The frustrating thing about this is that the idea is right, absolutely yes to more enrichment, but the idea that you just set targets to achieve it is the error. What this will mostly do is advantage schools in already advantaged areas because this stuff costs £! schoolsweek.co.uk/another-expe...

The ECHR is 75 today. Like many elderly people, it is in danger of being taken for granted, and not being listened to anymore. So, happy birthday ECHR, please step forward into the spotlight and explain your history to us younger people here.

Disgusting how many platforms this grifter has been given

Excellent post which highlights how every child has ceased to matter very sadly.

This blog deserves my second repost.

Excellent post which highlights how every child has ceased to matter very sadly.

I think something that's happened with the narrative around behaviour is that there's a lot of focus on 'managing' young people who find classroom environments challenging rather than thinking about how to adapt classroom environments ahead of time. The system would benefit from more flexibility. 🤷‍♀️

We need to reclaim our links to the natural world. "it all starts with children and is why activities like forest school and wild church are important for people and nature.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Did you know the origin of dressing up came from the idea warding off evil spirits? #Halloween2025 #HappyHalloween #PumpkinCarving

Another reason to love Finland and Finnish education! 💙🇫🇮 Let the children #play, outside! #edchat #education #earlyyears #EarlyChildhoodEducation #Finland #Suomi #play #OutdoorPlay #ForestSchool #OutdoorLearning www.theguardian.com/environment/...

chrischiversthinks.weebly.com/pdfs.html Exploring some themes in inclusion...

‘The only limit is the cook’s imagination’: Diana Henry’s guide to cooking with pumpkin

Farage: epic grifter

PLEASE sign the petition to promote interest in a kindergarten stage: early years care & education that is relevant & fit for the 21stC Please repost @falkirkfroebel.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @morayhouse.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social parliament.scot

This was powerful

Thomas Hall School in Exeter now gives every pupil—from Reception to Year 11—a weekly forest school session, proving that the best learning often happens under the trees

open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Biggest ever audit of Parkinson’s in the UK says there’s a diagnosis crisis with a shortage of neurologists leaving thousands waiting up to 5 years to see a specialist

That thing where commentators are saying, horrified, that 'the Greens want fewer millionaires and billionaires' and I'm thinking 'yes, because it's not healthy for a society to have people be that wealthy'. I think it's clear that the 'endless growth' narrative isn't healthy tbh. 🤷‍♀️

Delighted to see @privateeyenews.bsky.social has published 2 items in a few weeks about how awful the TRA is (p50 current issue). Here's hoping they keep up the good work. Last year I wrote about why the TRA needs root and branch reform. johncosgrove55.wordpress.com/2024/08/18/t...

Without nurses from overseas the NHS will fall apart. Anyone who has been in a hospital recently will surely know this

A fascinating read.

i wanted to say something about puffins, and therefore had to look up the german word for puffin. In german, puffins are Papageitaucher! Parrot divers! Diving parrots! Haha.

It looks even worse by video 😢

While it's true that the more people can remember, the more they know and can think about, joy and a diverse set of experiences are also important for children. Not everything that matters can be measured. 😘 #EduSky

So @missfreda.bsky.social and I have discussed this and decided Paul McCartney’s Frog’s Chorus needs to get trending. ‘We all stand together’. An anti-fascist anthem if ever there was one ✊🐸 youtu.be/6PMiP90ntZ8?...

Looked like nice bags of loam which are easy to sift through. Not sure how much reality there is to it.

Thank you.

Christine Gilbert says Ofsted’s new complaints process is “far better” than it used to be. “You can talk to a body, a person.” That's been the case for years; it's not the point. Waiting more months for a possible independent complaints process is not good enough. schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-claim...

I am convinced that some people don’t remember what it was like to be a five year old. They don’t even seem to remember what it was like to be an 11 year old starting secondary school.

I think we would benefit from putting ourselves in the children's shoes more often and considering what their overall experience of school is like. A diet of only PPTs and schemes might be consistent but it's not particularly inspiring. #EduSky

Still buzzing from a wonderful Saturday spent at Kathryn Solly’s @roddi33.bsky.social book launch for her latest publication available NOW 👉🏾 www.routledge.com/Leading-Lear...

We've just hit *LAUNCH* on a @kickstarter.com to fund our debut album #HollowChapters. We've finished 7 of the mixes (explainer & extracts in video via link), but as independent artists need a final push to get over the line 🎶 PLEASE share and support if you can www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...

Part 2 nfamilyclub.com/parenting/mo...

I’m wrote a series for n family club about BHM2025 - part 1 is out now: nfamilyclub.com/parenting/st...

When you come at inclusion via the early years idea of creating an 'enabling environment' then what happens is that you adapt the setting to suit the children rather than trying to adapt the children to suit the setting. 'The child is not for the school; the school is for the child." #EduSky

Meanwhile Jenrick’s fuming, apparently he hasn’t seen one white chocolate bar since he’s been there.

Such a wonderful day ❤️

Our new film all about sustainability made with @laurahallain.bsky.social & @grovenursery.bsky.social can now be found in our EY Video Library- along with over 500 clips all about child development. www.sirenfilms.co.uk/pricing/ #sustainability #earlyyears #newfilm #EYvideolibrary

Children's books to encourage critical and creative thinking skills with titles by Oliver Jeffers, Alice James, Alex Frith, Petr Horáček, Hannah Peck, John Condon, Leo Timmers, The School of Life & more. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/think... #kidlit #booktwitter #teachertwitter

A visit to The World of James Herriot in Yorkshire: a unique blend of animal companions, mutually supportive communities, ancient monuments& green rolling countryside. Visitors can take a walk with the gentle spirit of the author& discover the real story behind ‘All Creatures Great and Small.’

Yesterday I celebrated my swansong with family & friends at my book launch. Huge thanks to all those who attended who were aged 2.5 years to a few in the upper mature ranges. We had a lovely time being shown round Mary Hare Primary School for the Deaf who so generously hosted the launch.

Forest School Principle 2 Forest School takes place in a woodland or natural wooded environment to support the development of a relationship between the learner and the natural world. Free flyer at checkout or download: muddyfaces.co.uk/outdoor-hub/...

A walk up Castle Crag: www.andrewswalks.co.uk/castle-crag-...

When we were giants -we can be again #Uk #cablestreet www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/... #londonmuesum

❄️ A glacier-free Sierra Nevada is unprecedented New evidence shows that glaciers in California’s Sierra Nevada disappearance would be the first in recorded geological time. 🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scia... #SciComm #ClimateCrisis 🧪

The airport has been closed again after drones were spotted overhead trib.al/kuCcu1O

Join me for this FREE online learning session with 5 inspiring Indigenous Educators this Truth and Reconciliation Day. Tuesday, September 30 4 PM PST / 7 PM ET 🧡 outdoorlearning.com/event/indige...

Good morning everyone. Wishing you all a kind week ahead. Have a great start to the week today and keep on being your amazing selves❤️ #teacher5oclockclub #EduSky

Morning all, foggy out there, drive safe.

UK photographer Shirley Baker, Hulme, Manchester, 1965 #WomensArt #Monday