National Week of Play

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Play is never ‘just’ play!

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Jun 11, 2024
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National Week of Play

This month sees two important events that remind us (as if we need reminding), of the power and importance of play for children’s development and wellbeing. Read more

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The power of play: Play for all children

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Jun 25, 2023
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National Week of Play

Eve Whistler is a nursery teacher who works in a primary school in England. In...Read more

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The importance of play

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Jun 24, 2023
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National Week of Play

How the BBC’s Tiny Happy People can help you and your team support parents and encourage playtime at homeRead more

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Connecting with families

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Jun 24, 2023
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National Week of Play

Loving relationships are essential to supporting children’s learning and development, but these relationships are of equal importance to families too. To be able to best provide children with supporting environments, adults need to...Read more

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Connecting to our minds

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Jun 23, 2023
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Mental health‘…the emotional and spiritual resilience which allows us to enjoy life and survive pain, disappointment and sadness. It is a positive sense of well-being and an underlying belief in our own, and others’,...Read more

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Connecting with each other – supporting children to make friends

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Jun 22, 2023
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National Week of Play

An important aspect of children’s personal, social, and emotional development (PSED) is to “learn how to make good friendships, co-operate and resolve conflicts peaceably” (EYFS para, 1.6)Read more

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Play as a force for inclusion

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Jun 21, 2023
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National Week of Play

I was sitting in a hot, stuffy classroom one mid-afternoon in rural Kenya. As I sat there, the meeting drawing to a close and the stifling air clinging to my skin, I was struck by something a teacher said. Read more

children playing with musical instruments

Connecting through music

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Jun 20, 2023
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National Week of Play

Music has the power to provoke a range of emotions and can help to release the hormone dopamine, which creates feelings of pleasure and motivation. Let's explore the ways that music can be used to support children's learning and development.Read more

Father, grandfather and child reading a book about dinosaurs together on the sofa

Connecting with words

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Jun 19, 2023
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As we know, language is important when it comes to connecting with the world around us, interacting with other people or being able to share our inner thoughts and feelings. Read more

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National Week of Play - Saving the planet through stories

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Jun 18, 2022
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National Week of Play

Stories can open a child’s mind and encourage them to realise that they can, and should, imagine anything they want.  Read more

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