Caroline Vollans

An author and freelance writer, editor. She is the author of Menopause: 35 Women Speak Out available on Amazon.

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Trauma part 2: Developing a culture of trust

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Sue Finch and her friend, Carol Boatswain, who she met on a playgroup leaders’ course, set up the Market Nursery in Hackney in 1975
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Social history: The story of how Market Nursery in Hackney changed the lives of families in the 70s

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Different children can have different emotional reactions to the same experience (see Case study) PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Trauma: Part 1 - A lot to learn

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‘Words have weight, they can uplift or destroy'.
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Safeguarding: Understanding 'verbal abuse' and roads to prevention

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Supporting the development of fundamental movement skills requires a mixture of play and structured activities
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Fundamental movement skills: What are they and how can they be supported?

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Families can need extra support due to both short-term and long-term issues they are facing
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Social interactions part 4: Making relationships with parents key to positive behaviour

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Recent guidance suggests that waiting for the child to be ‘ready’ is not always correct
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Toilet Training: When to begin on the potty

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The DfE’s proposed changes largely involve qualifications
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Nursery Management Supplement 2023: Will latest DfE policies strengthen the workforce?

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Social Interactions part 3: Understanding how self-regulation and co-regulation work together

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Speech and Language: Explore a new evidence-based programme, Talking Time

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Social Interactions Part 2: Effective approaches to resolving conflict

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Environments should enable a range of play and interactions as well as make children feel secure and a sense of belonging
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Social Interactions part 1: Creating an environment for positive encounters

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Staff Wellbeing: How employers should support staff with period pain

Health
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CPD: Narrowing the attainment gap

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Bikes and trikes are usually popular with children, but this can have downsides as well as upsides
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Physical Development: Wheely good?

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Everton Nursery School and Family Centre uses the Observing Language Pedagogy approach
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EYFS Best Practice: how to teach oral language skills

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