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Back to blogA Thank You Letter to Mr Clegg
Dear Mr Clegg, Thank you for listening to us about the potential changes to the ratios. I...
Dear Colleagues, it’s time we finally took control.
Our Minister has done us a favour, although she may not have realised it. She has thrown...
A swan and a lark: why the Government’s new childcare report may be the stone that kills both birds
The Government’s new childcare report was launched last week by Elizabeth Truss MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary for State (education and...
Politics is not welcome in the nursery
I write this blog with a sense of anger and despair. Even playing Verdi very loudly and...
Ofsted Annual Report? A great read, but please tell us something we don’t already know.
Last week Ofsted produced its Annual Report, the first from her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children...
Discovering Eva Hart and Ashley Banjo while doing Action Research in Chadwell Heath
Action research at LEYF is a key aspect of how we ensure quality. It’s all about asking questions...
Ofsted is like Marmite, you either love it or hate it
Ofsted gets a mixed reaction from the sector. It can bring you out in a rash or a...
Science, culture and the great outdoors: the rights of every child
We have it in our power to build the world anew." Thomas Paine 1737 -1809 To celebrate...