Early Years Content and Engagement Specialist @ EEF šŸ”¼ All views are my own. She/her

Joined July 2019
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How can we support children’s mathematical learning in child-led contexts? To celebrate #MathsAwarenessMonth, our early years content and engagement specialist, @LGrocott_EY, explores this in her latest blog. Read here: ow.ly/g0KZ50VxzwP
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ā€œThoughtful investment of EYPP can drive lasting improvements to practice and maximise the chances that each child will benefit.ā€ā€Æ @LGrocott_EY offers three tips for leaders to consider when planning and sustaining an Early Years Pupil Premium strategy. eef.li/wdgkeY
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🚨 New funding round! Today, we’ve opened our latest funding round focusing on: - Post-16 - Early years 1/3
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ā€œAs educators, we play a crucial role in helping to develop children’s awareness of their emotions and their ability to communicate them.ā€ @LGrocott_EY discusses how we can support young children to manage their emotions.  Read more: eef.li/8Ah4SX
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A really insightful webinar this afternoon with @juliangrenier and @LGrocott_EY from @EducEndowFoundn. It’s so important to question research & evidence rather than taking it at face value. There were important take away messages that I’ll be sharing with my students tomorrow.
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New resource for #earlyyears from EEF: supporting high-quality interactions, building on the ShREC approach ā¤µļø
ā€œThere are two well-evidenced strategies which we can use moment-by-moment to improve children’s enjoyment and achievement in the early years.ā€ @juliangrenier introduces our new online resource to support high-quality interactions in the early years.  eef.li/DykAXC
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šŸ¤”"Children are being supported to think for themselves and to structure their thinking." @LGrocott_EY and Nichola Hesslewood of Wingate Nursery School discuss how we can support young children’s thinking and learning skills. Read more: eef.li/wJYfTT
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ā€œThere are two well-evidenced strategies which we can use moment-by-moment to improve children’s enjoyment and achievement in the early years.ā€ @juliangrenier introduces our new online resource to support high-quality interactions in the early years.  eef.li/DykAXC
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🌟 @harry_madgwick, our senior content and engagement manager, discusses what we really mean by 'evidence-informed' education in this @SchoolsWeek article. Read more: schoolsweek.co.uk/whats-next…
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Here is our new guide to evidence-informed approaches for supporting children's mental health and wellbeing in the early years #WorldMentalHealthDay šŸŒ
🌟 @LGrocott_EY, our early years specialist, introduces a new downloadable resource to summarise practice recommendations for supporting the mental health and wellbeing of young children. Read more: eef.li/gEvUhK
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Brilliant summary of evidence-informed approaches to physical development in the early years from @eyfs_sineadmc ā­ļø
"Physical development is crucial for children’s overall progress. It lays building blocks for their later physical capabilities and health.ā€ @eyfs_sineadmc introduces a new resource to help early years staff encourage children’s physical development. šŸ‘‰eef.li/hHhVhP
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Such an interesting session at #PEDALconference2024
I’m now in @DrJennyG & Rob Newton’s talk on the importance of early language & what Early Talk for York. Rob is sharing their evidence-informs approach - a system wide approach, not piecemeal projects, building on existing strengths, not ā€œshiny new baublesā€ #PEDALconference2024
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If you work in an EY setting, a school, or post-16, the @EducEndowFoundn would love to hear from you. This short (<10m) survey helps ensure we ground our work in your reality. We are also looking for people interested in getting involved in early access to resources etc. forms.office.com/Pages/Respo…
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šŸ“¢ So today we’ve launched our annual survey, to help us understand the pressures and priorities you’re currently facing and make sure that the support we offer is as helpful and relevant as possible. 2/4
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šŸ’” How can we make sure evidence meets the needs of schools, early years settings, and colleges? A 🧵.... 1/7
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