Andy Burt
@andyburteex.bsky.social
Experienced EYFS and KS1 Curriculum Consultant at Early Excellence. Podcast presenter, trainer and writer.
I love it when an @earlyexcellence.bsky.social room plan comes together!
Great to meet the lovely team at St Michael’s School in Pelsall today.
Great to meet the lovely team at St Michael’s School in Pelsall today.
December 19, 2024 at 5:02 PM
I love it when an @earlyexcellence.bsky.social room plan comes together!
Great to meet the lovely team at St Michael’s School in Pelsall today.
Great to meet the lovely team at St Michael’s School in Pelsall today.
I’m in St Bees, Cumbria for an @earlyexcellence.bsky.social room plan.
It’s pretty wild here!
It’s pretty wild here!
December 16, 2024 at 11:56 AM
I’m in St Bees, Cumbria for an @earlyexcellence.bsky.social room plan.
It’s pretty wild here!
It’s pretty wild here!
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Nursery child draws a trumpet suspended by a cord from the ceiling.
His noticing eye and hand capture the mathematics of shape, space, number, angle, design, valves, finger buttons…
We see the anatomy of a trumpet.
His noticing eye and hand capture the mathematics of shape, space, number, angle, design, valves, finger buttons…
We see the anatomy of a trumpet.
December 1, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Nursery child draws a trumpet suspended by a cord from the ceiling.
His noticing eye and hand capture the mathematics of shape, space, number, angle, design, valves, finger buttons…
We see the anatomy of a trumpet.
His noticing eye and hand capture the mathematics of shape, space, number, angle, design, valves, finger buttons…
We see the anatomy of a trumpet.
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A nursery child starts their journey into the world of recorded mathematics in classic style:
“Look…I’m doing maths…my big brother does maths!”
Joy!
“Look…I’m doing maths…my big brother does maths!”
Joy!
December 7, 2024 at 8:34 AM
A nursery child starts their journey into the world of recorded mathematics in classic style:
“Look…I’m doing maths…my big brother does maths!”
Joy!
“Look…I’m doing maths…my big brother does maths!”
Joy!
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Nursery child’s playful sculpture
made from the Pink Tower + Footprints + Grimm’s Rainbows
Calculations:
area
order
length
weight
centre of gravity.
Each calculation adjusted & refined at every inevitable crash and reconstruction
Then…Joy
made from the Pink Tower + Footprints + Grimm’s Rainbows
Calculations:
area
order
length
weight
centre of gravity.
Each calculation adjusted & refined at every inevitable crash and reconstruction
Then…Joy
December 14, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Nursery child’s playful sculpture
made from the Pink Tower + Footprints + Grimm’s Rainbows
Calculations:
area
order
length
weight
centre of gravity.
Each calculation adjusted & refined at every inevitable crash and reconstruction
Then…Joy
made from the Pink Tower + Footprints + Grimm’s Rainbows
Calculations:
area
order
length
weight
centre of gravity.
Each calculation adjusted & refined at every inevitable crash and reconstruction
Then…Joy
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EYFS child painting flowers:
He looks through the glass jar at the water the flowers stand in.
‘How do you draw water?’ he asks
“That’s a big question” I respond “Lots of artists have wondered about that”
“I know, I’ll draw the waves inside it!”
He looks through the glass jar at the water the flowers stand in.
‘How do you draw water?’ he asks
“That’s a big question” I respond “Lots of artists have wondered about that”
“I know, I’ll draw the waves inside it!”
November 29, 2024 at 7:12 PM
EYFS child painting flowers:
He looks through the glass jar at the water the flowers stand in.
‘How do you draw water?’ he asks
“That’s a big question” I respond “Lots of artists have wondered about that”
“I know, I’ll draw the waves inside it!”
He looks through the glass jar at the water the flowers stand in.
‘How do you draw water?’ he asks
“That’s a big question” I respond “Lots of artists have wondered about that”
“I know, I’ll draw the waves inside it!”
This episode of The Early Excellence Podcast will warm your heart in the run up to Christmas.
#EYFS #earlyyears
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#EYFS #earlyyears
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Young and Old Together: Exploring Intergenerational Practice with Judith Ish-Horowicz
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December 15, 2024 at 7:41 AM
This episode of The Early Excellence Podcast will warm your heart in the run up to Christmas.
