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Tapestry Talks
Join the experienced education team at Tapestry the childhood education platform, alongside expert guests, for insightful discussions designed to enrich your practice and pedagogy in early years and primary education. Each episode delves into important topics, offering practical advice, fresh perspectives, and inspiring conversations to support children’s learning, wellbeing, and development.
Episodes
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Balancing parenting and home learning during lockdown
This episode we talk to Stephen and Claire, both parents of young children who have had to rapidly adjust to life in lockdown.
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How a nursery manager in the UK is coping with the pandemic
This week Helen talks with her friend Rebecca who is an owner-manager of a large nursery in Sussex. How is your childcare setting coping with the current…
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Finding the positives in strange times
This week Jules, Jack and Ben talk through some of the things they've seen that have lifted their spirits over the last week. New innovative ways teachers are…
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Talking with an Early Years teacher in Italian lockdown
This week Ben talks with an ex colleague of his, Portia who is currently working as an Early Years teacher in Italy. She talks through her current experience…
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Teaching Poetry
21st March 2020 is World Poetry Day. This week we discuss our favorite poems as well as why we think poetry is so great for children. Intro Song: Rising…
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World Book Day with Miriam Moss
Thursday 5th March marks World Book Day and we were lucky enough to sit down and talk with award winning Author Miriam Moss. We talked about how best to get…
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Running a sustainable Nursery in 2020
Louise Lloyd Evans joins the FSF and Tapestry Education Team to chat about the ongoing journey to sustainability in her Nursery. Young Friends is Brighton and…
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Eco Sustainability in Early Years
The Education team talk to Cheryl Hadland, Managing Director of Tops Day Nurseries, about some of the eco sustainability work she's been doing. You can sign…
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Safer Internet Day 2020
For Safer Internet Day two of our regular Education Team podcasters, Ben and Jack were joined by one of our developers, Andy, as they discuss the positives and…
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All about the Foundation Stage Forum
Tapestry users can now join the Foundation Stage Forum for free! In this episode find out how the forum came about and also what kind of great resources there…
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What Ofsted have been saying so far - the Primary sector
Having read over 100 first term Ofsted reports for the Primary sector, the Tapestry education team sit down to chat through their findings. Intro Song: Rising…
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How to make effective observations
What distinguishes a good observation from a poor one? Helen, Ben, Jules and Jack discuss. Intro Song: Rising Spirits Music by Jay Man - OurMusicBox…
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Response to the EYFS consultation
This week we discuss our thoughts and ideas around the educational programs review in light of the consultation final date being at the end of January 2020…
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Using social media to improve your practice and provision
In this episode Education Advisers Ben and Stephen talk about how they've benefited from using platforms like Twitter and Facebook. If you have any questions…
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Post election podcast - a Conservative government
Helen, Jules, Ben and Jack discuss last weeks election results and what that could mean for the education industry. Intro Song: Rising Spirits Music by Jay Man…
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Meet the Tapestry product support team
Before the Christmas break some of our Tapestry product support team sat down to chat about their role at Tapestry as well as how the last year has gone…
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Favourite lessons from our time in teaching
Ben, Jules and Jack talk through some favorite lessons from their previous careers spent in teaching.
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Self Regulation
Self regulation refers to the way we manage our own attention, emotion, thinking and behaviour in ways that mean we can function successfully socially and in…
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SEND adviser and outreach teacher Stephen Kilgour
This episode Emily sits down with Stephen Kilgour, Tapestry's SEND adviser and outreach teacher to talk about how his framework for assessing SEND children…
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Looking back at our careers in teaching
This episode we look back at some stories from our times in teaching. Let us know what you thought of this weeks podcast on twitter @Tapestry_FSF
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All about Learning Walks
Learning Walks are now listed in the new ofsted inspection framework. Helen, Jules, Ben and Jack talk about their experiences with Learning Walks.
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Reflecting on Tapestry
Helen and Jules talk through how you can use Tapestry Reflections to record your thoughts and ideas.
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Using reflective practice to prepare for Ofsted
Ofsted inspectors have to look at how well you as a provider evaluate your provision, and how you improve the quality of your provision as a result of that…
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Where do I start with reflective practice?
Today's episode is on reflections - why we do reflections, and what reflective practice is all about. This is the first of three short episodes that will all…
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Cultural Capital Part 2: The Ofsted Big Conversation
Ofsted states that "cultural capital is the essential knowledge that children need to be educated citizens." FSF attended the Ofted Big Conversation where the…
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Cultural Capital: The FSF Podcast March 2019
A new phrase, ‘Cultural Capital’, has been introduced to the inspection vocabulary. A phrase from the world of sociology, it refers to the essential knowledge…