Claire Knight
@claireknight.bsky.social
Specialist Teacher working with children aged 0-5 with SEND 👶
Passionate about getting it right for children and families 🤗
Former SENDCo and Senior Leader 🤓
Experience working in mainstream, special, AP and independent schools 🏫
School Governor 🗣
Passionate about getting it right for children and families 🤗
Former SENDCo and Senior Leader 🤓
Experience working in mainstream, special, AP and independent schools 🏫
School Governor 🗣
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All these constructions mean something to the children who created them. All these constructions involved collaboration, communication and shared thinking. Play is the way. #PlayIsTheWay #EduSkyPrimary
December 5, 2024 at 6:33 PM
All these constructions mean something to the children who created them. All these constructions involved collaboration, communication and shared thinking. Play is the way. #PlayIsTheWay #EduSkyPrimary
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I'd prefer to see a goal of making schools and settings ready for the children and inclusive of everyone's needs. I'm not convinced that the reformed early learning goals are a great measure tbh because they've become increasingly narrow in scope. #EYFS
December 5, 2024 at 2:04 PM
I'd prefer to see a goal of making schools and settings ready for the children and inclusive of everyone's needs. I'm not convinced that the reformed early learning goals are a great measure tbh because they've become increasingly narrow in scope. #EYFS
How are #EarlyYears and #EduSkyPrimary colleagues coping with the run up to Christmas? 🤣 I find myself missing working in a setting at this time of year - am I mad?!
December 2, 2024 at 8:45 AM
How are #EarlyYears and #EduSkyPrimary colleagues coping with the run up to Christmas? 🤣 I find myself missing working in a setting at this time of year - am I mad?!
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What does research evidence say about promoting children's personal, social and emotional development (PSED) in #earlyyears?
Check out this free download from @theeef.bsky.social - useful for prompting professional discussions or for a training session
#edusky
https://buff.ly/3V6UfTr
Check out this free download from @theeef.bsky.social - useful for prompting professional discussions or for a training session
#edusky
https://buff.ly/3V6UfTr
November 25, 2024 at 6:00 AM
What does research evidence say about promoting children's personal, social and emotional development (PSED) in #earlyyears?
Check out this free download from @theeef.bsky.social - useful for prompting professional discussions or for a training session
#edusky
https://buff.ly/3V6UfTr
Check out this free download from @theeef.bsky.social - useful for prompting professional discussions or for a training session
#edusky
https://buff.ly/3V6UfTr
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Play whether it’s adult led or child initiated keeps children busy learning and supports their development, their hands and bodies are active and so are their minds. Fixed it. #PlayMatters
November 17, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Play whether it’s adult led or child initiated keeps children busy learning and supports their development, their hands and bodies are active and so are their minds. Fixed it. #PlayMatters
Great meeting with the SENCo today in my role as SEND governor. I am always inspired by the passion and relentless hard work that they put into the role each day. I have been in their shoes and know the challenges well, frank conversations and the recognition of a job well done are so important
November 22, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Great meeting with the SENCo today in my role as SEND governor. I am always inspired by the passion and relentless hard work that they put into the role each day. I have been in their shoes and know the challenges well, frank conversations and the recognition of a job well done are so important
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Not everything about play needs an adult or content 😌. Sometimes children just need time to be. Babies need time for unoccupied play (adult is there), such as kicking their legs, trying tummy time, or putting their hands feet into their mouths, helps babies explore the world #PlayMatters #Earlyyears
November 22, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Not everything about play needs an adult or content 😌. Sometimes children just need time to be. Babies need time for unoccupied play (adult is there), such as kicking their legs, trying tummy time, or putting their hands feet into their mouths, helps babies explore the world #PlayMatters #Earlyyears
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Bribing children to read with rewards and keeping them in at break for not reading at home really won't help them understand the power and joy of reading. Sharing stories as a class, prioritising time to read, talking about books together, celebrating poetry and being a reading role model will.
