Joanna Quinn

Why the rush for written outcomes? Well hello there, and welcome to update #105!

New post:

Why do we privilege writing over speaking, listening and reading?

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Nope I am not the author. Sorry to disappoint

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The Early Childhood Mathematics Group’s guidance on teaching maths in a mixed year group classroom/setting: 🧵

mixed-age.earlymaths.org

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Here is a little article I wrote on play for BERA. #EarlyYearsSky #Play #PlayMatters #EYFS #EarlyYears

I used to do a lot of work with new teachers and I quite regularly meet colleagues who remember my input from when they were new. It's a bit sad tbh that the Tories brought it all under central control via the ECF. I'm not convinced it's a positive that the framework is so decontextualised. #edusky

Thanks for sharing 📌

Sadly, it is moving to a combined ITTECF framework from September 2025! Supposedly to address repetition 🤔

It's good that they've scrapped this but they need to revisit the whole ECF (and CCF). I speak to a lot of new teachers and both are still problematic. #edusky

The most important thing in writing is to finish. A finished thing can be fixed. A finished thing can be published. A finished thing can be made into a movie.

An unfinished thing is just a dream. And dreams fade if you don't hold on tight enough.

So finish the thing.

Time to reclaim the word, PLAY is not a dirty word, it's a child's right, enshrined in the UNCRC and in our statutory EYFS.

9: Sector wisdom... a lot of what I call the old guard have left or are leaving the sector.
Why? Wha can we learn from them before they leave? What wisdom can they share to enrich the sector now?

8: Leadership development is huge. Many courses do not adequately prepare you. The average age of leaders is getting lower & lower, with some leaders respectfully hugely out of their depth. A really precise programme of CPD that goes beyond a narrow lens of research is needed.

This is a very sensible decision. The requirement was limiting schools’ willingness to provide training placements and was causing so much anxiety. It was also nonsense…

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Good call