#EYFS #earlyyears
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#EYFS #earlyyears
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Looking forward to a day of filming at the @earlyexcellence.bsky.social Studio!
December 10, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Looking forward to a day of filming at the @earlyexcellence.bsky.social Studio!
This week’s episode of The @earlyexcellence.bsky.social Podcast has a SEND focus.
Available to listen on Spotify, Google and Apple Podcasts.
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Available to listen on Spotify, Google and Apple Podcasts.
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SEND Focus: Developing Learning Environments in Specialist Provision
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December 8, 2024 at 7:23 PM
This week’s episode of The @earlyexcellence.bsky.social Podcast has a SEND focus.
Available to listen on Spotify, Google and Apple Podcasts.
player.captivate.fm/episode/4e39...
Available to listen on Spotify, Google and Apple Podcasts.
player.captivate.fm/episode/4e39...
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Weaving critical hope into #ECEC and #EYFS through #thinkingroom #spacetoflourish reflective dialogues 💭
Reading @lisa_stephenso @NathanArcher1 @DrAnkeSchwittay
giving me courage and determined critical hope to make a difference for young children.
www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-nat...
Reading @lisa_stephenso @NathanArcher1 @DrAnkeSchwittay
giving me courage and determined critical hope to make a difference for young children.
www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-nat...
Dr Nathan Archer on LinkedIn: Discerning Critical Hope in the work of Montessorians
New paper based on a project from 2023: Discerning Critical Hope in the work of Montessorians in underserved areas of England. #Montessori #ecec
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November 25, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Weaving critical hope into #ECEC and #EYFS through #thinkingroom #spacetoflourish reflective dialogues 💭
Reading @lisa_stephenso @NathanArcher1 @DrAnkeSchwittay
giving me courage and determined critical hope to make a difference for young children.
www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-nat...
Reading @lisa_stephenso @NathanArcher1 @DrAnkeSchwittay
giving me courage and determined critical hope to make a difference for young children.
www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-nat...
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A great example of being attentive to children’s questions and having the confidence to enable children to go ‘off track’ beyond what is planned #slowpedagogy
It was about time I got back to writing blog posts:
In it, I talk about how we make more of those student ideas and questions that aren't in our anticipated direction for the lesson.
#EduSky #InquiryMathematics #DocumentingLearning #Pedagogy
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In it, I talk about how we make more of those student ideas and questions that aren't in our anticipated direction for the lesson.
#EduSky #InquiryMathematics #DocumentingLearning #Pedagogy
followinglearning.blogspot.com/2024/11/thin...
things counter, original, spare, strange
As an IB school, "inquiring" is pretty much the first word that comes up as a statement of principles . But somehow, in mathematics especial...
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November 24, 2024 at 10:14 PM
A great example of being attentive to children’s questions and having the confidence to enable children to go ‘off track’ beyond what is planned #slowpedagogy
Wonderful to chat with the inspirational Judith Ish Horowicz about the UK’s first intergenerational nursery.
#EYFS #earlyyears #Edusky
Listen here:
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#EYFS #earlyyears #Edusky
Listen here:
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Young and Old Together: Exploring Intergenerational Practice with Judith Ish-Horowicz
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November 23, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Wonderful to chat with the inspirational Judith Ish Horowicz about the UK’s first intergenerational nursery.
#EYFS #earlyyears #Edusky
Listen here:
player.captivate.fm/episode/4aee...
#EYFS #earlyyears #Edusky
Listen here:
player.captivate.fm/episode/4aee...
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I use clay all the time with children and young people. Research shows that manipulating clay is therapeutic and clay is also forgiving. If a child creates something that doesn't align with what they had in mind, they can squish it and start again. #edusky
November 23, 2024 at 8:53 AM
I use clay all the time with children and young people. Research shows that manipulating clay is therapeutic and clay is also forgiving. If a child creates something that doesn't align with what they had in mind, they can squish it and start again. #edusky
Loved talking to Dr Jools Page for The @earlyexcellence.bsky.social Podcast yesterday. Here’s a video all about her very important research on professional love in the EYFS.
#EYFS #Edusky
youtu.be/OVSn8BwgdlI
#EYFS #Edusky
youtu.be/OVSn8BwgdlI
'Professional Love: The dance of reciprocity.' Research in Early Years education and embodied dance.
