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Building life skills with the Outlast Art Studio
Outdoor learning has huge potential, but is tough to implement. Time, resources, and curriculum demands often get in the way. A new approach using the Outlast Art Studio is helping schools make it a reality.
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Future-ready spaces
Hugh McEwan explores how flexible, non-built-in furniture can create adaptable, sustainable early years spaces, helping settings achieve greater longevity, functionality, and value through thoughtful planning and collaboration.
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The state of play
Paul Lindley's article highlights the urgent need to restore play to children's lives, drawing on the wider debate sparked by Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation. Paul calls for a new national play strategy, emphasising how play is…
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The Story of the Observer Child
What happens when we let children observe rather than forcing them to join in? Dive into the story of the observer child and uncover the secret world of play that experts often overlook.
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Sustainability as a child's right
Top four tips on becoming a sustainable early years setting, by Cheryl Hadland.
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Can educators compete with the virtual world?
Who needs a curriculum? Nothing disseminates learning better than a passionate educator. But this year’s teachers have an extra challenge: by the age of five the Alpha generation has spent more time in the virtual world than in the real…
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Everyone needs attention
What if we look past children's clamourings for attention and thought, and see that this child is looking for relationship?
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Navigating relationships in SEND education
How do we navigate the difficulties of SEND education and make sure children and families get what they need and deserve?
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Supporting each child's learning journey
The journey of learning is always the longest. However much you have learned or however old you get, it is never complete, and there will always be bumps along the way to reflect upon. Our job as educators is to empower and equip children…
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Loose parts for children with diverse abilities
Create inclusive and equitable loose parts play opportunities.
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Learning from intergenerational practice
Pixie sits happily with Irene to enjoy lunch together. They are in their own world, absorbed by each other and beautifully attuned – a partnership of equals. Pixie is 14 months old and Irene 97 years young, born nearly a century apart.
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Resiliency
Resiliency reminds me of the pop-up doll I had as a child. It was egg-shaped, full of air, and had a rounded bottom that was weighted. I could push it over and it would always pop back up again. But the full experience of resiliency is…