Kindness is Contagious and Its worth Us All Catching it Early
As Early Years’ teachers, we need to continually reflect on the purpose of education. This is crucial given the pressures we face to deliver what many would describe as a…
LEYF News and CEO Blog
Read the latest news and updates from our CEO and the wider LEYF team.
So the Results are in….
The consultation has closed and we now await the Government’s response to our feedback about the proposed changes to the EYFS and the Early Learning Goals. Do you remember…
Breakfast with The Duchess
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…
The Male Only Apprentice Group
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…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 19th
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day nineteen of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on volunteering and why it is good for social purpose… https://leyf.org.uk/volunteering-is-good-for-our-social-purpose/ I am always…
A Letter to Boris
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…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 11th
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…
Christmas Advent Blog – The Birmingham Pedajolly on the Pedagogy Fun Train
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…
Join BrewEY and build the Early Years Grassroots Movement
The grassroots movement is when the ordinary people get together and use collective action from the local level to affect change at the local, regional, national, or international level. In…
Don’t’s Dump the EYFS, Just Tweak it
About a year ago, the Government suggested that it might need to refresh the EYFS and the Early Learning Goals. This elicited limited support from the sector. We were worried…
Volunteering is good for our social purpose
I am always happy to support staff who want to volunteer with organisations around the world especially when they are helping children. We have encouraged staff who wanted to use…
Stand Up With One Voice
I rarely say no to an invitation to speak about Early Years in Ireland, and this weekend was no exception. I therefore found myself in Athlone, a small town…