Well, that's Spring Term done for me . . . fabulous projects and some memorable artwork. Thousands of children have unlocked a new part of their creativity, and who knows where that might lead them. 🙂⭐ www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky

Excellent advice from @cosydirect.bsky.social #wellbeing

As #NationalPetMonth approaches, explore our handpicked selection of educational resources that will not only celebrate our furry, scaly, and feathered friends, but also integrate seamlessly into your curriculum…

'Does the length of a country’s school summer holidays affect learning?' French President, Emmanuel Macron is set to discuss this. Read more in #RISEEduMag riseedumag.com/school-summe... and let us know your thoughts. @netsupport.bsky.social @techheaddd.bsky.social #News #SummerHolidays

The joys of playing with mud. The Nursery children enjoying the mud kitchen and digging for treasure. @brunswickparkps.bsky.social @cosydirect.bsky.social @opal-cic.bsky.social #mudkitchen

The first signs of Spring in the Nature garden! Over the next few weeks, the Reception children will use their observational skills to observe how the Nature garden changes through Spring. We are excited. 🌻🌷🌺🌸🌼 @brunswickparkps.bsky.social @cosydirect.bsky.social

Today, we planted some tomato, pea, beetroot, sunflower and wildflowers seeds! Our spring flowers are ready to begin their journey and we can’t wait. @brunswickparkps.bsky.social @cosydirect.bsky.social

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Some of the continuous provision we have set up today in the beautiful sunshine! ☀️ @brunswickparkps.bsky.social @cosydirect.bsky.social @inclusionbpps.bsky.social

A wonderful Spring playdough activity for our Reception children! @brunswickparkps.bsky.social @cosydirect.bsky.social

📄 New article in the EECERJ: The impact of the ‘accelerated childhood’ culture in UK's ECEC: practitioners’ and policy makers’ views during a professional development course https://buff.ly/3CBpiRi #AcademicResearch #JournalArticle #ResearchFindings #NewResearch #EECERJ #EECERA

If you haven’t seen this- You should. Amazing ideas from @darrellwakelam.bsky.social www.darrellwakelam.com/downloads

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On a scale of raccoon, how are you feeling today?

A new #fieldwork data collection method?!

Cheeky wee doom-busting post that perked up my time line. 😂

On a scale of hedgehog cake, how are you feeling today? 🦔🙂

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You may have noticed that we've been amping up our policy campaigning recently – here's why it's a priority for Speech and Language UK at the moment!🧐 Learn about our policy campaigns👇 speechandlanguage.org.uk/the-issue/ou... Head to our news and blogs🧾 speechandlanguage.org.uk/about-us/new...

This is our favourite play dough recipe. We don’t always use the Cream of Tartar but it does seem to help! Our tip of the day is that Baby oil smells nicer than veg oil, and that you need to let it sit for a minute before you decide if it needs more flour. It usually doesn’t! #EduSkyPrimary #EYFS

Viking longboats made entirely from recycled cardboard tubes. Limiting the materials doesn't mean you have to limit your imagination. 😁 www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky #art #sculpture

Some of today’s builds. #PlayIsTheWay

It poured down today but the families at our family learning day were amazing so we loved it! 🥰 #outdoorlearning #forestschool

A special moment at Forest School today. The lovely horses in a field next to us like to interact with the children. A little boy rushed to find me, worried the horse would eat the bale twine, this is the moment he handed it to me for safety Today he turned 3! #animaltherapy #empathy #childled

There’s just over 24 hours left to enter our giveaway over on Twitter… x.com/cosydirect/s...

Hello #Furriday fur-iends. Tomorrow is 'Love Your Pet Day' and we're doing a special feature in #RISEEduMag. If you would like your pet to be included please share. A photo, their name and why you love them. Thanks 💗

We love animals so much at Cosy that they come to work with us! Here’s gorgeous boy, Max 💚🐾

'How can education debunk misinformation and disinformation?' Learn about the importance of #MediaLiteracy in #RISEEduMag. riseedumag.com/how-can-educ... @netsupport.bsky.social @techheaddd.bsky.social #News #Misinformation #Disinformation #SocialMedia

🚨Today, the Education Policy Institute, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, has published a new report on Identifying SEND. The report provides evidence of the inequalities that exist in SEND support across schools in England. Read the full report 👉 epi.org.uk/wp-content/u... Main findings👇

ECTs and trainee teachers: please can I ask for your help? I want to hear from you about your experience in teaching. What do you love about it? What do you wish you could change? If you’re a teacher who left teaching after their first few years, what pushed you to leave? Pls comment below👇

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All set up ready for Spielwarenmesse 2025 in Nuremberg 💚

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Our Mini Outdoor Rainbows Set is fantastic for encouraging children to explore patterns and arrangements. We’ve used it here with our cute felt bees and felt balls but you could also use with natural loose parts 💚🌈 cosydirect.com/mini-outdoor-r…

Hello new people and old friends . . . let's play a game. Name something, anything that you think I might not have made out of cardboard and I'll attempt to prove you wrong. 😆👍 I'll try to attach proof. 😅 www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky

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Therapy Animal session at Castle Hill Academy today. We enjoyed putting on a little fashion show while the children were at lunch. It made the humans laugh although Toothless, Cupid & Hope didn’t seem very impressed! #animaltherapy #laughtertherapy #crochetcrafting #SENinclusion

I’m up at Elmore Green Primary this week helping Year 5 and 6 to create ‘Kings & Queens’. So, I thought I’d share a photo of the process of one of our pieces. 👍🤩 darrellwakelam.com

Explore mathematical thinking with our wooden array trays. They’re great for building patterns, making arrangements and sorting. www.cosydirect.com/array-tray-4...

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What’s in your tuff spot today? #cosytuffspot

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Any teacher passionate about STEM or how this works when outside? See the plea for articles below. #ukedchat #ScotEdChat #ForestShool #eyfs #ks1 #ks2 #outdoored

My latest column for @tesmagazine.bsky.social is all about meeting the needs of left-handed children in early years. Really pleased to see how much it’s being shared and discussed. Read on ⤵️ www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

What’s in your mud kitchen next week?