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Tapestry - The Foundation Stage Forum (FSF) - Home of Early Years . . . Tapestry covers the Early Years Foundation Stage, KS1 and KS2 groups and is designed to simplify and improve recording within these curricula Information can be filtered and displayed in different ways, and assessments and statements can be made for each entry
Articles - The Foundation Stage Forum (FSF) - Home of Early Years . . . What are the Cherry Garden Branch Maps? A new assessment tool developed by the namesake school (an outstanding specialist school in London for children with severe and complex support needs) The maps organise key milestones that you would expect to find in a typically developing child from birth
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Newsletters - The Foundation Stage Forum (FSF) - Home of Early Years . . . The Foundation Stage Forum November Newsletter 2024 FSF articles and podcasts We’re excited to share two new podcast episodes in our miniseries ‘Men in the Early Years’ In Episode 1, Stephen and Ben chat with Richard Waite, early years consultant and technology specialist, about his long career…
Articles - The Foundation Stage Forum (FSF) - Home of Early Years . . . More recently, Elinor Goldschmied and others have pioneered the Key Person Approach, which advocates the forming of special relationships between adults and children in the nursery setting As the rising numbers of working parents continue to demand good quality childcare, the Key Person Approach is designed to bring the building of individual relationships into group care
Articles - The Foundation Stage Forum (FSF) - Home of Early Years . . . by Richard Waite in Articles Teaching and Learning on May 15, 2023 Early Years Educator and early years technology specialist Richard Waite shares his passion for helping us all to understand the importance of sharing technology with young children
Articles - The Foundation Stage Forum (FSF) - Home of Early Years . . . by FSF Rebecca in Articles Teaching and Learning on September 13, 2017 “Have you ‘done’ your next steps?” … “What are you doing for Bobby’s next steps?” … “How many next steps did you do?” … Questions discussed all too frequently in early years settings across the country They are certainly questions that are asked on FSF frequently Here are some forum threads on
Articles - The Foundation Stage Forum (FSF) - Home of Early Years . . . Introduction Susan Isaacs was a British psychologist and educationalist whose work spanned the first half of the twentieth century She came to education with a background in philosophy and psychology and this influenced much of her work with young children Smith (1985) writes that ‘she probably