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Understanding and Supporting Children’s Behaviour

Is behaviour good or bad? There are obviously behaviours that are ‘bad’ and it’s clear that the behaviours that impact others physically or emotionally, destroy property or abuse others, are not acceptable and not the way human beings treat each other. However, many behaviours seen as ‘inappropriate’, ‘bad’ or ‘not acceptable’ within schools and early…

Bycsteele8 August 20220Comments

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Calming and Wellbeing Spaces

For any of us to be ready and able to learn effectively, we need to have the right environment where we feel safe and emotionally secure. At times, the classroom can be an overwhelming place for some children. Having a calming space within the setting provides a safe place to calm, regulate and learn valuable…

Bycsteele8 August 20220Comments

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Beccie Hawes: Flexible strategies to support all learners

Often, in my advisory teacher role, I have the privilege to sit and observe just one learner in a lesson. It is a really special thing for me to do as I get to learn about how they learn. I am able to intensely focus on their strengths, strategies, independence and engagement and share in…

Bycsteele8 August 20220Comments

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Welcome to Empowering Early Years Education

Having a motivated, well-supported and knowledgeable workforce within early years settings is key to supporting child development and wellbeing. Yet, despite its sheer importance, the early years workforce in the UK continues to face a multitude of challenges including high workloads, low pay, limited opportunities for training and career progression and a lack of funding…

Bycsteele25 July 20220Comments

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Register for our FREE Empowering Early Years Education webinar!

The Early Years workforce is experiencing several challenges, including practitioner wellbeing concerns, staff recruitment, and retention as well as a lack of funding across the sector. With a growing number of pressures and challenges for providers and practitioners, it is evident that change is needed. Our webinar is now available to watch on-demand for…

Bycsteele25 July 20220Comments

Little Lockdowners Primary Reading

Rachel Clarke: Reading with confidence post pandemic

We know from research that the Covid-19 school closures have had an impact on children’s attainment, and for children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds this has frequently led to a widening of the attainment gap. In primary schools it has been the youngest children who have experienced the most challenges with learning. This is not to say…

Bycsteele13 July 20220Comments

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Jan Dubiel: Life and Learnings after Covid

Have the recent global events reshaped and revaluated our view of Early Years Education? The seismic trauma inflicted on humanity through the Pandemic has left its indelible mark on all of us. We are full of stories and testimonies that bear witness to the personal impact of the virus, the anxiety that surrounded it, and…

Bycsteele12 July 20220Comments

Little Lockdowners Maths Primary

Dr. Ems Lord: Three reasons for embedding cross-curricular maths

When chatting with primary teachers about the challenges they’re facing teaching maths, three key issues which tend to dominate our conversations are engaging their students: managing the differing attainment levels in their classrooms and finding the time to cover everything during the busy school day (I might also add the need to support teachers to…

Bycsteele8 July 20220Comments

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Using STEM to fill the pandemic gaps

In March 2021 parents breathed a sigh of relief at the end of homeschooling in the UK. Meanwhile teachers waited with baited breath as their pupils returned after months of missed school life. Since then, organisations around the world have been studying the impact of the pandemic on children’s learning. Ofsted have specifically reported: delays in…

Bycsteele6 July 20220Comments

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Rachel Clarke: Understanding reading comprehension

Comprehension is the ability to understand. In reading it’s the term we use to talk about children’s understanding of texts. Whether you’re an experienced or inexperienced teacher, you’ll know that teaching reading comprehension is one of the most challenging aspects of literacy. In this article I set about sharing my advice for getting the most…

Bycsteele6 July 20220Comments

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Understanding and Supporting Children’s Behaviour

Calming and Wellbeing Spaces

Beccie Hawes: Flexible strategies to support all learners

Welcome to Empowering Early Years Education

Register for our FREE Empowering Early Years Education webinar!

Rachel Clarke: Reading with confidence post pandemic

Jan Dubiel: Life and Learnings after Covid

Dr. Ems Lord: Three reasons for embedding cross-curricular maths

Using STEM to fill the pandemic gaps

Rachel Clarke: Understanding reading comprehension

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