Great leadership in schools is about balancing investment to ensure continuous improvement in the quality of education with sound financial management to ensure that the trajectory of improvement is sustainable.
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Risky play – is it ok?

Blog
31 Jan 2022
Risky play has always been a cause of disagreement. With health and safety in mind how do you incorporate risk into you provision?