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A practitioner and a child engage talk together in a moment of Sustained Shared Thinking

Learning & Development | Positive Adult Relationships

Part 2: Ideas to Promote More Sustained Shared Thinking – with Kathy Brodie

Part two of our miniseries with Kathy Brodie gives you Sustained Shared Thinking activities and ideas to support practitioners and improve your environment.

Matt ArnerichJune 12, 2019

An adult and a child share in a moment of Sustained Shared Thinking on a pile of cushions

Learning & Development | Positive Adult Relationships

Part 1: What Is Sustained Shared Thinking? – With Kathy Brodie

Sustained Shared Thinking can play a vital role in developing children into lifelong learners. Learn all about it with early years expert Kathy Brodie.

Matt ArnerichJune 12, 2019

Children do messy play in a box, while a disgruntled parent stands with a stained t-shirt

Learning & Development | Parent Partnerships

Messy Play 101: How To Get Parents Onboard

Messy play has huge developmental advantages in the early years. Here's why it's so important along with a few tips on how to get reluctant parents onboard.

Matt ArnerichMay 22, 2019

Busy Practitioner

Positive Adult Relationships

30 Things You’ll Only Know If You Work in a Nursery

Whether you're a practitioner, manager or owner, here's our list of 30 things you're going to recognise if you work in a nursery or childcare setting.

Matt ArnerichApril 17, 2019

A practitioner bulding parent partnerships with a child's parents as they discuss his care.

Parent Partnerships

Sue Cowley: How To Build Parent Partnerships That Last

Sue Cowley explains how through regular communication, asking for feedback, and a rethink of your routines you can develop stronger parent partnerships.

Sue CowleyApril 16, 2019

A child builds a tower while a practitioner helps build on her next steps in the moment by filling up the box with more pieces.

Learning & Development | Positive Adult Relationships

Sue Allingham: What Is The True Purpose of Next Steps?

Sue Allingham explains why so many of us have got next steps all wrong. She argues we should reclaim the concept, and tear down those next step boards.

Sue AllinghamMarch 5, 2019

A key person hands a child over to their mother waiting with a pram

Parent Partnerships | Staff

Is Your Key Person The Key To Stronger Parent Relationships?

A key person is normally the person knows their key children the very best. So why not make them the link between your setting and that child's parents?

Ruby VeazeyFebruary 27, 2019

Parents and practitioners working in parent partnership, discussing, working, and looking after children together.

Organisational | Parent Partnerships

Interview: Lessons In Parent Partnership with Cuckooz Nest

Looking for ideas to improve your parent partnership? We spoke with nursery and coworking space Cuckooz Nest to find out how they put parents first.

Matt ArnerichJanuary 16, 2019

A man stares, thinking, into a mirror.

Positive Adult Relationships | Wellbeing

Sue Cowley: Improving Child Behaviour – We’re In It Together

Improving child behaviour starts when you understand the full role you have to play. Sue Cowley explains how we can all start to be more self-reflective.

Sue CowleyDecember 20, 2018

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