Reading through the recent report from the Teaching Schools Council, Effective Primary Teaching Practice 2016, I kept having flashbacks to…
India – Bringing care and education together
Anganwadi in English means a ‘courtyard space’ which is exactly how these preschools were formed..in any available space both in…
India – Fine motor skills and patterns
Watching Avinash creating a beautiful Rangoli pattern for Diwali made me think about how carefully and finely he was using…
Thoughts from India
Its my 4th day into the Nursery World Study tour in India and I am still having to pinch myself…
How do we decide what progress a child has made?
One of the most crucial aspects of our work with young children is to make sure that the decisions we…
Mapping children’s progress – Part 2
Following the Observation, Assessment and Planning process, described in Part 1, means that you will have gathered an eclectic mix…
Observing, assessing and mapping children’s progress through the EYFS – Part 1
One of the joys and privilege of working with young children is to observe them as they play, talk, think…
Getting Started with the Development Map – Helpful Hints
Thank you for signing up to use the Development map with your children. I am hoping the following bits and…
Why create the Development Map?
We live in a world (in England) of assessments, targets and goals which are increasingly taking over our perceptions of…
WatchMeGrow a new website!!
Its taken some time but the new website is live and after 4 years of principles, pedagogy and practice (bit…