Peter Lindley

@LoulaG_EYFS @EChildhoodMaths @helenjwc Love ZAP!

More magical maths in Reception! This week the girls have had so much fun playing Zap! Thanks again @helenjwc for this game! This is what winning Zap looks like 🥳!

@Sarah_Jayne1981 @mandjg i’m in bangkok and love it- will never teach in uk again,try search associates, TES or message me if info needed on Bangkok! do it!

I am passionate about education. Working in & with schools has been my life. But for my daughter @bloglibby it was school itself that was the barrier to her learning, not her autism. She found the pressured, punitive state secondary culture so stress-inducing that she stopped being able to function. She is extremely capable and presented with no behaviour issues in school. She is not an over-indulged young person. I am not a lazy parent who doesn’t value school. Teachers are not to blame. The system is not working and unless this is recognised, children like my daughter will continue to be unable to tolerate it. Since being out of the system her mental health has improved beyond recognition. She has taught herself Spanish, debating, music theory and music production, song-writing, singing, piano, and knows a huge amount about the world and people, and most importantly herself. And that’s on top of co-authoring 4 best-selling books, giving conference speeches, webinars etc. And yet no state secondary could be found to accommodate her needs. Whatever we are doing to our nation’s schools in the name of improvement it is not working for thousands of our more sensitive children who can achieve incredible things if provided with the right things - respect, supportive relationships and just a little autonomy and trust.

@jackandwood @GiadaHollingsw2

She had real chicken run energy #Traitors #TraitorsUK

@CHRSSCHLKX do you know plum?

@Positivteacha You need to teach abroad! Best thing ever- every break colleagues travel and holiday. Wish we’d done it years ago. This mornings view.

@WestrayAlison loving the book. Got it for Christmas, now reading by pool. Love the sentiment, confirming that slow is best. ‘Repetition is a pleasurable game for children.’ … strikes a strong chord with me. Feeling uplifted going back 2 school next week.

@Joolone This is wonderful. I think @kymscott5 said we’d get along! Where are you based?

#nursery child paints a scene inspired by the garden outside: Child: “It’s a flower, it’s turned to the colours of the leaves on the ground” “Autumn!” I respond Child: “Yes, and the rainbow, and the rain all around the flower, they are changing to the colour of the leaves too”

@SwailesRuth I was telling @kymscott5 she needed this….

Giddy as a kipper! I’ve now got a QR code on my presentations that gives a direct link to my website. I feel like a grown up!

I need to add that I am trying to walk a fine line between reality and not making it all Pinterest!

Over the past few months I have been thinking more about provocations and loose parts play. A slightly more curated experience for younger learners. @EYTagteam @EYTalking @kymscott5

@burrough_rachel @EYTagteam @EYTalking @kymscott5 I do think more children have explored the resources because they look more ‘inviting’. It’s tricky to be reflective as this is the first year for a long time that I have been with 3YOs - so finding my way/ trying to challenge me and chn with this.

@winderley @EYTagteam @EYTalking @kymscott5 And how has it worked? Are you pleased with the children's engagement?

The power and simplicity of a cardboard box. A place for discovery, communication and friendships. @ElizabethJarman @kymscott5 #eyfs @EYTagteam

@kymscott5 You made me feel all emotional! X

@winderley Thanks, feeling like an honorary ex-pat! See you next time, let’s take our STEAM day on tour!

It’s been great you being around! Loved the nuggets of EY wisdom. Safe flight and see you soon.

I got fat fingers! Should read….All your help!

So proud to have been a part of this; talking all things STEAM in EY.

So much lovely feedback from kind & enthusiastic practitioners during my time in Thailand but this email made me feel so wonderful! It came from someone who attended the day on Slow STEAM experiences that I put on with @winderley

Spaces, connections, communication, discovery, sensory! It’s all going on this morning! @kymscott5 #Playistheway

@BCPP__ @OlkimGar @kymscott5

Looking for a really fabulous EYFS provider to deliver online sessions next academic year. Can you recommend anyone?