sparkNEWS & Thoughts from spark‘s Founder
Health and Safety Executives; the major risk of not supporting outdoor learning environments
During my career I have embraced learning through nature in my own nurseries and when I worked with children with SEND. Now I guess I am drawn to EYFS ‘outdoor ‘provision on Social Media and [...]
sparkFEATURES: EYFS Learning Stories
Learning Stories may describe each Learning Journey. This might show how a child has developed since they began at your setting and will generally comprise of observations, artwork and photographs. Terminology can be confusing, therefore, [...]
Tale of the Development Matters Timeline (DM Timeline)
Local Authorities posing EYFS challenges and this time in relation to Development Matters achievements, now known as the DM Timeline (Development Matters Timeline). Some providers see their Local Authority on a regular basis and others [...]
Dubai, GESS Awards 2018 and Exhibiting
CONTEMPLATION There were two distinct factors at arriving at my final decision. spark had been a finalist before,. This time, however, our software exclusive for parents', was a GESS finalist for the second time. So, as one who [...]
A Differentiated Approach for Good Parent Partnerships
YOUR partnerships A Differentiated Approach to Promote Great Parent Partnerships Great parent partnerships are key in the early years. spark is software designed by early years educators to ensure parents too can 'get it [...]
