The case for systemic change in Ofsted's approach
A need for a culture shift and systemic change within Ofsted – this is what setting owner Lucy Lewin is advocating for after her recent Ofsted inspection. Lucy believes that Ofsted is too focused on p...
30 Sep 20241h 25min
Love and nurture in the early years
Being attuned to children's needs, loco parentis, co-regulation and professional boundaries. These are just some of the things Tamsin Grimmer and Aaron Bradbury discuss on the topic of love and nurtur...
23 Sep 202449min
Education Durham: Early years curriculum project part 2
A focus on meaningful contexts, sequenced learning, school leadership involvement and provision for 2-year-olds. The progress from the Durham Early Yeats Curriculum Project is shared here through the ...
16 Sep 202436min
The art of advocacy
Advocacy can involve lobbying government as well as less publicly exposed actions such as day to day choices in your classroom. Donna Mooney discusses how educators are generally not equipped with the...
9 Sep 202446min
Proactively promoting positive mental health
Too often we have a reactive over a proactive approach to mental health, focusing on mental ill health rather than on thriving. Matt Bawler shares his work around this, including establishing strong f...
2 Sep 20241h
Montessori for sustainability
How does Montessori practice embed sustainability? Montessori Consultant Sarah Cummins explains that social development sits alongside academic learning, children are supported in building a sense of ...
26 Aug 202428min
Problematising behaviour management systems
Reward charts, certificates and golden time – how do such behaviour management systems affect children's self-perception and the perception of their peers? Dawn Jones discusses her research, opening u...
19 Aug 202446min
Learned helplessness: Are we setting children up for failure?
Feeling helpless and lacking control in your own learning and wider life seems to be a common attribute being noticed in children and young people currently. It is important to begin unpicking this fr...
12 Aug 20241h 3min
