Caroline Vollans

Breaking the rules is part of pushing boundaries and the child discovering who they are
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Behaviour - According to the rules

Practice
Children can’t talk about and own their bodies if they don’t have the correct vocabulary
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Good Practice: Anatomy - The ‘v’ word

Practice
Various tools and media were used by the children to make their own artworks
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EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… Minnie Pwerle’s work

Activities
One concern raised is that the framework’s approach to reading is too simplistic and phonics-based
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Best Practice - War of words

Practice
Women should be offered flexibility and support from their employers during the menopause
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Health: Managing menopause - On the agenda

Practice
Art therapy has provided an outlet for Grenfell's local community in the 'darkest of times'.
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Using art therapy to heal trauma

Working With Parents
It was noticed that some boys were more keen than others to play in the home corner
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Best Practice: Cultural Perceptions of Play - Game changers

Practice
The National Obesity Forum has called for children’s weight to be officially monitored
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Practice: Health & Wellbeing - Weighing in

Practice
Paint Pots says the welfare of children should always be the priority
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Key Person Approach - A different key

Practice
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Behaviour - Choice words

Practice
Some children are regressing as a reaction to the coronavirus crisis and lockdown
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Child Development: An essential guide to… regression

Practice
Parents report having mixed feelings about their children returning to nursery and school
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Coronavirus Pandemic - 6 things you need to know about… Parent Anxieties

Practice
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Coronavirus: understanding practitioner anxiety and how to respond

Management
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Inclusion: An essential guide to… intersectionality

Practice
Before the 'new normal': a child arrives at Sheringham Nursery School in Newham, east London
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Settings provide vital support to disadvantaged and vulnerable children

Coronavirus
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Safeguarding - FGM: A criminal act

Practice