Video library
Releasing the Butterflies
Both years in EYFS have been nurturing butterflies and today, they are to be released.
The Water Wall
Five boys, with a range of heritage languages, play independently with water at a commercially produced set of pipes ...
Developing an Early Years Unit
A head of EYFS reveals how a focus on documentation and play based learning shaped the philosophy of a new EYFS unit.
Parents and Early Years
A head of EYFS explains how evolving an EYFS unit needs to have parents on board.
Heritage Language and Home Culture
A head of EYFS describes how she celebrates and values children's heritage and home language.
Language and Culture
A head of EYFS talks about English as the professional language of her setting despite it being the home language for...
Assessment and parental involvement
A head of EYFS talks about involving parents by sharing aspects of planning and assessment through IT and social media.
Assessing and Recording Progress
A head of EYFS explains how using IT through an app to track learning.
Releasing the Butterflies Commentary
Practitioner Emma reflects on the clip "releasing the Butterflies.'
Planning in the moment
Trainee practitioner, Jillian, explains how she is finding that genuine interest from the children is essential.
Parents Communicating with Early Years Settings
Parents explain how communication- informal, social media, email, and formal reports are all important.
Parents view on play based settings
Parents give their views on play-based early years and contrast this to more formal settings.
Observation, planning and ensuring development.
A principal explains how skilled observation at EYFS drives next steps of development.
Supporting the play-based approach
A principal tells us of his support for a play based approach in EYFS as long as it has the right expertise behind it.
EYFS- The Vital Foundation
A principal talks about why the foundation stage is vital in terms of both learning and social skills.
Supporting a specialist EYFS team
A principal talks of how he supports the expertise of a specialist EYFS team.
EYFS: Developing Writing
This clip is a commentary of how writing develops which works well with the clip "Tomi Writing'.
Life long learning
In this short extract, a high school teacher (and the schools' Leader for Humanities) responds to a question about he...
Encouraging transfer
A teacher reflects on her Year 8 local geography lesson and its emphasis on process.
Grouping strategies
A high school teacher reflects on her role in managing the formation of pupils working groups in her lessons and the ...
Providing thinking time
A high school teacher reflects on thinking time in her Year 8 lesson, in terms of both how she provides this and how ...
What is the impact of a whole books approach on pupils learning?
A head teacher talks about how learning and teaching based on whole books has engaged and motivated pupils.
How should teachers evaluate and plan towards a whole book appr...
An assistant head teacher talks about the impact of a whole books approach on children's learning and motivation.