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NAHT general secretary, Paul Whiteman calls for an end to single-word Ofsted judgements and a new inspection system that is fair, proportionate and humane.

#NAHTconf

Ridiculously proud of my husband Sam presenting a motion at NAHT conference today 🙌🏼

Caught some nest box action at Two Mile Hill Primary School today

Lessons in democracy. Yes, young children absolutely ARE capable of civic thinking and action. And yes, opportunities to find out about things like our electoral system are not wasted on them. Big ups to the polling station volunteers for the warm welcome!
#eyfs #earlyyears

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'Increasing the ‘free’ childcare offer does not address the need for family support that was previously met by the decimated Sure Start programme' Spot on opinion piece from Michael Pettavel. CREC Early Years Alliance Early Education Nursery World Millie's Garden

Adult and child reading the child's learning journal together. Precious moments of connection, celebration and fostering metacognition. The child has an image of herself reflected back to her: an engaged, capable, powerful learner.

Eudaimonia in action. Such rich EY practice from jo0L5s
Dr Chris Pascal Helen Moylett Dr Sue Allingham #Birthto5Matters Dr Helen J not moving on Williams she/her🇪🇺🐦 Ruth Swailes Millie's Garden Cassie Holland

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Wonderful Dr Chris Pascal ❤️I could happily listen to her talk all day - flourishing, trust, love, evidencing the eudaemonic - how hopeful and invigorated she always leaves me feeling!

Such a wonderful event today

The Millie's Garden flock loving spring 🌱

A really special new role working with babies and toddlers in the Garden!

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BTW children start school at 7 and have not been baselined or expected to reach an arbitrary DfE imposed GLD

I've had a relaxing long weekend, and now it's time to spend the break getting down to some writing (MA research project) and also admin (mostly admissions for September 2024). Can't help but feel deeply fortunate to have a peaceful place like this to work from.

Excited about the release of the Resesrchful Practice podcast for Early Excellence now on their website. Also Spotify, Google and Apple Podcasts. Thanks Andy Burt. School of Education | University of Bristol #ResearchfulPracticeToolkit

We sing (A LOT!) with and for the children in the Garden. They particularly loved this spring song, so we adults have been singing it in rounds which seems to delight them 😅

Wonderful thread. And I've visited this school and seen it in action - it's just amazing.

The child has
a hundred languages
(and a hundred hundred hundred more)

Happy birthday Malaguzzi - thanks for showing us a beautiful and powerful way to respond to war, violence and fascism. Like many others, I carry these lessons in my heart through the turmoil of todays world.

Nursery Child: “A leaf has fallen off a tree but, that’s all right, we can fix it onto another tree. One without a leaf”

Me: “Oh?”

Child: “Another tree will look after it & the leaf will grow”

Me: “On a new tree!”

Child: “That’s how they grow so big…they help each other”