I have just come back from a two day NDNA conference in Leeds, accompanied by two of...
Science, culture and the great outdoors: the rights of every child
We have it in our power to build the world anew." Thomas Paine 1737 -1809 To celebrate...
Early Years, Dragons and Dolly Parton… or how bankers became our new best friends
The last few weeks have been a bit of an intellectual whirlwind, which always gets me really...
So we are all Social Enterprises Now? LOL!
I read in this week’s Third Sector magazine that Kevin Carey chair of the RNIB told the ...
Child poverty: will this new strategy finally make progress stick?
This weekend, I spent some time helping my sister (also in Early Years!) go through her old...
Is happiness the greatest gift we can give our children?
This weekend the TV presenters continually referred to the joy and happiness created by the Royal Wedding...
Social franchising and the LEYF Experience
For those wonderfully supportive people who follow this blog, you may have noticed a gap in production;...
EYFS: the real values behind our ‘nappy curriculum’
This week we received the official recommendations from the Review of the Early Years Foundation Stage led...
No half measures when it comes to social impact
There is much talk at the moment about the importance of measurement, including a reference to it...
Big society grants: plus ça change…
I have learned that if I am to truly avoid all contact with the world of work,...
Down on the farm, cultivating an organic approach to Big Society
Alongside the delight of being Chief Executive of LEYF, I am also chair of Paddington Farm Trust. ...
Ready to grasp the nettle of our ‘hands-free’ future?
What would Lord Shaftsbury, Mary Carpenter or Dr Barnardo make of the ongoing political battle of what to cut...