News from Government: Impact of COVID-19
The Department for Education (DfE) has produced three new reports which outline how childcare settings across the country have been impacted by the pandemic. The reports can be accessed by clicking below:
The ShREC approach
The EEF’s Early Years Specialist Fliss James explains how practitioners can use the ‘ShREC’ approach to engage young pupils in high quality interactions.
Every child deserves the best start in life
Ofsted has today published a new strategy for the next 5 years (2022 to 2027).
The strategy sets out how Ofsted will continue its work to improve the lives of children and young people, which is more important than ever following the disruption and distress of the past 2 years.
Read Ofsted’s strategy for 2022 to 2027.
Deaf Awareness Week
Deaf Awareness Week is taking place from 2 to 8 May 2022.
Throughout Deaf Awareness Week, the deaf children society will share lots about deafness, including information on:
- the different levels of deafness
- deaf culture and history
- the different communication methods
- "Deaf Works Everywhere" campaign
They will also share more inspiring stories from deaf role models across the UK.
Find more here.
Early years picture books to help celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Discover some great picture books with royal characters to help mark the occasion of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The characters in the books include a fussy king, a rapping princess, a prince who loves wearing brightly coloured pants, a princess aspiring to be a doctor and of course the Queen herself, who is busy looking for her hat in an adventure around London!
Try out our quiz Which royal picture book character are you most like? and then download the book list with details of all the books featured in the quiz..
For more information on the Platinum Jubilee and Her Majesty the Queen, visit the Royal website here: https://www.royal.uk/