November 21, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Bribing children to read with rewards and keeping them in at break for not reading at home really won't help them understand the power and joy of reading. Sharing stories as a class, prioritising time to read, talking about books together, celebrating poetry and being a reading role model will.
Visited a setting today that is completely outdoors and completely child-led. The highly skilled adults are facilitators and do not interfere in play and learning. They focus on letting children 'be'. It was refreshing to see, but I realised I felt sad that this approach is quite rare #EarlyYearsSky
November 21, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Visited a setting today that is completely outdoors and completely child-led. The highly skilled adults are facilitators and do not interfere in play and learning. They focus on letting children 'be'. It was refreshing to see, but I realised I felt sad that this approach is quite rare #EarlyYearsSky
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Playing in mud can be a beneficial activity for children.
Brain development: The sensory stimulation and increased input from mud play helps form pathways in the brain.
Motor skills: Children use their smaller muscles by squishing, squeezing, scooping, mixing, and pouring mud. #EarlyYearsSky
Brain development: The sensory stimulation and increased input from mud play helps form pathways in the brain.
Motor skills: Children use their smaller muscles by squishing, squeezing, scooping, mixing, and pouring mud. #EarlyYearsSky
November 17, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Playing in mud can be a beneficial activity for children.
Brain development: The sensory stimulation and increased input from mud play helps form pathways in the brain.
Motor skills: Children use their smaller muscles by squishing, squeezing, scooping, mixing, and pouring mud. #EarlyYearsSky
Brain development: The sensory stimulation and increased input from mud play helps form pathways in the brain.
Motor skills: Children use their smaller muscles by squishing, squeezing, scooping, mixing, and pouring mud. #EarlyYearsSky
"If children are not ready for what we are offering, then maybe we need to offer them something different."
September 17, 2024 at 5:42 PM
"If children are not ready for what we are offering, then maybe we need to offer them something different."
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Love and Nurture in EYs. The book focuses on key child developmental factors including brain development, attachment awareness, love languages and nurturing touch, the science of nurture, the theory of love and nurture and building relational practice. amzn.eu/d/0tkufmo
September 13, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Love and Nurture in EYs. The book focuses on key child developmental factors including brain development, attachment awareness, love languages and nurturing touch, the science of nurture, the theory of love and nurture and building relational practice. amzn.eu/d/0tkufmo
Very interesting! I'm doing some professional development work on access to music education for disadvantaged families and children with SEND. Any other info welcome! #EduSky
This sounds really good from the DfE. Shame they're not on here or I would tag them. 🎶⬇️
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Music pilot launched to help break down barriers to opportunity
Disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND to receive support to progress their musical talent and interests.
www.gov.uk
September 15, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Very interesting! I'm doing some professional development work on access to music education for disadvantaged families and children with SEND. Any other info welcome! #EduSky
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Come and join the EYR WhatsApp community
People viewing a channel, even other followers, can't see who else is following a channel.
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People viewing a channel, even other followers, can't see who else is following a channel.
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September 14, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Come and join the EYR WhatsApp community
People viewing a channel, even other followers, can't see who else is following a channel.
whatsapp.com/channel/0029...
People viewing a channel, even other followers, can't see who else is following a channel.
whatsapp.com/channel/0029...
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Nurseries in England say new rules have reduced care to ‘crowd control’
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Nurseries in England say new rules have reduced care to ‘crowd control’
The first study into the Tory shake-up of childcare shows staff are overwhelmed
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Nurseries in England say new rules have reduced care to ‘crowd control’
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Great CPD! #EduSky
You are invited to our forthcoming free webinar 'Delivering effective inclusion and adaptations in the classroom' on 26 September 4-5.30pm. Find out more and sign up to join us: bit.ly/4gqamF1
#SEND #SENDfamilies #SENDfamily #EduSky #InclusiveEducation #Inclusion
#SEND #SENDfamilies #SENDfamily #EduSky #InclusiveEducation #Inclusion
September 4, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Great CPD! #EduSky
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If I went on Mastermind, my specialist subject would have to be BBC Numbertime episodes 1-10.