YouTube video by Think Brighton
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November 23, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Loved talking to Dr Jools Page for The @earlyexcellence.bsky.social Podcast yesterday. Here’s a video all about her very important research on professional love in the EYFS.
#EYFS #Edusky
youtu.be/OVSn8BwgdlI
#EYFS #Edusky
youtu.be/OVSn8BwgdlI
Are floorbooks and displays a valued part of your practice?
Listen to this week’s episode of The @EarlyExcellence Podcast for top tips and key advice.
#EYFS #Earlyyears #Edusky
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Listen to this week’s episode of The @EarlyExcellence Podcast for top tips and key advice.
#EYFS #Earlyyears #Edusky
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Exploring Floorbooks and Displays with Llewella Ivins
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November 22, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Are floorbooks and displays a valued part of your practice?
Listen to this week’s episode of The @EarlyExcellence Podcast for top tips and key advice.
#EYFS #Earlyyears #Edusky
player.captivate.fm/episode/26ec...
Listen to this week’s episode of The @EarlyExcellence Podcast for top tips and key advice.
#EYFS #Earlyyears #Edusky
player.captivate.fm/episode/26ec...
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If ever there was a perfect time to deliver slow pedagogy, this is it.
I recommend you watch / listen / read / delve.
#edusky #slow #timetothink
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#edusky #slow #timetothink
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Froebel Trust Lecture 2024: Prof. Alison Clark & Donna Green
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November 22, 2024 at 7:22 AM
If ever there was a perfect time to deliver slow pedagogy, this is it.
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How can we use everyday interactions in #earlyyears to extend children’s learning and thinking?
New resource from @theeef.bsky.social ⬇️
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/improvi...
New resource from @theeef.bsky.social ⬇️
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/improvi...
Improving Early Education through everyday interactions
How can we improve the quality of our interactions with young children?
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk
October 21, 2024 at 6:20 AM
How can we use everyday interactions in #earlyyears to extend children’s learning and thinking?
New resource from @theeef.bsky.social ⬇️
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/improvi...
New resource from @theeef.bsky.social ⬇️
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/improvi...
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And here's that second list - room for more on this one, so let me know if I've missed you on either. go.bsky.app/TcfUD3s
November 12, 2024 at 6:21 PM
And here's that second list - room for more on this one, so let me know if I've missed you on either. go.bsky.app/TcfUD3s
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Forest School 🌳🍂🍁 - the highlight of my week💚☺️
🌟The bus journey, jumping in muddy puddles, collecting treasures, climbing trees & basking in nature.🌟
One of the children commented:
‘I’m so happy to be here looking at the cows.’🐮🥹
So much joy, so much learning.
#earlyyears #play #nature
🌟The bus journey, jumping in muddy puddles, collecting treasures, climbing trees & basking in nature.🌟
One of the children commented:
‘I’m so happy to be here looking at the cows.’🐮🥹
So much joy, so much learning.
#earlyyears #play #nature
November 20, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Forest School 🌳🍂🍁 - the highlight of my week💚☺️
🌟The bus journey, jumping in muddy puddles, collecting treasures, climbing trees & basking in nature.🌟
One of the children commented:
‘I’m so happy to be here looking at the cows.’🐮🥹
So much joy, so much learning.
#earlyyears #play #nature
🌟The bus journey, jumping in muddy puddles, collecting treasures, climbing trees & basking in nature.🌟
One of the children commented:
‘I’m so happy to be here looking at the cows.’🐮🥹
So much joy, so much learning.
#earlyyears #play #nature
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November 19, 2024 at 7:15 AM
November 19, 2024 at 7:05 AM
How to avoid exclusion by inclusion?
Key questions on SEND answered here.
#EYFS #SEND #earlyyears #KS1 #primary
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Key questions on SEND answered here.
#EYFS #SEND #earlyyears #KS1 #primary
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SEND - Key Questions Answered with Louise Herbert and Gareth Shaw
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November 19, 2024 at 6:52 AM
How to avoid exclusion by inclusion?
Key questions on SEND answered here.
#EYFS #SEND #earlyyears #KS1 #primary
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Key questions on SEND answered here.
#EYFS #SEND #earlyyears #KS1 #primary
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When environments are rich, children’s play becomes richer.
November 18, 2024 at 6:47 AM
When environments are rich, children’s play becomes richer.
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My #SEND list bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 17, 2024 at 12:05 PM
My #SEND list bsky.app/profile/did:...