Early Years Covering Children under 5 attending schools and childcare providers

Is Mindfulness The Best Way To Nurture Empathy In Early Years Children?

Debra Kidd, Teacher, education consultant, Independent Thinking Associate

Learning to share and to care are some of the hardest lessons young children encounter, yet...

Why Young Children Make Such Dynamic Learners, And How We Can Sustain Their Progress

Dr Richard Gerver, Bestselling author, speaker and broadcaster

“We are trying to be a more innovative and inclusive organisation,” I was told recently by...

Introducing Montessori Pedagogy In The Early Years Has The Capacity To Benefit Children Throughout Your School

Barbara Isaacs, Academic director, Montessori Centre International

Over the last decade the Montessori St Nicholas charity has helped several primary schools to introduce...

There’s No Assessment Shortcut To Establishing Children’s Starting Points In Early Years, Even If Policy-Makers Say Otherwise

Jan Dubiel, National Director, Early Excellence

The current tensions around the nature, purpose and efficacy of assessment in the EYFS are nothing...