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Languages carry history, identity & knowledge.

Yet 40% of learners are not taught in their mother tongue.

Join us on #MotherLanguageDay to support multilingual #education worldwide & ensure all children can learn in their own language.

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February 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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The early years inspection toolkit by Ofsted.

Here is the link to access the toolkit assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67927d...

Take part in the consultation here www.gov.uk/government/c...
February 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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‘Birth to Five Matters’ is the go-to **free** document for the EYFS sector & anyone that needs to know about #earlyyears.
Written by a huge team of experts, it emphasises play and developmentally appropriate practice.
Have a furkle: birthto5matters.org.uk/wp-content/u...
birthto5matters.org.uk
February 9, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Birth to 5 matters is such a great document and it’s wonderful to see the DFE actively sharing it and promoting its use.
This is an excellent reflection on how those in the sector can work together in the best interests of children. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The development of Birth to Five Matters guidance: reflections on the critical agency and collective advocacy of an English early childhood coalition
In 2019, the English government embarked upon revision to the statutory Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) document and to associated non-statutory guidance. At the time, concerns were raised that...
www.tandfonline.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:55 AM
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Early Childhood Matters 2025 #ECM2025 is a great resource and full of insightful articles about the global challenges to caregivers from a range of disciplines. I talked about our CASBS, Sloan, TWCF project to understand care in cognitive and social science.
Read it now: bit.ly/ECM2025-online
Early Childhood Matters 2025 - Early Childhood Matters
We need to talk about care and what parents need for a good start. The needs of parents and caregivers of young children often go unseen and unheard in public life and policy. They face growing pressu...
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January 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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youtu.be/p3ly8cyWvkw?... As Trump names himself chairman of the Kennedy Centre this seems appropriate…
Where Have All The Flowers Gone (Pete Seeger Tribute) - Joan Baez - 1994 Kennedy Center Honors
YouTube video by The Kennedy Center Honors
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February 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
First post on blue sky so I’m learning the ropes! I am an Early Years consultant/trainer/author with a special interest in Early writing. Please say hi and introduce yourself if we can have useful and interesting conversations!

www.routledge.com/Supporting-B...
Supporting Boys’ Writing in the Early Years: Becoming a Writer In Leaps and Bounds
This second edition of Supporting Boys’ Writing in the Early Years shows how you can help boys to become confident and capable writers by supporting them to write in ways that make sense to them – on ...
www.routledge.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM