This week Ben talks with an ex colleague of his, Portia who is currently working as an Early Years teacher in Italy. She talks through her current experience living in lockdown due to the current coronovirus pandemic and also some strategies she is using to stay in contact with her children and aid learning from home.

21st March 2020 is World Poetry Day. This week we discuss our favorite poems as well as why we think poetry is so great for children.

Intro Song: Rising Spirits

Music by Jay Man - OurMusicBox

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Thursday 5th March marks World Book Day and we were lucky enough to sit down and talk with award winning Author Miriam Moss. We talked about how best to get children interested in reading and writing, as well as Miriam's process when it comes to writing her own books.

Miriam runs writing workshops across the country and abroad, you can find out more from her website: www.miriammoss.com

Louise Lloyd Evans joins the FSF and Tapestry Education Team to chat about the ongoing journey to sustainability in her Nursery. Young Friends is Brighton and Hove's first plastic free Nursery and was also a Nursery World Awards finalist in 2019.

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The Education team talk to Cheryl Hadland, Managing Director of Tops Day Nurseries, about some of the eco sustainability work she's been doing. You can sign the petition to Make Sustainability Matter for Early Years here: https://www.change.org/p/parliament-make-sustainability-matter-for-early-years-324af3a4-2a61-4d0a-9d80-44fdea6be927

Intro Song: Rising Spirits

Music by Jay Man - OurMusicBox

http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

For Safer Internet Day two of our regular Education Team podcasters, Ben and Jack were joined by one of our developers, Andy, as they discuss the positives and problems that come from being online. Is the world we see through a screen a fair representation of the real world?

Intro Song: Rising Spirits

Music by Jay Man - OurMusicBox

http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

Tapestry users can now join the Foundation Stage Forum for free! In this episode find out how the forum came about and also what kind of great resources there are on offer there.

Intro Song: Rising Spirits

Music by Jay Man - OurMusicBox

http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

Having read over 100 first term Ofsted reports for the Primary sector, the Tapestry education team sit down to chat through their findings.

Intro Song: Rising Spirits

Music by Jay Man - OurMusicBox

http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

What distinguishes a good observation from a poor one? Helen, Ben, Jules and Jack discuss.

Intro Song: Rising Spirits

Music by Jay Man - OurMusicBox

http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

This week we discuss our thoughts and ideas around the educational programs review in light of the consultation final date being at the end of January 2020. What do you think about the proposed changes? Tweet us on @Tapestry_FSF

Intro Song: Rising Spirits

Music by Jay Man - OurMusicBox

http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox