I totally agree

Thank you Sue Cowley for adding some common sense to what is potentially (another!) national disaster. This is ethically, educationally and morally the wrong thing to do to our youngest children at a time when they require our patience and time not a test #morethanascore

Will you walk to campaign for children to be allowed to be children?

Dr Guy Roberts-Holmes UCL Institute of Education has voiced concerns about the government's new baseline tests for 4 & 5 year-olds. “The government is testing parents and carers, not schools and teachers, because the children will have just started school". More Than A Score theguardian.com/education/2019…

As @Keep_EYs_Unique say please sign the petition and help us reach 100k before a bunch of 4-year-olds take a trusted grown-up to Downing Street! actionnetwork.org/petitions/four… #NEU19 #Baseline #playnottestsat4 #marchofthe4yearolds

Delighted that Jeremy Corbyn signed our pledge. buff.ly/2PeWYah #morethanascore #NEU19

Exams are the most outdated, archaic way to measure children. If we used AI and digital learning to help individual performance within schools we can personalise learning and assist teachers and rebuild that trust they are so desperately lacking. #NEU19

My new book is out next Wednesday so I'm doing a giveaway to celebrate! RT to enter. Winner picked at random on publication day. #EYFS #MarkMaking

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Time to lead by example! I would love Boris and co to keep this in mind when making decisions about easing lockdown. If it’s magically now safe enough to open schools in a matter of weeks then maybe those in power should head back into parliament too! No! Hmmm 🤔 thought so 😒

As well as adding more online training modules to our collection we're planning lots of inspiring webinars for you to be part of over the next few months. Keep an eye out here and on the website for more details. #earlyyears #earlyyearstraining #earlyyearswebinar

#just saying #maslowbeforebloom #buildingstrongattachments #nursery #EYFS #foundationstage

I have written to Barry Gardiner MP calling on him to support an National Education Union amendment in Parliament to close schools and colleges #PutSchoolsInTheLockdown. Please write to your MP bit.ly/writeyourmpsch…

Union calls on PM to delay school reopenings and make public advice he has received on the risks of this dreadful disease. Our members have a legal right to work in a safe environment. neu.org.uk/press-releases…

Teachers and parents need a clear and definitive statement that schools will not be required to reopen in January until effective vaccination is made available to teaching staff. 1/2

Education is important but so are the lives and wellbeing of teachers and key working parents need time to plan for the care of their children. 2/2

Looking forward to to World Nursery Rhyme week next week. Who else is participating? What lovely ideas do you have planned? World Nursery Rhyme Week