The Early Years Curriculum

Taking time to explore materials is linked to having the support of adults.
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Alison Clark's slow pedagogy: Being slow with materials

Activities
Supporting the development of fundamental movement skills requires a mixture of play and structured activities
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Fundamental movement skills: What are they and how can they be supported?

Practice
Any type of resource can be used to support number skills.
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Maths: Harness the executive function to help children gain a deep understanding of maths

Practice
Children tell their own stories in different ways, in their own time.
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How to be slow… with stories

Activities
Loose parts learning with curtain rings.
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An A to Z of enhancements: Q is for Quantities

Activities
Children are 'fully immersed' in outdoor learning.
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Essential Resources: Nursery World visits… Belmont Farm Nursery School

Practice
Creative activities enable children's voices to be heard
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We've explored...belonging

Activities
Recognising the importance of supporting and identifying learning behaviours remains a critical area of development for EYFS educators.
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Learning Behaviours: How should we view the CoEL?

Practice
'In the EYFS, physical development is limited to motor skills despite its impact on cognitive and emotional development' PHOTO Terri Pengilley, Ore Church Mice Pre School, Hastings
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Physical development: Strategies to deliver the best range of experiences for young children

Practice
Sport England’s latest Active Lives Children and Young People survey shows activity levels remain stagnant among children, PHOTO: Sport England
News

Almost 4 million children not physically active for at least an hour a day – survey

Physical Development
The first report of the DfE commissioned Children of the 2020's study has been published PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Young children's understanding of language nearly back to pre-pandemic levels

Families
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Slight rise in children achieving 'a good level of development' at end of EYFS

Areas of Learning
It's important to work with parents to understand what the child engages with at home.
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Cultural Capital: Which capital are we valuing?

Practice
Christmas can mean making memories in the great outdoors
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Making Christmas unique outdoors

Practice
Families can need extra support due to both short-term and long-term issues they are facing
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Social interactions part 4: Making relationships with parents key to positive behaviour

Practice
Children enjoy noticing changes in the outdoor environment.
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Essential Resources: Equip for Understanding the World

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