The Froebel Partnership
@froebelpartnership.bsky.social
We are a partnership of people and organisations who are inspired and guided by the principles and pedagogy of Friedrich Froebel.
An survey has been launched to hear views from across the early years sector to guide the review of Birth to 5 Matters.
The Early Years Coalition (EYC) is calling for people to get involved to help shape priorities for a new edition.
Survey closes 24 November.
Find the survey at buff.ly/HfHrgsr
The Early Years Coalition (EYC) is calling for people to get involved to help shape priorities for a new edition.
Survey closes 24 November.
Find the survey at buff.ly/HfHrgsr
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
An survey has been launched to hear views from across the early years sector to guide the review of Birth to 5 Matters.
The Early Years Coalition (EYC) is calling for people to get involved to help shape priorities for a new edition.
Survey closes 24 November.
Find the survey at buff.ly/HfHrgsr
The Early Years Coalition (EYC) is calling for people to get involved to help shape priorities for a new edition.
Survey closes 24 November.
Find the survey at buff.ly/HfHrgsr
Birth to 5 Matters is to be reviewed and relaunched to ensure it is up to date and best meets the needs of the sector. Early years educators are asked to share their views and help shape priorities for the new edition.
The survey runs until 24 November.
Complete the survey here: buff.ly/5b0kDT3
The survey runs until 24 November.
Complete the survey here: buff.ly/5b0kDT3
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Birth to 5 Matters is to be reviewed and relaunched to ensure it is up to date and best meets the needs of the sector. Early years educators are asked to share their views and help shape priorities for the new edition.
The survey runs until 24 November.
Complete the survey here: buff.ly/5b0kDT3
The survey runs until 24 November.
Complete the survey here: buff.ly/5b0kDT3
We are running a free online event for Froebel Trust Alumni Network members on our Reflection with Guidance toolkit on 10 November.
Registration forms for the event must be completed by 5pm TODAY.
This event is open to Alumni Network members only. Join the network here: buff.ly/ygUGEbT
Registration forms for the event must be completed by 5pm TODAY.
This event is open to Alumni Network members only. Join the network here: buff.ly/ygUGEbT
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
We are running a free online event for Froebel Trust Alumni Network members on our Reflection with Guidance toolkit on 10 November.
Registration forms for the event must be completed by 5pm TODAY.
This event is open to Alumni Network members only. Join the network here: buff.ly/ygUGEbT
Registration forms for the event must be completed by 5pm TODAY.
This event is open to Alumni Network members only. Join the network here: buff.ly/ygUGEbT
Edinburgh Froebel Network, in Partnership with the Froebel Trust, is hosting their Gifts for Our Future 14: Being and Belonging Conference in Edinburgh on 8 November.
Guildford Nursery School staff will present our Reflection with Guidance toolkit.
Find out more and book here: buff.ly/8eZHsXP
Guildford Nursery School staff will present our Reflection with Guidance toolkit.
Find out more and book here: buff.ly/8eZHsXP
October 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Edinburgh Froebel Network, in Partnership with the Froebel Trust, is hosting their Gifts for Our Future 14: Being and Belonging Conference in Edinburgh on 8 November.
Guildford Nursery School staff will present our Reflection with Guidance toolkit.
Find out more and book here: buff.ly/8eZHsXP
Guildford Nursery School staff will present our Reflection with Guidance toolkit.
Find out more and book here: buff.ly/8eZHsXP
Since embarking on an outdoor learning module on a cold, damp Saturday in February, Amanda Burton Smith has contemplated her own connection with nature and considered how she can nurture connections between children and nature.
In this final blog, Amanda reflects on her learning.
bit.ly/44TaaKl
In this final blog, Amanda reflects on her learning.
bit.ly/44TaaKl
September 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Since embarking on an outdoor learning module on a cold, damp Saturday in February, Amanda Burton Smith has contemplated her own connection with nature and considered how she can nurture connections between children and nature.
In this final blog, Amanda reflects on her learning.
bit.ly/44TaaKl
In this final blog, Amanda reflects on her learning.
bit.ly/44TaaKl
Helen, Anne, Sara and Sally were there on behalf of the Froebel Partnership to present our work - Being and Becoming: A Froebelian Community of Evidenced Practice.
During our time we had the privilege of visiting Keilhau and Bad Blankenburg, sites where Froebel created his school and kindergarten.
During our time we had the privilege of visiting Keilhau and Bad Blankenburg, sites where Froebel created his school and kindergarten.
