Physical Development

We've all been there - fantastic! New Sports Premium funding! Oh no - no time to decide how to spend it! Perhaps we just spend in in the same way as last year? Sure! And so the loop continues.... well not this year! In this post we're pinpointing 10 big mistakes that many practitioners make when deciding how to use...

Movement is for everyone. For children in the EYFS, especially those with Special Educational Needs (SEN), physical development isn’t just about getting healthy, it’s about building strong skills for learning, fostering independence, and growing.  Thanks to the government’s PE and Sport Premium funding, schools have a valuable opportunity to invest in inclusive, purposeful resources that help all children thrive—starting in...

It's that time of year again - Sports Premium Funding returns! Taking part in sports activities are a key part of the primary curriculum, encouraging a lifelong love of movement and promoting a healthy lifestyle. As the government sets to release the second trench of Sports Premium funding, we'd be remiss not to give you a few tips on how...

Welcome back to your setting! Now January is here, it's time to get back into those all important routines. Many young children love the Christmas break, as do adults - but many may have found this in between season (and the lack of routine that comes with it) a challenge. This is particularly true for neurodiverse children. With this mind...

Role play is a magical part of the early years foundation stage and beyond. Most EYFS practitioners will be familiar with the magic of a role play corner, but why exactly is it so important in the EYFS, and how can it be used to best promote the development of our little ones? Read on to find out. The benefits...

It's here! Back to school 2024 has begun, and this post will focus on provision ideas for learners beginning their first formal school year in Reception or EYFS (FS2). This time of year almost always necessitates some 'getting to know you' activities in your classroom or learning space, but there is so much more to providing fun, simple activities in...

Enjoying and participating in physical activity is an important part of the primary curriculum - and thanks to government Sports Premium funding, each year there are new opportunities to improve how your school promotes and supports regular movement. In this post we'll be sharing our top ways of utilising this important funding to support activity for all. Our full range...

Physical development is an incredibly fundamental part of the Early Years Foundation Stage. While supporting physical development naturally permeates through the entire nursery or school day, from outdoor play to fine motor skills, there are lots of ways to target this area specifically, too! With the exciting hook of the Paris 2024 Olympics, there is ample opportunity this year to...

It can be really difficult to step away from over planning for children’s experiences, but open-ended resources are the key to reducing workload whilst enhancing learning. Here are 10 reasons why you need to start embracing open-ended play.  Open-ended play encourages creativity, it allows children to use their imagination and come up with their own ideas and solutions. For example...

A question I get asked time and time again is how to encourage children to play with open-ended materials. Often, we go on training for loose parts play and we buy the open-ended resources but the children’s response to them just doesn’t live up to the expectation we had. If this sounds like you then don’t worry because there is...