LEYF News and CEO Blog

How do you know a Zoom debate is lively? Well, read the chat. At this year’s 14th annual Margaret Horn debate the question explored asked if times of upheaval…

From Books to Bookworm – join the conversation that celebrates reading When I was a child, I was often asked what I wanted to be when I grew up.

Every year we have the Margaret Horn Debate to introduce, explore and dispute ideas, policies and innovative practice. Consequently, we have debated a wonderful array of topics over the past…

Who Says Giraffes Can’t Dance? Well Giles Andreae did! He also reminded us that there is a Rumble in the Jungle and a Commotion in the Ocean and if…

The other night I was watching my new late-night Netflix addiction, How to Get Away With Murder. I have reached Series 5 where the main protagonist, Annaliese Keating is…

When we were told by the Prime Minster on the 10th May that we would be able to open on the 1st of June we began to plan how we…

Perhaps when Boris has his new baby and needs childcare he will finally begin to realise what we do as a sector an how we operate as an essential business.

We all know that the Tiger comes to Tea but we have never had a Duchess come to Breakfast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6hzbLzcprE  The Duchess of Cambridge lightened up our…

Can we do this?  Will we break the law?  The HR Director rolled his eyes and said Ohhhhh, let me double check! I said “Make it happen, It is hugely…

Dear Prime Minister Welcome, and I wish good fortune as you build the right team around you to deliver your election promises. While I realise there are big issues that…

Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day eleven of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on what the pedagogy looks like in practice? Read my recent post reflecting on pedagogy…

Last week I went on a Pedajolly to Birmingham to the Nursery World Conference with two colleagues. Ben who leads the LEYF Training Academy and Jean who manages a…