September 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Helen, Anne, Sara and Sally were there on behalf of the Froebel Partnership to present our work - Being and Becoming: A Froebelian Community of Evidenced Practice.
During our time we had the privilege of visiting Keilhau and Bad Blankenburg, sites where Froebel created his school and kindergarten.
During our time we had the privilege of visiting Keilhau and Bad Blankenburg, sites where Froebel created his school and kindergarten.
At the end of July, the Froebel Partnership went to Erfurt, Germany to the International Froebel Society biennial conference. We enjoyed 3 days of thought-provoking presentations, visits and networking opportunities.
September 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
At the end of July, the Froebel Partnership went to Erfurt, Germany to the International Froebel Society biennial conference. We enjoyed 3 days of thought-provoking presentations, visits and networking opportunities.
Amanda Burton Smith's fifth blog considers the opportunities for nurseries and schools to create wildlife friendly environments in ways that could conserve nature while enabling children to feel connected as part of it.
bit.ly/4ll0Vsh
bit.ly/4ll0Vsh
September 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Amanda Burton Smith's fifth blog considers the opportunities for nurseries and schools to create wildlife friendly environments in ways that could conserve nature while enabling children to feel connected as part of it.
bit.ly/4ll0Vsh
bit.ly/4ll0Vsh
Read Amanda Burton Smith's fourth blog in which she discusses her childhood fascination with ponds and her interest in finding out more about how schools can use ponds safely to enable children to observe and care for pond life in what could be termed, ‘pond pedagogy’.
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#Froebel
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#Froebel
August 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Read Amanda Burton Smith's fourth blog in which she discusses her childhood fascination with ponds and her interest in finding out more about how schools can use ponds safely to enable children to observe and care for pond life in what could be termed, ‘pond pedagogy’.
bit.ly/4kxAdLV
#Froebel
bit.ly/4kxAdLV
#Froebel
Read Amanda Burton Smith's blog which considers whether being connected to nature correlates to conserving it and if so, how an educator might engage with larger organisations in order to nurture positive attitudes towards conservation in children.
bit.ly/4nHwZbu
#Froebel #EngagingWithNature
bit.ly/4nHwZbu
#Froebel #EngagingWithNature
August 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Read Amanda Burton Smith's blog which considers whether being connected to nature correlates to conserving it and if so, how an educator might engage with larger organisations in order to nurture positive attitudes towards conservation in children.
bit.ly/4nHwZbu
#Froebel #EngagingWithNature
bit.ly/4nHwZbu
#Froebel #EngagingWithNature
The ‘biophilia hypothesis’ of Kellert and Wilson (1995) made Amanda Burton Smith curious about whether children who have developed a connection with nature and saw themselves as part of it, would be more inclined to play a role in protecting it.
Read her blog to find out more: bit.ly/4ks0dbp
Read her blog to find out more: bit.ly/4ks0dbp
August 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The ‘biophilia hypothesis’ of Kellert and Wilson (1995) made Amanda Burton Smith curious about whether children who have developed a connection with nature and saw themselves as part of it, would be more inclined to play a role in protecting it.
Read her blog to find out more: bit.ly/4ks0dbp
Read her blog to find out more: bit.ly/4ks0dbp
Read Amanda Burton Smith's first blog, Nurturing Connections with Nature from a Froebelian Perspective, written at the outset of her engagement with the Outdoor Learning module at the University of Chichester.
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#Froebel #EngagingWithNature
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#Froebel #EngagingWithNature
July 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Read Amanda Burton Smith's first blog, Nurturing Connections with Nature from a Froebelian Perspective, written at the outset of her engagement with the Outdoor Learning module at the University of Chichester.
buff.ly/8mMnnl8
#Froebel #EngagingWithNature
buff.ly/8mMnnl8
#Froebel #EngagingWithNature
Routledge Education will be publishing a book about The Froebel Partnership's work - 'Being and Becoming a Froebelian Community of Evidenced Practice' by Chris Pascal, Tony Bertram, Sally Cave, Sue Bennett, Tina Bruce, Anne Denham and Helen Lyndon.
Coming in Autumn 2025!
@crecuk.bsky.social
Coming in Autumn 2025!
@crecuk.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Routledge Education will be publishing a book about The Froebel Partnership's work - 'Being and Becoming a Froebelian Community of Evidenced Practice' by Chris Pascal, Tony Bertram, Sally Cave, Sue Bennett, Tina Bruce, Anne Denham and Helen Lyndon.
