The world from your home – virtual trips and visits for children and families to enjoy

Tracey Dawson explores the world of webcams as an alternative to real life outings. Where will you go today?

Fun activities to do at home for Early Years children

Read our latest blog about fun learning activities for practitioners to share with parents.

The more you read, the more you’ll know…helping parents to read with their children at home

Read our latest blog to find out how to share with parents the importance of reading stories with young children.

Supporting smooth transitions in the Early Years

Top tips to embed processes that support smooth transitions into school environments.

Phonics is phun!...or is it?

How can we make the daily teaching of phonics exciting and engaging for children?

Ignore conflict at your peril!

Did you go into management to deal with conflict within your team? I’m guessing the answer to this question will be no, however the reality is that...

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...