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Teachers who share their thinking with balanced views can support children in developing their thinking and surely is a force for good? https://t.co/iRw0kPxK6A
You can now download the free resource Musical Development Matters by Nicola Burke @NicolaBurke16! Visit https://t.co/bhq20NPwh4 to download (or you can purchase a hard copy), as well as access the free online accompanying resource too. #EYTalking#EYFS#MDM
Starting school should be fun and reassuring. It should NOT be about testing four-year olds in English & Maths. Let's halt the roll-out of the government's plans to test children in reception classes #morethanascore https://t.co/EWrjx2pqnt
To all the teachers welcoming their new classes: make time to connect with every child - you are in the privileged position to make a huge difference to how they view others, education and forge relationships now and in the future. And look after yourselves - self care is vital.
Busy start to the school year today. We reconnected with our friends, explored our environment and thought of what we felt would be important rules to make our class a lovely place to be.
The government has again provided no evidence that four-year-olds can be reliably tested, according to @BERANews. Experts describe the proposals as "flawed, unjustified and wholly unfit for purpose" https://t.co/KbNFDB9FCB #baseline#morethanascore
@MrAdamChap91 @earlyed_cathy Have a look at Mc Dowall Clark, 2017 to get a sense of the tensions 'Exploring the contexts for early learning: challenging the school readiness agenda'
If you have children moving into year 1 in September, you might know that they will be taking a phonics check. But do you know what it actually looks like? Our children are among the most-tested in the world but we know they are #morethanascore
How about there is no more testing of our young children and no more piloting of new national tests - and instead the money is usefully spent on decent housing and alleviating poverty? Would that be an idea?