by EYR Team | Jan 2, 2023 | Learning & Development, Primary Learning
“Literacy is the ability to read, write, speak and listen in a way that lets us communicate effectively and make sense of the world.” – National Literacy Trust Did you know that 16.4% of adults in England (that’s about 7.1 million people),...
by EYR Team | Aug 30, 2022 | Early Years Development, Learning & Development, Primary Learning
This blog has been written by Matthew Crouch aka Mr C Classroom. An EYFS lead, class teacher and EYR Industry Expert. In this blog he uses his experience and knowledge – particularly as a PSHE subject leader – to share insights on attention span and...
by EYR Team | Jan 10, 2022 | Early Years Development, Early Years Ideas, Inspiration, Learning & Development, Primary Learning, Primary School Ideas
This blog has been written by EYR Industry expert Emily Hanson, a qualified EYFS teacher with an M.Ed in Education from the University of Cambridge. In this blog, Emily delves into 10 different activity ideas to help you celebrate National Storytelling Week with your...
by Katie Murphy | Dec 31, 2021 | Early Years Development, Health & Wellbeing, Learning & Development, Primary Learning
New Year brings hope, challenges, and new beginnings. It brings new feelings in not only ourselves but our children. How can we support children as they look forward to, or are fazed by, the uncertainty of a new year? The change is unavoidable, however by managing it...
by EYR Team | Sep 7, 2021 | Early Years Development, Learning & Development, Primary Learning
In England, learning a foreign language is statutory from the ages of 7-14. Before this, there is no compulsory requirement for children to learn another language and the uptake of older children continuing to study a language at GCSE level is in a constant decline....
by EYR Team | Apr 29, 2021 | Early Years Development, Early Years Ideas, Inspiration, Primary Learning, Primary School Ideas, SEN Support
This blog has been written with the help of our industry expert, Georgina Durrant, a former teacher/Special Educational Needs Coordinator and founder of The SEN Resources Blog. She shares with us her favourite sensory play activities for children with special needs...