Tapestry

New look, same powerful tools!

Our walkthrough guides are live for the refreshed Tapestry design—coming early 2025/26. Explore the streamlined layout and be ready for launch.

Download the guides here 👉 tinyurl.com/yynbby3y

The #TapestrySurvey2025 results are in!

Half of EYFS educators found that parent and carer engagement had become harder in the past year.

In terms of workforce wellbeing, two thirds of educators said they would recommend the role others.

➡️Read the full results here: tinyurl.com/44ewphvz ⬅️

In this week's podcast, @helentapestry.bsky.social chats to Tracie Butterfill about what EYFS staff and leaders struggle with, what they might need, and how experienced educators at @twinklresources.bsky.social can help.

➡️Listen to the podcast here: tinyurl.com/mt4j28cb%E2%...

The #TapestrySurvey2025 results are in! We found that AI is being used by a third of EYFS educators - and 84% of those found that it helps to save them time.

The top two concerns around AI are reliability/accuracy of information and data security.

Read the full results here: tinyurl.com/m5m6tktm

Teaser screenshot of Tapestry's new interface, showing the new side menu and aubergine colours, as well as the London Design Awards Silver badge.

Tapestry is getting a new look! 🎉

It's the same Tapestry you love, just with an updated design and improved navigation (and new functionality!). We're proud that this design, created in partnership with Spinning Fox, has won Silver at the London Design Awards.

Sign up for updates: bit.ly/4lslzpW

📰In this new #TapestryArticle, Ruchika Aggarwal explains how celebrating festivals in the Early Years promotes diversity, inclusion, and understanding amongst young children.

➡️Here's the article: tinyurl.com/2uhk3y7y

Love this @sueatkins.bsky.social, thanks for sharing. Being present and not missing those moments, plus modelling using tech in moderation 👏

Thanks @sueatkins.bsky.social 😀

In this week's #podcast, Jules chats with education consultant in nurturing teachers and children, Joanne Lo.

They discuss how to develop mindfulness in a learning community, and techniques that educators can start using right now in the day to day of their classrooms.

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📢 We've launched the Tapestry Parents' Club!
Support for families on:
✅ Learning at home
✅ SEND
✅ School & nursery engagement
💬 Please share with parents & carers!

🔗 IG: www.instagram.com/tapestrypare...
🔗 FB: www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

#Tapestry #ParentsClub #EYFS #KS1 #KS2

When learning is supported in school/nursery + at home, children are more likely to thrive.

Tapestry helps strengthen that connection, building partnerships with families + supporting the whole child.

It’s more than observations. It’s about working together.

Try it free: tapestry.info/free-trial/

In this new #TapestryArticle about neurodiversity-affirming practice, David Cahn explains that the small accommodations you make can have a wider-reaching positive effect on a child than you may think.

➡️Read the article: tinyurl.com/7m5urxub ⬅️

🏠Is it time that we re-considered our approach to traditional home visits?

Adjusting the way we approach home visits could make the experience more accessible, equitable and valuable for all.✨

➡️Read this brand new FREE guide from @sarah-holmes.bsky.social‬: bit.ly/4411ocT ⬅️

More photos from our special morning at Pashley Down Infants School, filming Year 1 children receiving their very own learning journal printed as a personalised book❤️. These are a wonderful and unique part of Tapestry, made possible by the publisher, our friends at Group Hugs. #celebrate #learning

YouTube video by Tapestry Childhood Education Platform How does Tapestry help your daily teaching and learning?

Getting to know each child, and supporting their learning and development is made much easier when you have strong engagement with families.

Hear how Wentworth Nursery School uses Tapestry to help them with their daily teaching and learning.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2ja...

YouTube video by Tapestry Childhood Education Platform How does Tapestry help your daily teaching and learning?

Getting to know each child, and supporting their learning and development is made much easier when you have strong engagement with families.

Hear how Wentworth Nursery School uses Tapestry to help them with their daily teaching and learning.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2ja...

Early Years Educators – Share Your Views in our 2025 Survey (takes 5 mins).

