26 Jan
A form of assessment developed at Leuven University in Belgium by Ferre Leavers and his team, the Leuven scale is a five point scale that allows childcare practitioners to measure…
19 Jan
The GenderEYE project, run by Lancaster University in partnership with the Fatherhood Institute and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), is aiming to finding out why relatively…
12 Jan
One of the four specific areas of learning in the EYFS framework, is Understanding the World, designed to provide guidance and opportunities for children to make sense of their physical…
05 Jan
Characteristics of Effective Learning – What is it? Playing and exploring – children investigate and experience things, and ‘have a go’; Active learning – children concentrate and keep on…
22 Dec
So 2020 is coming to an end and it’s going to be one to add to the history books. Generations to come will Google where did the…
15 Dec
The aims of ECaT; Raise practitioners’ skills and knowledge. Increase understanding and involvement of parents in their child’s language development. Promote children’s achievement in early language. …
09 Dec
From September 2021 the revised EYFS Framework will become mandatory. This allows you just over 9 months to prepare yourself, your staff and your setting for the changes. …
01 Dec
Establishing your Unique Selling Point (USP) is crucial to driving leads and winning new business. The objective is to be noticed and remembered for all the right reasons and with…
24 Nov
Celebrated on 30 November. Saint Andrew’s Day is Scotland‘s official national day and is the feast day of Andrew the Apostle, marked with a celebration of Scottish culture with traditional…
18 Nov
With Winter officially starting on 21st December in the astronomical calendar it can be a very magical time in settings with children getting excited for Christmas. With so many rules…