Passionate and creative #EarlyYears consultants providing specialist training, advice and support for settings and providers within and beyond North Somerset.
At the Ofsted Early Years Reference Group I presented the fabulous work North Somerset teachers did to accelerate progress in language through a focus on enjoyment. Available on the North Somerset On-line Directory. @Ofstednews@EarlyYearsTeam@Literacy_Trust@tes@PEDALCam
Universally Speaking is a series of 3 booklets for anyone who works with children and young people. The booklets show where children should be with their communication skills at any given age. To download/order the booklets, please go to: https://t.co/moOTviWmRx
"Advocating for play does not mean leaving children to their own devices and placing teachers in the role of supervisors. A quality play based curriculum relies on responsive educators who are able to sensitively observe & interact..."
More on PLAY: https://t.co/W5UdwJrW2K
Have you seen our Early Years Maths Games book? Colourful, printable games for Reception and Year 1 with suggested questions to check and extend understanding. Great in school and as a maths games library for home learning.
https://t.co/MJswGMlWOJ #earlyyears#mathschat
"Childcare providers know that each child is unique & develops at their own pace. The focus of the early years should be on ensuring that schools are ready for children, not the other way around" Neil Leitch responds to Ofsted comments at #MindsMatter2018
https://t.co/cWTGvQqbwH
This short video made by 'Contact A Family' aims to dispel some of the myths that parents and carers have about applying for Disability Living Allowance (DLA).
https://t.co/uAaUCjse99
FREE FAMILY FUN DAY for families wishing to find out more about how 30 hours of funded childcare for 3 and 4 year olds could help them. #childcare#EarlyLearningChildCare
Have you seen our Early Years Maths Games book? Colourful, printable games for Reception and Year 1 with suggested questions to check and extend understanding. Great in school and as a maths games library for home learning.
https://t.co/MJswGMlWOJ #earlyyears#mathschat
Here's something that affects every child, every teacher, every teaching assistant, every parent, every carer in England. That's millions of people. Media, please ignore it, don't discuss it, it really doesn't matter: https://t.co/MxdM80jjLO
@TrishaLeeWrites Thank you for an amazing Helicopter Stories day! You have dropped a pebble in, let's see what the ripples are over the next few months and years. Some ch could have 3 or 4 years of fantastic storytelling experiences after today! #childcentred#respectful#eyfs
@RFiskEarlyYears It is great that Bold Beginnings and its influence on YR teaching is being discussed. In some schools it has given a green light to leaders to think it's right to move away from play based curriculum to formal teaching methods. #boldbeginnings
Wahoo! How exciting- just received this! What a fantastic job you’ve done @PeteMoorhouseEY@RoutledgeEd - beautiful images, type & layout. most importantly, a great balance of info, case studies & rel theory! Essential 4 every EY shelf👍🏻✏️😊