- How you feel about your role?
- What’s your take on AI in EY?
- How do you connect with families?

🗓 Closes 30 May

Your insights will help inform the sector - take part today 👇
www.surveymonkey.com/r/VYRDTFT

A Beginner's Guide to Embedding Play in the Primary Curriculum This free document has been created by Amber Ogunsanya-William to support educators in having conversations about embedding play in the primary curriculum.

🌟FREE: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO EMBEDDING PLAY IN THE PRIMARY CURRICULUM✨

This free document has been created by Amber Ogunsanya-William to support educators in having conversations about embedding play in the primary curriculum.

➡️DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE HERE: tapestry.info/a-beginners-...

Hear from @ben.tapestry.info and @stephen.tapestry.info on how Tapestry helps educators to discuss and develop their provision, and transform learning by engaging with families.

Use Tapestry from early years to Year 6 - are you using it yet?
Get a free Tapestry Trial here: tinyurl.com/ykj56t3m

Photo from a special morning at Pashley Down Infants School filming Year 1 children receiving their very own learning journal printed as a personalised book❤️. These are a wonderful and unique part of Tapestry, made possible by the publisher, our friends at Group Hugs. #celebrate #learning

🚀 New feature alert!

Annualised invoicing has landed – making billing easier, smarter, and more flexible for your early years setting.

Annualised invoicing is part of our all-in-one Nursery Management System, free with every Tapestry subscription.

👉 Discover what’s new: tinyurl.com/4v8s2car

Introducing crippling regulations for PVI (private, voluntary and independent) early years settings, who provide the majority of early education and childcare places, which will force them to close. Leaving even fewer places for working parents.

We love how Tapestry helps educators to celebrate children's learning✨. In this short clip, hear the views of a KS2 pupil about Tapestry's Child Login 🎉 .

Experience how Tapestry makes it easier to celebrate children's learning.

➡️ TRY TAPESTRY FOR FREE: tinyurl.com/swyz76sp ⬅️

The 2025 Tapestry survey is now live!

If you're an early years educator we’d love to hear how you work with parents & carers, how you feel about your role and what you think about using AI.

Deadline: 30 May. We’ll share findings in July. Thank you!

Survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VYRDTFT

Celebrating children’s learning: watch our clip to see how Tapestry can help educators to keep families informed about their child’s development and support learning at home, which can transform outcomes for children.

TRY TAPESTRY FOR FREE: tinyurl.com/3e38madd

#eyfs #ks1 #ks2 #education

Celebrating children’s learning: watch our clip to see how Tapestry can help educators to keep families informed about their child’s development and support learning at home, which can transform outcomes for children.

TRY TAPESTRY FOR FREE: tinyurl.com/3e38madd

#eyfs #ks1 #ks2 #education

"How was nursery?" ... "Good". "What did you do?" ... "Nothing".

If you're a parent or carer, this will no doubt resonate! Hear from families at Wentworth Nursery School about how Tapestry gives them a window into their child's day.

➡️Watch the video clip here: tinyurl.com/uw63y5nn ⬅️

#eyfs #ks1&2

Tapestry's annualised invoicing coming soon! The image shows a screenshot of an invoice generated within Tapestry, which clearly features an annualised fee.

Big news! 👀

Annualised invoicing is landing on 7th May!

An exciting new feature coming to Tapestry’s all-in-one Nursery Management System – included for no extra charge with all our subscriptions, of course 😉

✨Easier, smarter, more flexible billing is on its way.

Former teacher and a member of our Education Team, Jack has written an article on the 5 Ways to Celebrate Children’s Learning on Tapestry - enabling you to keep the celebrations alive from EYFS through to Year 6.

Check out Jack's article (2 min read) here: tinyurl.com/4c55vsbt

YouTube video by Tapestry Childhood Education Platform Using Tapestry as a parent at Wentworth Nursery School

Ah, the secret life of a child at school. Do we ever really know how they spend their day? Well, your parents will if your setting uses Tapestry. Here's why families at Wentworth Nursery School love how Tapestry gives them a window into their child's world: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jia2...