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Why we need anti-racism training in the early years
We deplore the recent article by The Telegraph which singled out Liz Pemberton for criticism of her anti-racism training, which
Ofsted’s new strategy and focus on the early years
Ofsted has today launched a new five-year strategy. Elements of this which affect the early years include commitments to “simplify
Government’s new sustainability and climate change strategy
We welcome the government’s new Sustainability and climate change strategy for education and children’s services, and that early years is
The Schools White Paper: highlighting the gap between early years and schools policy
Government has today published its Schools White Paper “Opportunity for all”. We welcome the fact that early years gets a
Birth to 5 Matters Spring Festival
We’re delighted to be supporting the Birth to 5 Matters Spring Festival this month.
Nominate a colleague for the Famly Children’s Champion
We’re supporting Famly’s Children’s Champion Award 2021 as an opportunity to recognise the work of early years practitioners who have
How do we increase the graduate workforce in Early Years?
DfE has just published new figures on the number of new entrants to Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT). This is
Hundreds of school staff march on Downing Street to save nursery schools
Today (Tues 19 Oct), 150 representatives from maintained nursery schools in England will gather in London’s Parliament Square, alongside parents,
Blog posts

Inspiring Early Years across the UK: a reflection on the May 2022 National Conference
Cathy Nutbrown, President of Early Education The twelve sessions of the May Annual National Conference 2022 left me reflecting on a strong thread which I

The importance of early experiences
by Leslie Patterson At the very beginning of the 1970s I was lucky enough to attend a playschool, at a time when there was very

Risk: A Forest School Perspective
Guest blog by Sara Knight Why are opportunities for risk and adventure essential for normal development in the early years? Tim Gill (2007) identifies four

Can guided play enhance younger children’s learning?
Guest blog from Dr Elizabeth Byrne, University of Cambridge Most educators will be aware that “what works” in support of children’s learning and development is

The DfE’s new reading framework by Helen Bradford
Introduction In July 2021, DfE published The reading framework: Teaching the foundations of literacy which, it says, focuses on the early stages of teaching reading and the
Coronavirus
Covid updates: symptom list, PPE and guidance on respiratory infections
Updated NHS COVID-19 symptoms lists The NHS COVID-19 symptoms in adults and symptoms in children have been updated. Adults and children who have symptoms of
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Oxfordshire branch event - From the Nature Table to the Allotment, an online event with Kathryn Solly. 18th May 2022, 6.30pm to 8pm. All welcome! Find out more and book on here: @SollyKathryn #nature
Read MoreEdinburgh branch - Realising the Ambition - My Digital World, an online event with Susan Ward. 18th May 2022, 7pm-8pm. Find further information and book via: #cpd #virtual @EarlyEd_Lothian
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