Opinion | The Early Years Curriculum

Alison Featherbe
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Alison Featherbe: 'Lessons from past safeguarding cases have driven the need for clarity'

Early Years Curriculum
'It's all about creating well-rounded citizens'.
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‘Take a thoughtful and personalised approach to building your curriculum’

Early Years Curriculum
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Why phonics is more than just learning to read (and write)

Literacy
Louise Livingston: 'In Montessori there is an emphasis on preparing adults, be they teachers or parents, to support children’s development'
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Louise Livingston: 'School readiness is much more than being able to hold a pencil – but how do we get it right?'

Careers & Training
'Claire and I wrote lesson plans, found resources and started to get lessons filmed'.
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Claire Whittaker: ‘We are now seeing a generation of children who are arriving at preschool unable to form basic sentences or share toys’

Children's Speech & Language
James Hempsall, founder of Hempsall's Early Years (hey!)
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A new conversation has begun! 

Policy & Politics
'Apart from the obvious changes to the Educational Programmes and the Early Learning Goals, there were also changes to how we think about assessment'.
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Gaining a picture of what the ‘Early Learning Goals’ look like

Practice
Annie Crombie: 'At a time when many libraries were starting to re-open after a period of restrictions due to Covid-19, the pilot helped library staff reconnect with their local communities'
Opinion

'Our work to get children reading has never been more urgent'

Viewpoint
'I really do have to draw the line with only purchasing neutral colours for painting. Let’s hope no child wants to paint a ladybird or Santa seeing as red is now one of the banned colours'
Opinion

'Don't throw away all your resources and hope your class will be inspired by fir cones and sticks'

Child Development
Max Stanford: 'We know that when children fall behind in their physical development it is hard for them to catch up and can impact other aspects of their cognitive and behavioural development'
Opinion

Urgent action needed to address the impacts of the pandemic on children under six

Coronavirus
Nancy Stewart: 'The baseline idea is based on a mechanical, data-driven view of learning that assumes a school is like a factory'
Opinion

Baseline assessment – busting the ‘myth-busters'

Observation, Assessment & Planning
Dr Guy Roberts-Holmes
Opinion

The Government needs to catch up with early years professionals

Viewpoint
Julie Fisher
Opinion

How can we improve transition into primary school?

Viewpoint
Opinion

Physical activity can help to close the Covid gap

Inclusion
Professor Kathy Sylva
Opinion

EYFS guidance - Better together

Practice
Opinion

Lockdown teaches us that children need less stress

Viewpoint

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