Coming in Autumn 2025!
@crecuk.bsky.social
Coming in Autumn 2025!
@crecuk.bsky.social
Unlock the secrets to loving your work with young children!
Join Sally Cave—national expert in Froebelian pedagogy—for 90 mins of inspiring dialogue and discover new ways to reignite your passion
🎟️ Last few tickets: bit.ly/3HY7Bhk bit.ly/3HY7Bhk
@beynetworks.bsky.social @gnsfc.bsky.social
Join Sally Cave—national expert in Froebelian pedagogy—for 90 mins of inspiring dialogue and discover new ways to reignite your passion
🎟️ Last few tickets: bit.ly/3HY7Bhk bit.ly/3HY7Bhk
@beynetworks.bsky.social @gnsfc.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Unlock the secrets to loving your work with young children!
Join Sally Cave—national expert in Froebelian pedagogy—for 90 mins of inspiring dialogue and discover new ways to reignite your passion
🎟️ Last few tickets: bit.ly/3HY7Bhk bit.ly/3HY7Bhk
@beynetworks.bsky.social @gnsfc.bsky.social
Join Sally Cave—national expert in Froebelian pedagogy—for 90 mins of inspiring dialogue and discover new ways to reignite your passion
🎟️ Last few tickets: bit.ly/3HY7Bhk bit.ly/3HY7Bhk
@beynetworks.bsky.social @gnsfc.bsky.social
Ever more commonplace within early childhood practice is a focus on measurable outcomes and performativity; through this practice guidance we foreground the breadth of transformations experienced by children, their families, educators and researchers within The Froebel Partnership.
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June 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Ever more commonplace within early childhood practice is a focus on measurable outcomes and performativity; through this practice guidance we foreground the breadth of transformations experienced by children, their families, educators and researchers within The Froebel Partnership.
buff.ly/fqAvZVP
buff.ly/fqAvZVP
Read our guidance paper which foregrounds Froebelian practice-based research using one of the strands explored across three years by the Froebel Partnership. The complexity of play and its place in networks of developing learning is the focus of this paper.
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June 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Read our guidance paper which foregrounds Froebelian practice-based research using one of the strands explored across three years by the Froebel Partnership. The complexity of play and its place in networks of developing learning is the focus of this paper.
buff.ly/hMM3fAs
buff.ly/hMM3fAs
Read our guidance paper highlighting the development of Froebel’s Occupations within our settings in England & New Zealand in collaboration with CREC researchers.
The collective wisdom evolved as children’s learning stories were analysed using our Reflection with Guidance tool.
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The collective wisdom evolved as children’s learning stories were analysed using our Reflection with Guidance tool.
buff.ly/Xsasp7k
June 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Read our guidance paper highlighting the development of Froebel’s Occupations within our settings in England & New Zealand in collaboration with CREC researchers.
The collective wisdom evolved as children’s learning stories were analysed using our Reflection with Guidance tool.
buff.ly/Xsasp7k
The collective wisdom evolved as children’s learning stories were analysed using our Reflection with Guidance tool.
buff.ly/Xsasp7k
Read our guidance paper which foregrounds our Froebelian practice-based research on children’s Deep Level Engagement with Nature using one of the four inter-connected lenses explored across three years by the Froebel Partnership. Context: Space/Time/Seasons.
buff.ly/bHD4kwJ
buff.ly/bHD4kwJ
June 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Read our guidance paper which foregrounds our Froebelian practice-based research on children’s Deep Level Engagement with Nature using one of the four inter-connected lenses explored across three years by the Froebel Partnership. Context: Space/Time/Seasons.
buff.ly/bHD4kwJ
buff.ly/bHD4kwJ
The Froebel Partnership engages in practice-led research which is grounded in Froebelian principles:
🌸 Freedom with guidance
🌸 Unity, connectedness and community
🌸 Learning through self-activity and reflection
You will find all of our practice papers on our website here: buff.ly/APAzMNG
🌸 Freedom with guidance
🌸 Unity, connectedness and community
🌸 Learning through self-activity and reflection
You will find all of our practice papers on our website here: buff.ly/APAzMNG
May 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The Froebel Partnership engages in practice-led research which is grounded in Froebelian principles:
🌸 Freedom with guidance
🌸 Unity, connectedness and community
🌸 Learning through self-activity and reflection
You will find all of our practice papers on our website here: buff.ly/APAzMNG
🌸 Freedom with guidance
🌸 Unity, connectedness and community
🌸 Learning through self-activity and reflection
You will find all of our practice papers on our website here: buff.ly/APAzMNG
Thank you to Professor Tina Bruce for attending our annual Froebel Festival on 17th May. What an honour it was to host her at our York Road site!
