What does social sustainability look like?We've had a new short film all about Sustainability♻️ Filmed at @grovenursery.bsky.social with @laurahallain.bsky.social During Recycle Week you can watch the full film for FREE - just head to our homepage: www.sirenfilms.co.uk #sustainablity #recycle

This week is Recycle Week. To celebrate @sirenfilms.bsky.social released a film about sustainability with @laurahallain.bsky.social at @grovenursery.bsky.social I was moved by how Sarah and @eyfsclaire.bsky.social talk about how racial justice is part of it Beautiful. www.sirenfilms.co.uk

Have you seen our NEW film all about sustainability yet? Its FREE to watch during Recycle Week- just head to our homepage ♻️We made it with the wonderful team @grovenursery.bsky.social & @laurahallain.bsky.social Please watch and share: sirenfilms.co.uk #sustainability #newfilm #recycleweek2025

I was recently invited for a playdate by a child in my setting-I reminded them I had already visited their home before they started nursery. They replied: "But I didn't know you then." Home visiting can happen after relationships have been established, too! tapestry.info/re-visiting-...

Next week is Recycling Week- we will be releasing a new short film all about sustainability which we made with @laurahallain.bsky.social at @grovenursery.bsky.social Keep your eyes peeled as it will only be FREE to watch during #RecyclingWeek ♻️ #earlyyears #recycle #Sustainability #onlinelearning

Did you know its Sustainability Week 22nd Sept? Watch this short trailer from footage we took @nursery_grove with @LauraHAllain. The children are so engaged when learning about the fruit they eat at snack time, to composting and recycling.More to come... #Sustainability #recycle

Each year we make one of our films FREE for the summer- this year its our film about tummy time,made with the brilliant Carly Budd. See real parents & babies in action & hear expert tips on how to make tummy time fun,safe & effective: www.sirenfilms.co.uk/library/what-are-the-benefits-of-tummy-time/

Tapestry is getting a new look! 🎉 It's the same Tapestry you love, just with an updated design and improved navigation (and new functionality!). We're proud that this design, created in partnership with Spinning Fox, has won Silver at the London Design Awards. Sign up for updates: bit.ly/4lslzpW

📰In this new #TapestryArticle, Ruchika Aggarwal explains how celebrating festivals in the Early Years promotes diversity, inclusion, and understanding amongst young children. ➡️Here's the article: tinyurl.com/2uhk3y7y

👀Look who will be in Glastonbury this year!! ♻️Maya and Marley and the Great Big Tidy Up! 🗣️I will be at the @kidzfield sharing stories every day! 📍I am currently in Staffordshire, Keynote first thing this morning. Then travelling to Glastonbury.

We try to interview some of the leading minds in the EY sector. This is a truly interesting interview with Sir Robert Winston #earlyeducation #earlyyears #gender #music #science #play #playmatters #inconversationwith #SirenFilms www.sirenfilms.co.uk/library/robe...

Happy to have had this article published in @senmagazine.co.uk on the topic of Resource Bases in mainstream primary schools - contact me if you'd like free support.

In this new #TapestryArticle about neurodiversity-affirming practice, David Cahn explains that the small accommodations you make can have a wider-reaching positive effect on a child than you may think. ➡️Read the article: tinyurl.com/7m5urxub ⬅️

🏠Is it time that we re-considered our approach to traditional home visits? Adjusting the way we approach home visits could make the experience more accessible, equitable and valuable for all.✨ ➡️Read this brand new FREE guide from @sarah-holmes.bsky.social‬: bit.ly/4411ocT ⬅️

We are getting some lovely feedback about our new look website/ logo and content! Thank you @stephen.tapestry.info #understandingchildhood #earlyyears #childdevelopment

A free webinar! Date: Thursday 12th June 2025 Time: 7:30 – 9:00pm BST To secure your place, please email: [email protected] and visit: www.laurahenryallain/news @laurahallain.bsky.social

🌟FREE: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO EMBEDDING PLAY IN THE PRIMARY CURRICULUM✨ This free document has been created by Amber Ogunsanya-William to support educators in having conversations about embedding play in the primary curriculum. ➡️DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE HERE: tapestry.info/a-beginners-...

Hear from @ben.tapestry.info and @stephen.tapestry.info on how Tapestry helps educators to discuss and develop their provision, and transform learning by engaging with families. Use Tapestry from early years to Year 6 - are you using it yet? Get a free Tapestry Trial here: tinyurl.com/ykj56t3m

The 2025 Tapestry survey is now live! If you're an early years educator we’d love to hear how you work with parents & carers, how you feel about your role and what you think about using AI. Deadline: 30 May. We’ll share findings in July. Thank you! Survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VYRDTFT

This month - how Tapestry helps educators to celebrate each child. Firstly how Celebration Flags highlight positive qualities and milestones to help guide your feedback to children. Read how former educator, Jack suggests using Celebration Flags in class: tinyurl.com/5n6pyh9y. #EYFS #KS1 #KS2

Our SEND Advisor Stephen recently wrote an article about our new Cherry Garden Monitoring Screen, a purpose-built screen designed to help you effectively monitor progress and engagement for children with SEND. Read article: tinyurl.com/3nar97uk Click link at end of article for free Trial

All children are entitled to child-centred assessment, not just those developing typically. “The Cherry Garden framework [exclusive to Tapestry] helps ... to positively frame conversations with parents … to enable discussions about growth, progress and celebration.” FREE TRIAL tinyurl.com/5fnjwweb

Creating and thinking critically – choosing ways to do things... how children work out how to make it happen! #COEL #selfreg #selftalk #metacognition www.sirenfilms.co.uk/library/crea...

