Dr Valerie Daniel
@valerie-jkd.bsky.social
MNS Headteacher. All things Early Years. EdD, UoB. Thesis: Perceptions of a Leadership Crisis in the EYS. My views are my own.
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Don't waste your time with patronising crime drama Ellis
It manages to feel both rushed and excruciatingly long
inews.co.uk
I mostly disagree with this review on Ellis. The only thing I agree with is that tge end did seem a bit rushed and convenient but it was a ruveting watch. As a black woman I loved the take on racism and misogyny. inews.co.uk/culture/tele...
We are all works in progress 🙌🏾 cbn.com/article/trag...
Changing Hearts: 'Amazing Grace' Hymn Writer's Racist Past
You've likely heard the famous hymn, Amazing Grace. Were you aware of its writer's racist past? I thought
cbn.com
June 1, 2025 at 9:37 AM
We are all works in progress 🙌🏾 cbn.com/article/trag...
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There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel
April 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel
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Who to believe ? Dr. Jack Shonkoff at Harvard centre for the developing child or an anonymous Ofsted “research” report that references Ofsted’s own “research” and some studies that relate to adults rather than under 5s? Gosh it’s a dilemma…
November 19, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Who to believe ? Dr. Jack Shonkoff at Harvard centre for the developing child or an anonymous Ofsted “research” report that references Ofsted’s own “research” and some studies that relate to adults rather than under 5s? Gosh it’s a dilemma…
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Empathy serves as a crucial social skill that aids children in cultivating relationships. Through role-play, children have the opportunity to see another child’s perspective. This practice fosters the development of empathy &enhances their understanding of others. #PlayMatters
November 20, 2024 at 6:10 AM
Empathy serves as a crucial social skill that aids children in cultivating relationships. Through role-play, children have the opportunity to see another child’s perspective. This practice fosters the development of empathy &enhances their understanding of others. #PlayMatters
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It's my sense that any answers to increasing inclusion and supporting learners with SEND need to start with more flexibility around curriculum and approaches to behaviour. schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-official...
SEND: 7 things we learned from DfE officials at PAC
Senior civil servants were quizzed on the crisis hit SEND system, after a damning report by the NAO
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 6:39 AM
It's my sense that any answers to increasing inclusion and supporting learners with SEND need to start with more flexibility around curriculum and approaches to behaviour. schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-official...
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Your baby doesn’t just love looking at your face - they STUDY it.
Eye tracking research suggests that babies focus their attention on two areas of special interest: the eyes and the mouth.
(Thread 🧵)
Eye tracking research suggests that babies focus their attention on two areas of special interest: the eyes and the mouth.
(Thread 🧵)
November 20, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Your baby doesn’t just love looking at your face - they STUDY it.
Eye tracking research suggests that babies focus their attention on two areas of special interest: the eyes and the mouth.
(Thread 🧵)
Eye tracking research suggests that babies focus their attention on two areas of special interest: the eyes and the mouth.
(Thread 🧵)
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ALL behaviours are communication. This is still an area I see massively misunderstood in far too many schools😞sanctioning a child for unmet needs is never OK. It’s discriminatory at worst and cruel at best - not a good look. I also question how it fits with Teaching Standards🫤 #SEND #autism #ADHD
November 19, 2024 at 7:25 AM
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Play Matters: Play advocacy and sharing of knowledge.
An overview of play matters and why the call to action was developed. It is all positive and we want to keep it that way too. Play is positive and advocating for it should be too.
www.early-years-reviews.com/post/play-ma...
#PlayMatters
An overview of play matters and why the call to action was developed. It is all positive and we want to keep it that way too. Play is positive and advocating for it should be too.
www.early-years-reviews.com/post/play-ma...
#PlayMatters
Play Matters: Play advocacy and sharing of knowledge.
‘Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child’s soul.’(Friedrich Froebel, Early Education, 2021)I have recently set up a c...
www.early-years-reviews.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Play Matters: Play advocacy and sharing of knowledge.
An overview of play matters and why the call to action was developed. It is all positive and we want to keep it that way too. Play is positive and advocating for it should be too.
www.early-years-reviews.com/post/play-ma...
#PlayMatters
An overview of play matters and why the call to action was developed. It is all positive and we want to keep it that way too. Play is positive and advocating for it should be too.
www.early-years-reviews.com/post/play-ma...
#PlayMatters
I mostly disagree with this review on Ellis. The only thing I agree with is that tge end did seem a bit rushed and convenient but it was a ruveting watch. As a black woman I loved the take on racism and misogyny. inews.co.uk/culture/tele...
Don't waste your time with patronising crime drama Ellis
It manages to feel both rushed and excruciatingly long
inews.co.uk
November 1, 2024 at 3:51 PM
I mostly disagree with this review on Ellis. The only thing I agree with is that tge end did seem a bit rushed and convenient but it was a ruveting watch. As a black woman I loved the take on racism and misogyny. inews.co.uk/culture/tele...
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This is simply bonkers. Expand capacity for 3+YOs, certainly, but babies should be in domestic premises or specialist settings. I can’t believe anyone with any practical or theoretical grasp of child development was involved in this. #EduSky www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Major fears over Labour’s nursery plan for 9-month-olds in schools
Early years experts warn of lack of staff, playgrounds and toilets
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM
This is simply bonkers. Expand capacity for 3+YOs, certainly, but babies should be in domestic premises or specialist settings. I can’t believe anyone with any practical or theoretical grasp of child development was involved in this. #EduSky www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Wonderful night celebrating incredible children and young people at The Child of Wales awards ❤️🏴🙌🏽
September 28, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Wonderful night celebrating incredible children and young people at The Child of Wales awards ❤️🏴🙌🏽
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,212,069!
September 26, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,212,069!
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Such a powerful message from our first keynote speaker, Dr Valerie Daniel @valerie-jkd.bsky.social about the importance of conversations about race and antiracist practice starting in the EYFS.
“With our children, we hold the future in our hands.”
“With our children, we hold the future in our hands.”
September 26, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Such a powerful message from our first keynote speaker, Dr Valerie Daniel @valerie-jkd.bsky.social about the importance of conversations about race and antiracist practice starting in the EYFS.
“With our children, we hold the future in our hands.”
“With our children, we hold the future in our hands.”