Teachers' workload

Teachers' workload is always a controversial topic. Many outside of the teaching profession are under the impression teachers work 9-3 with oodles of...

Celebrating children’s right to play

(Article 31) The United Nations Charter on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) The UNCRC is 30 Years Old!! The United Nations Convention on the Rights of...

A Reading Blog

Reading is an environmentally triggered skill. You have to be taught in order to learn. Children, however are not blank slates. The experiences they...

Lights, Camera, Action!

It is November and there will be Early Years practitioners across the country frantically sourcing scripts for the annual endeavour that is ‘The Early...

Read it like you mean it!

A timely blog from our archives, reminding us that reading fluency has been high on our agenda for some time.

Getting forensic with phonics: Ofsted’s focus on the early stages of reading

Common questions emerging from the new Ofsted EIF, and suggested next steps.

How do you know if a child is eligible for pupil premium funding in Reception and beyond?

By now you will have met your new class; you know how many boys and how many girls there are, you have identified how many are summer born and you...

Moving Up Day

So, the big day that you’ve probably been thinking about the whole of the summer term (at least) is nearly here – Moving up day!

End of term top tips for Early Years teachers

It’s that busy time of year and the clock is ticking to complete a list of things to do. Some top tips for you to consider as the year draws to an end...

Early Reading - both a privilege and a responsibility

Thinking about the skill of reading that we are nurturing, if we pause long enough we could become quite overwhelmed by the responsibility of it all!