Returning to school, March 2021

Practical advice for all Early Year practitioners to support with the transition back to school in March 2021 with a focus on wellbeing.

Remote teaching in the Early Years

Practical advice for all Early Years practitioners and the launch of the second set of remote learning cards to support and enhance their remote...

Celebrating the unique child – the HfL Early Years conference 2021

Make some time to take a step back and to focus on what really matters in early years.

Sharing nursery rhymes with families of children in the Early Years

Nursery rhymes are just as relevant to young children’s learning and development today as they were when we were young.

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...

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.

A place to play and learn for two year olds

Being two isn’t always easy. Sometimes our two year olds want to be independent and other times they can feel overwhelmed, emotional and need lots of...

Well, buckle my shoe: it’s 32! Analysing the 2019 PSC

Download our free Phonics Screening Check analysis tool for the 2019 PSC words.

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!