September 4, 2024 at 9:17 PM
If I went on Mastermind, my specialist subject would have to be BBC Numbertime episodes 1-10.
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Reposted by Claire Knight
The results of Ofsted Big Listen are in. Full report here: www.gov.uk/government/c...
I've not read it all properly, but will after work.
Highlighted actions for #SEND #SENDFamily folk are...
#edusky #uked
I've not read it all properly, but will after work.
Highlighted actions for #SEND #SENDFamily folk are...
#edusky #uked
September 3, 2024 at 5:37 AM
The results of Ofsted Big Listen are in. Full report here: www.gov.uk/government/c...
I've not read it all properly, but will after work.
Highlighted actions for #SEND #SENDFamily folk are...
#edusky #uked
I've not read it all properly, but will after work.
Highlighted actions for #SEND #SENDFamily folk are...
#edusky #uked
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Do you work in an early years setting, school or college?
Can you use your expertise to help shape the EEF’s work?
👉 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/the-eef...
Your voice matters! 🌟
Can you use your expertise to help shape the EEF’s work?
👉 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/the-eef...
Your voice matters! 🌟
The EEF needs you! Share your experience and expertise with us | EEF
Take our annual sector survey and join our community of evidence users.
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk
September 3, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Do you work in an early years setting, school or college?
Can you use your expertise to help shape the EEF’s work?
👉 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/the-eef...
Your voice matters! 🌟
Can you use your expertise to help shape the EEF’s work?
👉 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/the-eef...
Your voice matters! 🌟
Came across this today while sorting resources at home - how it came to be in my possession I don't know, as I wasn't even born in 1983 🤣 #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary
September 2, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Came across this today while sorting resources at home - how it came to be in my possession I don't know, as I wasn't even born in 1983 🤣 #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary
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We are looking forward to engaging with #EduSky on here. We have a range of education resources for both parents and educators on our website and can offer training too (both online and in-person). 👉 bit.ly/3U9fFOL
#SEND #SENDfamily #SENDfamilies #DownsSyndrome
#SEND #SENDfamily #SENDfamilies #DownsSyndrome
August 29, 2024 at 12:46 PM
We are looking forward to engaging with #EduSky on here. We have a range of education resources for both parents and educators on our website and can offer training too (both online and in-person). 👉 bit.ly/3U9fFOL
#SEND #SENDfamily #SENDfamilies #DownsSyndrome
#SEND #SENDfamily #SENDfamilies #DownsSyndrome
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Before you even think about teaching a child to form letters with a pen/pencil it helps to see if they can do basic patterns such as lines and wiggles. These wipe clean circles stick (and re-stick) onto any surface and are lots of fun to practise on. #EduSkyPrimary
August 29, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Before you even think about teaching a child to form letters with a pen/pencil it helps to see if they can do basic patterns such as lines and wiggles. These wipe clean circles stick (and re-stick) onto any surface and are lots of fun to practise on. #EduSkyPrimary
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Online #SEND training that may be of interest...5/5
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting...
Supporting children with SEND through grief. 19th Sept 9.30-12.30
An interactive online workshop which explores the experience of bereavement for children and young people with SEND
#EduSky #UKEd
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting...
Supporting children with SEND through grief. 19th Sept 9.30-12.30
An interactive online workshop which explores the experience of bereavement for children and young people with SEND
#EduSky #UKEd
Supporting young people and children with special education needs
An interactive online workshop which explores the experience of bereavement for children and young people with special educational needs.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 24, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Online #SEND training that may be of interest...5/5
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting...
Supporting children with SEND through grief. 19th Sept 9.30-12.30
An interactive online workshop which explores the experience of bereavement for children and young people with SEND
#EduSky #UKEd
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting...
Supporting children with SEND through grief. 19th Sept 9.30-12.30
An interactive online workshop which explores the experience of bereavement for children and young people with SEND
#EduSky #UKEd