“Unless you do set homework, your data isn’t going to show what you need it to show.”

A mixed methods study exploring teachers’ perceptions and experiences of homework for children aged 4-11 years in one primary school … More

Lifelong Learning and Me: Panel Event

As some of you may know, I recently attended a 2-day training opportunity about Froebel’s theories of early childhood. As … More

‘Babies are taught to be racist or anti-racist. There’s no neutrality’. At last, the correct terminology has been embedded into … More

The Early Years Foundation Stage (DfE, 2017) sets out in its four guiding principles that all children in the birth … More

Here, Charlie Howland, a current BA in Early Childhood student, writes a reflection on the ability of the course to … More

The tremendous role in working with children and families can be enhanced through studying the Foundation Degree in Early Childhood. … More

Our Foundation Degree in Early Childhood is one of our most popular courses. Applications are open until midnight on 12th … More

With little time to deliberate in the current pandemic, it was upon reading the article by Maggie (Good enough parenting … More

Winnicott (cited in Spelman, 2013) is perhaps more renowned in the field of early years development for his transitional object … More

Maggie’s blog on home-schooling can be found here. Jo (Teaching Assistant) As a T/A, I can imagine many parents are … More