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...

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...

Early Years’ managers - planning for the year ahead

Could there ever be a more important and responsible role than that of an Early Years’ Manager in the PVI sector?