There's a concerning picture about the extent to which children are able to stay safe in their digital worlds.
Author: Contemplating Childhoods
Thinking about gender…
Everywhere we go and everything we see is impacted by gender.
Mirror, Mirror: reflecting on our practice
How do we engage in practice and behaviours without reflecting on them?
Money, money, money…
Something that’s caught our eye this week is a BBC News article about a primary school which has set up their own school bank.
The allure of loose parts
What is it about a large cardboard box that makes it so alluring to young children?
Speak up!
In this time of making New Year’s resolutions, let’s resolve to speak up more for children when we notice things that just aren’t right.
Merry Christmas Everyone!
We are taking a break for the Christmas holidays and will be back online on 5th January 2018.
Christmas Crackers?
Well it’s that time of year again… the run up to Christmas. For all those working with young children in the UK this generally means masses of tinsel, glitter, nativity plays and a lot of ‘ho, ho, hoeing’!
Poverty of experience
A lovely day in fact to visit one of the beautiful historic buildings we are lucky to have access to.....
How do we know what we know about children in 2017?
This week we’ve been thinking about what information we know about children and how this information comes about.