May 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Thank you to Professor Tina Bruce for attending our annual Froebel Festival on 17th May. What an honour it was to host her at our York Road site!
Used alongside our Reflection with Guidance toolkit, The Layers of Play helps you decide what you are observing & how you might support & extend the child’s development & learning. bit.ly/3EOYvCe
Developed at @gnsfc.bsky.social with guidance and support from Professor Tina Bruce.
Developed at @gnsfc.bsky.social with guidance and support from Professor Tina Bruce.
May 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Used alongside our Reflection with Guidance toolkit, The Layers of Play helps you decide what you are observing & how you might support & extend the child’s development & learning. bit.ly/3EOYvCe
Developed at @gnsfc.bsky.social with guidance and support from Professor Tina Bruce.
Developed at @gnsfc.bsky.social with guidance and support from Professor Tina Bruce.
Pop along to Guildford Nursery School's Froebel Festival!
📅 Sat 17 May 10am-12pm at Hazel Ave & York Rd
🔨 See Froebelian principles in practice
💰 It's free! Drop in for a short time or stay for the whole festival
🥰 Bring the whole family, friends & neighbours. All welcome
☕ Refreshments available
📅 Sat 17 May 10am-12pm at Hazel Ave & York Rd
🔨 See Froebelian principles in practice
💰 It's free! Drop in for a short time or stay for the whole festival
🥰 Bring the whole family, friends & neighbours. All welcome
☕ Refreshments available
May 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Pop along to Guildford Nursery School's Froebel Festival!
📅 Sat 17 May 10am-12pm at Hazel Ave & York Rd
🔨 See Froebelian principles in practice
💰 It's free! Drop in for a short time or stay for the whole festival
🥰 Bring the whole family, friends & neighbours. All welcome
☕ Refreshments available
📅 Sat 17 May 10am-12pm at Hazel Ave & York Rd
🔨 See Froebelian principles in practice
💰 It's free! Drop in for a short time or stay for the whole festival
🥰 Bring the whole family, friends & neighbours. All welcome
☕ Refreshments available
Lens 4 of our Reflection with Guidance toolkit asks, “How do we capture transformations, the impact on all actors, and the changes apparent over time?”
Take a look at our case studies which demonstrate how to capture transformations for children, adults, practice and pedagogy here: bit.ly/3FJebqR
Take a look at our case studies which demonstrate how to capture transformations for children, adults, practice and pedagogy here: bit.ly/3FJebqR
May 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Lens 4 of our Reflection with Guidance toolkit asks, “How do we capture transformations, the impact on all actors, and the changes apparent over time?”
Take a look at our case studies which demonstrate how to capture transformations for children, adults, practice and pedagogy here: bit.ly/3FJebqR
Take a look at our case studies which demonstrate how to capture transformations for children, adults, practice and pedagogy here: bit.ly/3FJebqR
Our Reflection with Guidance toolkit asserts that it is important to explore how play makes use of and is part of networks involving the everyday experiences of a child’s life.
Take a look at our case studies here: thefroebelpartnership.co.uk/toolkit/netw...
Take a look at our case studies here: thefroebelpartnership.co.uk/toolkit/netw...
May 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Our Reflection with Guidance toolkit asserts that it is important to explore how play makes use of and is part of networks involving the everyday experiences of a child’s life.
Take a look at our case studies here: thefroebelpartnership.co.uk/toolkit/netw...
Take a look at our case studies here: thefroebelpartnership.co.uk/toolkit/netw...
Congratulations to two members of the team at Guildford Nursery School, Tess and Chantal, on becoming endorsed Froebel Trust tutors! Very well done to you both and also to our ex-colleague Jan and Guildford Nursery School's newest governor Amanda on becoming tutors too.
#Froebel
#Froebel
May 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Congratulations to two members of the team at Guildford Nursery School, Tess and Chantal, on becoming endorsed Froebel Trust tutors! Very well done to you both and also to our ex-colleague Jan and Guildford Nursery School's newest governor Amanda on becoming tutors too.
#Froebel
#Froebel