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31 October 2022
Ofsted has set up a blog page about education and care in children's early years. The aim is to keep providers up to date on developments in the early years…
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James Gray discusses the importance of supporting high quality play in the Early Years in his blog on play and language development. A Language of Comprehension and Theory of Mind It is…
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The Chief Inspector of Ofsted is Amanda Spielman. Read the blog she has written for ParentKind about supporting your child with learning to read. As a parent, helping your child…
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This reflective article, from the Chartered College, considers the steps taken to apply research recommendations within Early Years classrooms to encourage pupils to be independent and competent learners. Self-regulated learning…
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In a free to access recorded webinar, Fliss James and Melissa Prendergast consider research evidence that highlights the best ways to support children’s self-regulation and metacognition in the Early Years. Evidence…
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New research from Exeter University and UCL suggested that many of the pupils who fail to achieve standard GCSE passes in English and maths were already falling behind by age…
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To acknowledge Infant Mental Health Awareness Week’s theme of ‘Understanding Early Trauma’, the Anna Freud Centre is announcing the next webinar in the free Early Years in Mind series aimed…
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Guidance to provide support for early years practitioners when completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) progress check at age 2. This guidance is for early years practitioners working with…
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Developing a well organised domestic role play area is vital for supporting young children’s learning. It enables children to explore relationships and make sense of events and situations in their everyday lives.…
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Fine motor control and oral composition develop apace in the early years. However, the combination of complex skills required for writing is difficult to teach, and the writing ELG is…
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What is spatial reasoning? How do we develop young children’s spatial reasoning? The answers are in the Early Childhood Maths Group Toolkit which includes posters, videos, guidance and a learning…
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Early Years practitioner and EEF Specialist Fliss James unpicks the evidence around how to ensure that interactions with young pupils are of the highest possible quality. Mere moments after birth,…
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