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Digital reception baseline assessment delayed

4 March 2024

The Standards and Testing Agency had planned to have children answer some reception baseline assessment (RBA) questions on a touchscreen device from this September. However, the STA has confirmed the…

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EYFS: Getting hands on with maths

26 February 2024

Sand and water are wonderful mediums to use to develop children’s maths knowledge, skills and understanding. Playing with them involves, amongst other things, investigating, experimenting, constructing and problem-solving – and,…

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EYFS science – Teaching science vocab and linking to KS1 learning

19 February 2024

To enable children in Early Year settings to develop early scientific skills, we need to equip them with the correct language.  Widening their scientific vocabulary will facilitate their EYFS science…

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EEF: Fully funded professional development for early years staff

6 February 2024

The EEF have launched three new trials that will test the impact of three promising professional development programmes for early years educators:- Emotion Coaching- Talking Time- NELI PreschoolEarly years settings…

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EYFS: How to provide outstanding learning in the outdoors

2 February 2024

Teach Early Years are launching five reports, freely accessible to anyone in the early years sector. Each report is full of expert advice and inspiring ideas, all complied to help…

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Early years curriculum: How Ofsted looks at communication and language on school inspection

29 January 2024

This free video for schools is part 4 in Ofsted's series of short webinars about the early years curriculum with a focus on communication and language. In this video, Kirsty…

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9 common misconceptions surrounding the teaching of phonics

23 January 2024

On the Thinking Deeply about Primary Education podcast, Christopher Such explores the nine common misconceptions which surround the teaching of phonics. As part of the chat we explore all nine…

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Early years curriculum: Making progress through knowing and remembering more

10 January 2024

Watch for free part 3 of Ofsted's series of short webinars about the early years curriculum with a focus on communication and language. In this video, Phil Minns (Senior HMI,…

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Early years curriculum: A curriculum for communication and language

12 December 2023

Watch for free part 2 of Ofsted's series of short webinars about the early years curriculum with a focus on communication and language. In this video, Kirsty Godfrey (Senior HMI,…

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Early years qualification requirements from Jan 2024

11 December 2023

The Department for Education (DfE) has released a document which sets out the minimum qualification requirements that staff must meet to be recognised as level 2, level 3 or level…

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Early years foundation stage profile results 2022/23

5 December 2023

Headline results 67.2% of children achieved a good level of development (up from 65.2% in 2021/22). 65.6% of children were at expected level across all early learning goals (pp from…

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Ofsted – Early years curriculum: The importance of communication and language

22 November 2023

This is part 1 in the Oftsed series of short webinars about the early years curriculum with a focus on communication and language. In this video, Phil Minns (Senior HMI,…

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