Video library

4:53

Making a car

Dolf, an EAL learner, has chosen to work outside and alone.

4:42

Releasing the Butterflies

Both years in EYFS have been nurturing butterflies and today, they are to be released.

1:14

The Shop

Children role play in the classroom shop.

1:67

The Water Wall

Five boys, with a range of heritage languages, play independently with water at a commercially produced set of pipes ...

2:9

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.

1:03

Parents and Early Years

A head of EYFS explains how evolving an EYFS unit needs to have parents on board.

2:07

Heritage Language and Home Culture

A head of EYFS describes how she celebrates and values children's heritage and home language.

2:58

Language and Culture

A head of EYFS talks about English as the professional language of her setting despite it being the home language for...

1:17

Assessment and parental involvement

A head of EYFS talks about involving parents by sharing aspects of planning and assessment through IT and social media.

3:05

Assessing and Recording Progress

A head of EYFS explains how using IT through an app to track learning.

5:68

Releasing the Butterflies Commentary

Practitioner Emma reflects on the clip "releasing the Butterflies.'

2:08

Planning in the moment

Trainee practitioner, Jillian, explains how she is finding that genuine interest from the children is essential.

2:86

Parents Communicating with Early Years Settings

Parents explain how communication- informal, social media, email, and formal reports are all important.

3:51

Parents view on play based settings

Parents give their views on play-based early years and contrast this to more formal settings.

1:67

Observation, planning and ensuring development.

A principal explains how skilled observation at EYFS drives next steps of development.

2:01

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.

1:4

EYFS- The Vital Foundation

A principal talks about why the foundation stage is vital in terms of both learning and social skills.

1:89

Supporting a specialist EYFS team

A principal talks of how he supports the expertise of a specialist EYFS team.

2:93

EYFS: Developing Writing

This clip is a commentary of how writing develops which works well with the clip "Tomi Writing'.

0:77

Life long learning

In this short extract, a high school teacher (and the schools' Leader for Humanities) responds to a question about he...

2:26

Encouraging transfer

A teacher reflects on her Year 8 local geography lesson and its emphasis on process.

2:54

Grouping strategies

A high school teacher reflects on her role in managing the formation of pupils working groups in her lessons and the ...

2:78

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 ...

5:35

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.

1:13

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.