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Teachers may interpret EYFS concepts in different ways, says Helen Pinnington, so it’s important to make sure your team are on the same page for continuous provision

Using a systematic synthetic phonics scheme has improved decoding at her school, but are the costs to engagement and reading for pleasure worth it, asks Helen Pinnington

In early years leadership, things can change quickly depending on the staff, the cohort of children and the budget. Here, Helen Pinnington shares advice on how to navigate the challenges

Summer-born children arrive at school with a disadvantage – but how can teachers tell if a struggle is due to maturity, or if something else is going on? Helen Pinnington shares her advice

Rising costs are making school trips more difficult, and money’s not the only barrier, says Helen Pinnington, who shares her advice on how to find the ‘magic’ in planning a trip

Too often, computers are deployed in early years classrooms with little thought about the quality of learning opportunities they provide, says Helen Pinnington