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From Goals to Execution: Creating a Culture of Continuous Growth

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Welcome to the final blog in our three-part series on elevating leadership in the Early Years sector. We started by...
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The Accountability Paradox: Why Holding Your Team to High Standards Actually Keeps Them

Early Years
Welcome to the second blog in our three-part series on elevating leadership in the Early Years sector. In our first...
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Why Delegation Isn’t Just “Asking Someone to Do Their Job” (And How to Get It Right)

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Welcome to the first in a three-part series exploring how we can elevate our leadership in the Early Years sector....
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What Inspections are Revealing in Practice

Early Years
There has been a clear shift since the introduction of the Ofsted Early Years inspection toolkit. What is coming through...
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How Many Well-Trained DSLs Do You Really Need?

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In early years, it is easy to feel that safeguarding is covered once a Designated Safeguarding Lead has been trained....
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Behaviour as Communication: Looking Beyond the Behaviour in Early Years

Early Years
In Early Childhood, behaviour is rarely random. More often, it is a form of communication. Young children are still developing...
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Sustained Shared Thinking: Practical Strategies for Busy Practitioners

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In the busy Early Years environments, practitioners are constantly balancing many responsibilities – supporting routines, ensuring children are safe and...
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From Nappy Changes to Transitions: Turning Routine Moments into Language Gold

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In the busy, high-energy world of Early Years, it can be easy to fall into a trap of thinking and...
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Beyond SEND: What the New Early Years Inspection Toolkit Means for Inclusion, Belonging and Thriving

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The updated Ofsted Early Years Inspection Toolkit (September 2025) marks an important shift for early years settings. Inclusion now sits...
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Your Year in Action: Supporting Your Team Through the Year Ahead

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If you’re leading a team while juggling inspections, staffing pressures, training requirements and ever-rising expectations, January can quickly start to...
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Can Early Years Educators Burnout Too?

Early Years
Is anyone immune? Is this a real problem? Research says that 74% of early years educators are regularly stressed, so...
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Why Verifying References is Now Non-Negotiable Under the New EYFS Safer Recruitment Rules by Imogen Edmunds, Chartered FCIPD, Managing Director, Redwing Solutions.

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From 1st September 2025, the statutory reforms to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brought a much tougher stance on...
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