Using books to open up conversations with children about diversity

Using books to open up conversations with children about diversity

The month of October is Black History Month where all over the world, we celebrate and understand the impact of black culture in our own communities and on a worldwide scale. For our settings, this offers us a chance for us to reflect on how our practice and the environment we nurture for children celebrates and reflects diversity.

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Maths is all around!

Maths is all around!

Maths is all around us and it’s our job to show children this and how important it is so they can build on their existing skills and develop new ones. The indoor and outdoor environments available for the children in our care should be full of these opportunities so that they are able to try out their skills in different contexts.

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Rachel recommends resources for supporting children's development

Rachel recommends resources for supporting children's development

Hi, I’m Rachel! I have recently joined the L&G Learning team after working for nearly 10 years across many different nurseries as an Early Years Teacher. After school, I went to college and completed an HNC in Early Education and Childcare before studying Primary Education for 4 years at University of Strathclyde. Following this, I realised Early Years was what I was most passionate about and I have worked as an Early Years Teacher ever since.

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What is a Modern Apprenticeship?

What is a Modern Apprenticeship?

There are some common misconceptions when it comes to Modern Apprenticeships and because we’re pretty passionate about them here at l&g learning, we decided to set the record straight…so what exactly, is a Modern Apprenticeship, and who can do one?

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