Jan Dubiel

ECEC Adviser, Consultant, trainer, writer & thinker. Theorist by instinct, Pracademic by experience. Project Director of hey! at Hempsall's, PIA for TEP

[Westmeads Community Infant School @westmeadsschool]

This weekThis week, our learning about celebrations has continued as the children explored all the excitement of preparing for a party! 🎉🎈

The children enjoyed decorating, preparing for celebrations, playing traditional party games and working together to make sure everyone fe

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Of course I’m biased, but I think Margate sunsets are clearly the best in the world…
#lovemargate #lovecliftonville

[Cass & Anna - The Educakers @theeducakers]

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Happy #bookmarkMonday! This week is a longer, thought provoking and powerful blog by @jan_dubiel who writes expertly about the importance of Early Education within the context of closing the gap for disadvantaged children.
It blows my mind that this post has received so little attention on X.
As a teacher, I spent most of my career in Reception, learning deeply and reading widely. I was lucky to visit the pre-schools in Reggio Emilia in 2009 and decided, when I became a Head, that this phase in a child's education would take centre stage. If you're interested, you can read more about that here:
https://t.co/aQMbW8kRgs
We all care about improving outcomes at the end of KS2 and at GCSE, so focus needs to turn to where that journey begins. Jan also includes links to further studies and resource hubs with @Ambition_Inst
A must read for, well, everyone! Enjoy the sunshine! ☀️
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@JoPetersEYFS @SamStrickers181 @WAGOLLTeaching @KellyButler_ @EarlyExcellence

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Knots in the continuum – the tangled perspectives of Early Childhood Education in England - Policy Brief https://t.co/0hcouM4V4j

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Join me - I’m speaking at the biggest day out in early years! 🎉
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Not really the best night to be half 🇵🇱 and half 🇩🇰
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I had always wondered who was answerable for this - often suspected that it was someone who probably never had full responsibility for the care of very young children… https://t.co/WC9hqbidug

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New exemplification for the EYFS Profile published by the DfE. Important for all YR staff to familiarise themselves with the 'pitch' of the criteria &for SLT and Y1 staff to be aware of what the data will 'mean' in September for the incumbent children...

https://t.co/ItHTpI4JpC

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@chezlabeille Yes – and it’s why I wrote that piece about revisiting ‘Ellis and the trap for baddies’ … Actually there are both aspects of writing involved and we need to acknowledge that one was explored and the other was not…

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let’s think about writing in the EYFS…

February 2026 - What was lost? Revisiting ‘Ellis and the Trap for Baddies’ and the implications for children’s writing in the EYFS | Hempsalls https://t.co/rQxRK6V2cV

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@chezlabeille as well as acquiringthe technical skills to enable this. It’s something that Helen Battelley and I explore in depth in our one day CPD session

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@chezlabeille I think it’s quite clear that the ELG is purely focused on the transcriptional – but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t continue to support the compositional as well. Every child needs to find their “writers voice“ in order to understand the purpose of writing …

[Annie Valea @Annie46675]

There are two types of people 😍😍❤️❤️

[Hakan Kapucu @1hakankapucu]

A duck chose a school as home & returns every year to lay her eggs. When they hatch she leads the ducklings through the corridors to the courtyard lake. It’s now an annual ritual with children staying silent out of respect. Respect is beautiful.

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Work

[נועה מגיד | Noa magid @NoaMagid]

The train to Auschwitz, 1942.
This footage, in color, shattered my heart.

So innocent. So noble.
At the final station, their lives vanished - dressed in their modest finery, moving toward the gas chambers.

Never again. Never again.

[The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes]

The top schools are preparing pupils to be curious, problem-solving and risk taking, ready for anything that comes their way — as well as academic success

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My nomination for the t shirt of 2026

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Me when someone says “but you are a vegan, so why did I just see you eating some Brie?”

[BookTrust @Booktrust]

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