Annie Fotheringhame

Assistant Head in Leeds, passionate about Early Years and reading. Currently in Nursery. Reading Lead. Still raising 3 allegedly grown fire-breathing dragons.

[Annie Fotheringhame @MrsFoggins]

@MissC_1717 @MrBoothY6 Ours love our large tyre area. We have a slight hill on the field so rolling down that inside a tyre is good for all ages.

[Ashley Booth @MrBoothY6]

Every month this year, I intend to give away a full class set of one book via @ANewChapterBks - I truly believe a full class set is one of the most valuable resources a teacher can have when teaching reading.

No faff to enter, just retweet and consider yourself in.

January.

[Jon Biddle @jonnybid]

Schools simply can't function effectively without support staff. Unless they start getting paid a salary which reflects what they actually do and the responsibility they have, it's going to get harder and harder to recruit and hang on to them.

[The LEGO Foundation @LEGOfoundation]

“While free play is crucial for children's well-being, recent research emphasizes that guided play is a more effective approach to support children's learning in reading, STEM, and learning-to-learn skills like attention, memory, and flexible thinking.”

https://t.co/JYi1tTslAH

[Annie Fotheringhame @MrsFoggins]

@thosethatcan https://t.co/AbBkpB7RRW

[Annie Fotheringhame @MrsFoggins]

@Misterbodd Hi Mum. Was it Pirate Day at school today?
Errrr - No - these are my clothes! 🤣

[Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell]

ITE courses have had to have lecturers' notes, slides and reading lists approved by officials, he writes, have to ensure "100 per cent fidelity to minister's mandatory design and content to receive preliminary accreditation".

[©️Ruth Swailes @SwailesRuth]

Just quoting this from Ofsted's research review of the curriculum, "The Effective Pedagogy in Early Years study highlighted the importance of qualified staff in the early years. This study found that they were also the most effective in their interactions with the children."

[Ashley Booth @MrBoothY6]

The other way to improve the reading sat would be to take the time element out of it. They can either read and understand it or they can’t. What’s an hour got to do with anything? Absolute silly buggers. Let them do it till they’re finished if you want to know if they can read.

[Annie Fotheringhame @MrsFoggins]

@DurkanHannah @kidslitfest @vashti_hardy @scholasticuk @AssistantHeadAY

[Annie Fotheringhame @MrsFoggins]

@DurkanHannah Waaaah! How exciting!

[Annie Fotheringhame @MrsFoggins]

@susie_dent 'I'll have your guts for garters' . . . apparently it's stuck with me, children in my Nursery Class quote it back at me!

[Annie Fotheringhame @MrsFoggins]

@Mr_Naylor_EYFS @EYTagteam @MrsT_EYFS @MrsAEYFS @MrMcofficial86 @mrs_darl @MrsGormanEYFS "Where are your clothes? We're not allowed to be naked in Nursery!"

[Ashley Booth @MrBoothY6]

Thrilled to reveal the cover for the next amazing @NizRite book The Boy Who Saved A Bear, coming April 6th this year with a gorgeous cover from #DavidDean. I've got three proof copies to give away that you can win. by retweeting this!

@NosyCrow #TheBoyWhoSavedABear

[Annie Fotheringhame @MrsFoggins]

@theconceptofme 🙌🙌🙌

[Suzanne Axelsson (Interaction Imagination) @SuzanneAxelsson]

The joy of jumping and finding your own way to feel the thrill.
From stepping off, to falling off, to leaping off and more…
Risky play is about being at the edge of your own personal ability - where there is the risk of failure, the possibility of succeeding and no danger…

[Annie Fotheringhame @MrsFoggins]

@DurkanHannah @RachelWithAn_E @thecosyreader @HachetteKids Yay! Loving this news . . . keep going. x

[Annie Fotheringhame @MrsFoggins]

@DurkanHannah @ThomasHTaylor @kate_gilby Every faith in you Mrs D. We can't wait! xx

[Authorfy @authorfy]

🎃 HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY 🎃

This is our biggest Halloween giveaway yet!!!!

To WIN all 88 books:
✨ RT by 23.10.22
✨ UK only
✨ Get extra entries at https://t.co/o9FqQLKIob

Don’t forget - we’ve got tons of author videos & book resources at https://t.co/ij0EOPoGTs too

[Annie Fotheringhame @MrsFoggins]

Cutest thing ever today, doing a @relaxkids guided relaxation in Nursery. I suggested a new TA place her hand on a child's back to settle a wriggly one, saying it might calm him. Then two of my gorgeous 3 year olds put their hands on each others' backs to help each other. 😭