Save Wandsworth Local Authority Maintained Nursery Schools - Sign the Petition! chng.it/F8NXQ8xB via Change.org UK

Please teach the children about nature! The UK is officially the most naturally depleted country in Europe! How can we reverse this? Everything I do in my job attempts at awareness. The next generation needs to be informed! @NSEAD_Sophie Benjamin Fallow Dr Mary Berry FRSB FCCT #Ubuntu prof pat thomson

Project Update🔔

Last week members of the team had a great day at UWE continuing data analysis, as well as preparing for our upcoming Sharing Events with teachers across Wales🤩

Dr Sarah Chicken Louisa Roberts Dr Jacky Tyrie

The biggest fallacy in education at the moment is that you can ask some young children what they remember and then make a judgement about a school based on that.

*that’s not saying knowing stuff isn’t important

So true - my experience too!

“I’m thrilled to have been part of this convincing and powerful manifesto for children's right to play. The document should be essential reading for everyone with a role in children’s lives.” Dr Chris Pascal
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@childrens_all

Absolutely! I was artist in residence in over 15 centres using movement as a tool for connection & communication. They were hubs full of safety, care and co-creation. Beautiful things happened in those years. #SureStart

Just had my BERA blog published - focused on the Anna Craft Memorial Lecture that I gave last year. Still v proud to have done it: bera.ac.uk/blog/anna-craf… School of Education, University of Exeter Creativities@BERA Teresa Cremin Dr Penny Hay 🇪🇺🕊💙💚🌳🐝🦋🌹❤️🌈 Clarke&Witt Victoria Kinsella-Hadjinestoros Jo Trowsdale

Indeed ⬇️ those of us who worked in CCs knew how valuable this work was - complex, flexible and responsive to the needs of families - our sector needs investment and needs to be prioritised…

Just wow - both Leo and Michael…

This should surprise no-one who understands that classrooms are complex, adaptive spaces and that you need more than an 'evidenced based powerpoint' to teach.

❤️ this from Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 ‘Interpreting the world through the arts is not a lesser or more trivial route to knowledge about ourselves, society or the universe. It is part of our humanity and the arts contribute to our collective wisdom.’ Yes.

theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…
BTW children start school at 7 and have not been baselined or expected to reach an arbitrary DfE imposed GLD

Estonia success

Focus on social &personal skills & the curriculum is packed with subjects, from robotics to music & arts

Almost all children attend kindergarten, heavily subsidised till 7 so disadvantages are not as entrenched.

Schools have autonomy

amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

We so underestimate what children are capable of doing. Check out how this child uses real ingredients and cooks on a real open fire and makes grandpa a meal. No need to imagine cooking in imaginary play - this child is doing it for real.

Home now after #mandbconference Derby Theatre

Cheering as we managed to to kidnap both Susan Young also @sueyoung.bsky.social & Debi Keyte-Hartland 💚🌳🌻🌱🌎🍃 (double whammy) after their inspirational keynotes on children's creativity. They are in Rich's wagon amongst his B & Q resources --

Today in 4 images:

Offering #SpaceToFlourish to educators in Wandsworth.
Supporting pedagogy, arts & creativity everywhere. #EYFS Early Education Debi Keyte-Hartland 💚🌳🌻🌱🌎🍃
So significant - so grateful to - Froebel Trust Roehampton for hosting us today 💎
We stand on the shoulders of giants.

Derby Theatre Thank you Derby Theatre, all Take Art Surrey Arts, Susan Young also @sueyoung.bsky.social Debi Keyte-Hartland 💚🌳🌻🌱🌎🍃 #BeejaDance and everyone else involved for a fabulous day of creativity, play, connection, insight, and “small happenings”. So lovely to see so many existing colleagues & friends and make new ones🧵

Boom!!! A great day, fabulous conversation and much to think about! #earlyyears #creativity Thank you #MandBconference Take Art @Derbytheatre @surreyarts

Observing the snails as their tentacles touched, this reception child drew her working theory which revealed their relational hypothesis. Children’s curiosity drives their search for answers to their own questions. We can then help to elaborate their meaning making. #eyfs #ECE