Great to experience the powerful feeling of collective efficacy in our EY Team as we continue to explore how we develop writing in Early Years this week @KLASS_JBEYFS Katie Owens

Happy nearly-Friday everyone

Taught YR about 'growing' and 'shrinking' patterns. All of them had the misconception that a pattern getting taller (a 'tower') is always growing. Even if the unit decreases each time. Couldn't persuade them to unsee this. Or are they right😕? John Kettel Simon Gregg Dr Helen J Williams she/her🇪🇺

Thanks for sharing, Simon. We are also enjoying the ‘growing patterns’ journey! Love the crocodiles 🙂

fab article summarising the subtle nuances of the relationship between teaching and learning. So often missed in the desire to help less experienced teachers with a step-by-step guide to how to ‘get children to learn‘ Lucy Wood i thought of you. atm.org.uk/write/MediaUpl…

Fascinating read from Jenni Donohoo as I embark on my new role as Specialist Lead for our Alice Smith School growth framework project. So excited (and a little nervous)to be part of this journey.

Such a pleasure to work alongside Simy and the team in our EYFS outdoor environment blog.alice-smith.edu.my/connecting-our…

More outdoor learning @KLASS_JBEYFS , working alongside Simy and Katie Owens to cultivate responsible guardians in our fragile world blog.alice-smith.edu.my/cultivating-yo…

The wonderful Penelope Slater has written an article for Teach Primary on the dangers of over-focusing on lack of parental engagement with reading. "We must never consider a lack of home support as a deal-breaker to securing success." Read it here: teachwire.net/news/raising-a…

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Young children are like scientists - constantly testing their theories about the world. Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget is revered in education circles as the father of “constructivism” - which is a theory that young children create knowledge by connecting new experiences with

This is such a useful summary to start discussion with. Another useful question for leaders to think about, perhaps: “What can our teachers NOT do, in order for THESE elements to be enacted in our classrooms?”

Such an interesting reminder of the importance of welcoming neurodiversity in our public institutions. How well do our schools offer these adaptations, and how can simple tweaks help us do better? Uni ☕️ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Absolutely. In fact they are mutually inclusive (is that a thing?!)

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Stand a chance to win our Spring Mentoring and Coaching pack simply like and share this post. To celebrate mentoring and coaching and the contributions colleagues make to support others we made this gift pack available! Teacher Training @MrsSarahMullin Dr Jill Berry