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...
Children’s Centres: A Way Forward
This has been an interesting week or so for the sector... Firstly, Graham Allen MP (who spoke...
A Call to Arms: Save Our Children’s Centres
We are already halfway through January, having returned from a long break to the order and pattern...
Sing a song of sixpence
The year is once again fast drawing to a close. Each one seems to go by faster...
The Social Enterprise Tea Party
This week I overheard a member of staff commenting on my blog. She had just begun to...
Ideas to make your head spin in Bethnal Green
I have had the most interesting week. Despite the weather and incompetent overground trains trying to keep...
Sense of humour goes a long way
There was a book reviewed in Charity Times recently called The Art of Raising Money by Ian Bruce...