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Category: Education
Back to blogWelcome to the House of Fun
Last week I met colleagues from the EarlyArts and www.telltalehearts.co.uk. It’s always fun to explore elements of...
Nets, Networks and Networking to Create Collective Impact
This week I visited the West Country to speak to a group of people working or interested...
A Shout Out for the Childcare Apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week
This National Apprenticeship Week it is time to celebrate the joy and enthusiasm good apprentices bring into...
Let’s Start the Year Together
When I first submitted this blog to Jenny, she read it and then sidled up to me and...
There is Nothing as Practical as a Good Theory
This week we are hosting the launch of a book written by an ex LEYF staff member...
Baby Look into My Eyes…
This week I attended the 5th Annual Baby Room Conference organised by Kathy Goouch and her team...
Reading and Writing Float on a Sea of Talk: So Lets Ensure More Conversations
Last week I spoke at the UK National Literacy Conference. My role was to share how we...
Where does Early Years fit in the ‘British Values’ in Education Debate?
Mr Gove seems unable to avoid controversy and so began another educational debate when he decided that...
The International Periscope : Learning About, Around and Seeing Obstacles
Returning from a week’s holiday on a crowded EasyJet flight from Milan, I glanced at my emails...
Visiting the Farmer is his Den
Last week I visited Paddington Farm in Glastonbury Somerset of which I am Chair. It’s a lovely...
What is teaching and who are the teachers in Early Years?
Recently, the Chief Inspector for Schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw launched the Annual Report on Early Years 2012-13...