Did you know Tapestry can help you support children with SEND and their families? Watch our 60-second video of how Knowles Nursery School is successfully using Tapestry in this way. TRY TAPESTRY FOR FREE: tinyurl.com/43e9u9xr #send #eyfs #education

Did you know that more and more schools are using Tapestry to support the monitoring of EHCP outcomes? tapestry.info/monitoring-e... As always, if you're looking for free support and training around using Tapestry with children who have learning differences or disabilities then get in touch.

📢 VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that in collaboration with the brilliant team at Free Rangers Forest School my first in-person conference of 2025 is in Bath ☺️ It’s been so lovely to see this event come to life with Free Rangers support ❤️ Details and tickets below 👇🏾 www.eventbrite.com/e/liz-pember...

This is a brilliant addition to the Cherry Garden framework and supports child-centred assessment over data-focused methods. Let me know if you'd like free training on using the framework.

Many don’t realise that Tapestry is for KS1&2 not just EYFS, and invaluable in preparing for Pupil Progress Meetings, as highlighted by our recent Teach Primary Award. Wading though admin preparing for your Pupil Progress Meetings? TRY TAPESTRY FOR FREE: tinyurl.com/3xmmey8e

This morning we held the first of our three spring term Cherry Garden training sessions with 20 new settings attending. I love the fact that @tapestry.info and @cherrygardenschool.bsky.social still work so closely together - nearly 6 years after I left the school!

It’s high time we bridge the disability employment gap! Join us for a new #DIIversePodcast episode as Julian Gwinnett and Louise Connop delve into the topic of ableism, the barriers that exist, and the role of assistive tech in creating a more inclusive workplace. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...

Nice to see this book review in print in Nursery World magazine. Appreciate the positive feedback!

It can be far too easy to lose sight of the purpose of our assessment. This is taken from a training session I am running this evening for settings in @mydoncaster.bsky.social If you'd like free support or training to make your processes more child-centred, get in touch. #EYFS #SEND

Such helpful advice from Liz....

My latest article published in Teach Primary. It's important to respect each phase of education and appreciate the different skills needed to be a good teacher and leader if you find yourself in that position. Download the whole magazine here: www.theteachco.com/uploads/spec...

🌟 Wrapping up an incredible year! 🎉 Thanking our team for so many achievements.🙌 And the educators, families & children at the heart of our journey.❤️ Wishing you a happy end to the year and a wonderful 2025, filled with joy, success, and endless possibilities! ✨ #Goodbye2024 #Hello2025 #NewYear

Pleased to have had this article published in Nursery World - as always, brilliant to work with Ann: www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/feat...

This clip shows the secure loving attachment between Orson & his Mum. It also takes an holistic look at how a secure attachment really supports & is integral to healthy development #earlyyears #attachment #braindevelopment #eymatters #playmatters www.sirenfilms.co.uk/library/atta...

No better post to start with then a snippet of the animation resource that I created with SEEN, a @barnardos.bsky.social initiative, and Shenny Animation Studio. A joyful way for Early Years Educators and settings to be introduced to my work around anti -racist practice youtu.be/UMHY5AKkajg?...

It was such a nice surprise to see that my guide was one of @tapestry.info top 3. It’s been in circulation for a few years now (I should probably think about a newer version) but good to know that EY educators are still accessing it. Thanks to the team at Tapestry for always championing my work ☺️

Free guides from Tapestry on hugely important subjects, including Ableism, Anti-racism, Intersectionality and Belonging. tapestry.info/beginners-gu...

One of the most concerning aspects post EYFS reforms is the talk of no longer needing to 'do observations'. Observing the response to our provision is crucial at every stage of education.

Thinking about Spring term planning? Will you be focusing on the Lunar New Year? This guide from besea.n (Britain's East and South East Asian Network) is the ideal starting to point to support your understanding, and ensure that your practice is culturally sensitive: tapestry.info/a-beginners-...

A new FREE guide with no sign up required. Thanks so much to besea.n for collaborating. This is a really important one - if we are going to be teaching about the Lunar New Year, it is essential that we are culturally sensitive: tapestry.info/a-beginners-...

What does inclusion mean to you? Earlier this year @stephen.tapestry.info from @tapestry.info wrote a blog for us- read and share please: www.sirenfilms.co.uk/what-does-in... #earlyyears #inclusion #eymatters #collaboration #understandingfamilies #understandingchildhoods

Working in education is a privilege. It is about moments. But they don’t just happen by chance. They’re the result of environments built with intention—cultivated and rooted in community and kindness. It’s about creating a culture where staff and students thrive. www.linkedin.com/posts/adam-v...

Thank you for writing this wonderful practical article! If the autistic teens/young adults I work with had experienced the calm, kind curiosity you're advocating for here when they were in school, we'd have a lot less trauma to process and a lot more hope for the future. More like this please 😄

Very pleased to have had this article published by Tes: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Dr Yinka Olusoga’s podcast with Tapestry explores contemporary digital childhood and children’s play. Well worth a listen. fsf-podcasts.simplecast.com/episodes/exp...

Some great advice here for supporting autistic children struggling with the school environment 👏👏👏 @stephen.tapestry.info www.tes.com/magazine/tea...