Having a break from Twitter. Happy holidays everyone

💃🕺🏼March on Downing Street to save our Maintained Nursery Schools (MNS)

👥Join National Education Union , NAHT , UNISON - UK's largest union , Early Education

🗓18 October

#SaveOurNurseries #FundOurChildrensFuture

'There is a moral and ethical duty to address the issues of education, qualifications, retention and remuneration of early childhood educators, for the educators themselves and for children.' (Nutbrown 2021) tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Marcus Rashford The Spectator It’s simple Marcus: people who aren’t inclined to think about the well-being of others are suspicious of those who do, which reflects poorly on them. Keep up the good work sir.

Chillin’ on the patio, finally have time to read ‘Play is the Way’. I’ve only read t intro and Suzanne Zeedyk’s chapter and I feel uplifted and excited by the cultural shift I feel happening. Relationships - so important for everyone to have a safe and secure base. Upstart Scotland

The new EYFS includes messages about reducing unnecessary data collection - which was never required within the EYFS. This documentary from Famly looks at how the focus on data became so unbalanced:
famly.co/software/eyfs/…

Yes! As well as providing countless other benefits, engaging children at a young age with their natural environment embeds a respect for our planet and resources that they will carry forward throughout their lives🌍💚 #outdoorplay #outdoorlearning #natureplay #sustainability

Hurray its finally here our book about childrens mathematical development & what mastery means for them. Its all connected to their play, interests & sustained shared thinking exciting to see it in action routledge.pub/MathematicalMa…
Helen Moylett cosyfoundation.com Early Education @KeepEYsUnique

NEW: Today's attendance figures have made for grim reading. They show 11.2% of all pupils on roll in state-funded schools did not attend for #COVID19 related reasons on 8 July, up from 8.5% on 1st July

Read our full press statement from Nick Brook here:

naht.org.uk/News/Latest-co…

My hope is that the hate and racism fired at three young men of courage inspires a whole Nation to stand against it… and once again their force for good will reach far beyond the game they play. #RashfordSanchoSaka

This exciting book by Di Chilvers explores young children’s fascination with all things mathematical, and helps practitioners understand the maths taking place in children’s play.

routledge.com/How-to-Recogni…

#EYMatters #TeamEarlyChildhood #EYFS

Our transitions Thinglink has now been updated to include a recording of the session for parents by the wonderful Julie Fisher. Julie Fisher SAC Early Years

When we have our fires, the children are involved with the whole process, from collecting & cutting the wood to seeing it be put out at the end. ⁠

We have 3 FREE fun day events coming up next week at our Twickenham, Wandsworth and Morden Nursery 👇

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Why early-years education must be prioritised in pandemic recovery plans theconversation.com/why-early-year… via The Conversation

Thanks to Famly for this piece about school starting age in England. More & more people are starting to recognise the damage this historical oddity is doing to our children.
Kate Johnston Give Them Time Pam Jarvis @KeepEYsUnique @GilchristGeorge
famly.co/blog/is-4-too-…

Be in no doubt this govt has no respect for EY as important in its own right. They see us as a cheap waiting room for proper school and lied about their gross underfunding. ‘Reforms’ are nothing of the sort!

From September 2021, four-year-olds across England will be tested in English and maths within six weeks of starting school. What are your thoughts on testing at this age??? #PrimaryEducation Guardian Education Tes_Primary

A good society demands that babies and old people are valued and deeply loved, regardless of their circumstances. We want to work alongside others who share our view. Upstart Scotland Monique Hohnberg Anne-Sophiefamileo Dr Janet Rose Professor Jason Powell PhD EveryAGE Counts Healthy Ageing Research Group #ageing

I live somewhere where there r no academies and the council &MP opposes them but Sir Gavin Williamson MP and Department for Education are intent on forcing parents, children and staff Hands Off Moulsecoomb Primary School This is an outrageous violation of democracy possibly cos parents have shamed them? Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP🌹🏳️‍🌈

Looking forward to another great afternoon of seminars at the Early Excellence Festival.
First up is Phil Armstrong in conversation with Julie Fisher at 3.45
Then we introduce you to Sarah Dixon-Jones and her team who share their incredible documentation & stunning environments