CEO of @leyfonline comments and actively campaigns on behalf of all things #Children #EarlyYears, #SocialBusiness & #ChildPoverty bit.ly/2KIAblH
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Arrived at the nursery this morning to find this tipped all across our little car park. We really need to address litter, its a metaphor for disregard and the children consistently tell us how much they hate it. @cleanupbritain @SouthwarkMayor @KeepBritainTidy
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Dr June O'Sullivan OBE retweeted
May 29
This is now on 197 responses and we’d love to get past the 200 mark. Shares would be appreciated! Thank you 🙂
@twinklresources @EYAlliance @Mr_PaintPots @SheringhamNurs1 @poppygibsonuk @_CREC @NDNAtalk @CoramPACEY @NUCchildminders @JuneOSullivan
May 16
Very little research exists on how menopause impacts women working in early years. In collaboration with @EYEearlyEd, this questionnaire aims to develop understanding.
If you work in the sector, please consider completing & sharing this questionnaire⬇️
forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/…
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Dr June O'Sullivan OBE retweeted
May 17
Would you mind sharing please? @twinkleyschools @allyfeatherbe @EYAlliance @earlyyearsontap @JuneOSullivan @juliangrenier @NickiDigest
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Dr June O'Sullivan OBE retweeted
May 20
Iranian politician Romina Pourmokhtari:
“Pedophilia is legal under the Islamic Republic of Iran. They legalized child marriage with girls even younger than 13.
“We are trying to raise awareness, but Western feminists are completely ignoring us.”
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This really resonates, highlighting the values of care, responsibility and compassion for each other. We try hard to encourage this ethos, but it still surprises us how many parents tell their children to ignore us as cleaning up and tidying away is not their job!
May 14
In Japan, children clean their own schools.
Every day. After lunch.
About twenty minutes.
Classrooms.
Hallways.
Toilets.
Not because the schools are too poor
to hire someone.
Because in 1947, this country decided
that cleaning your own space
is part of becoming a person.
The cleaning rag
is on the school supply list.
Right next to the pencils.
Egypt teaches it now.
So does Indonesia.
So does Mongolia.
Think about the last time
you watched a seven-year-old
mop a floor without complaining.
Japan does that
in every elementary school
in the country.
Not as punishment.
As education.
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It has taken years of persistence, respectful challenge and work to build a space where providers, nursery leaders and Ofsted inspectors can sit together and have honest professional conversations about Early Years. Book now to attend the next London OBC!
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📢 The London Ofsted Big Conversation is just 2 weeks away!
If you work in Early Years, this is a conversation you’ll want to be part of.
🔗 Book your place now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/198192696…
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What better way to begin a podcast than with a conversation about kindness. Every now and then, someone walks into your professional world and reminds you why you care so deeply about Early Years. For me, one of those people is @SalasBalde.
Listen now:
leyf.org.uk/news/kindness-is…
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Good luck to my daughter in law running her 6th marathon and 1st #LondonMarathon today. Expected in by 1.30. Go Jess!
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Dr June O'Sullivan OBE retweeted
Meet our #FamilyLearningAwards judging panel 🏆⭐
Representing a rich mix of expertise, our judges include Janet King, @JuneOSullivan, @BSharpMiranda, @JitkaVseteckova, Dr Rebecca Conway, Karen Chetwynd, @Blewitt90, and Katy Pallister.
Read more: bit.ly/3O0sQ5h
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Is giving a child unrestricted access to digital technology like handing them a vape?
For the latest episode of the Talking Early Years podcast, I spoke with @katypotts about what it really means to grow up surrounded by digital technology. leyf.org.uk/news/is-it-safe-…
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Interesting reflection on universities dumbing down and the unequal outcomes and big loan debts for the most vulnerable students. spectator.com/article/why-ar…
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I’ve just reviewed Observation Assessment Made Simple by Clare Devlin and it’s a timely reminder that observation sits at the heart of good pedagogy, not paperwork. Full review 👇
leyf.org.uk/news/book-review…
#EarlyYears #Pedagogy
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Tickets are now LIVE for our next London OBC meeting!
The new date will be the 27th May - mark your calendars and I look forward to seeing you there:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/198192696…
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💡 Social justice can feel like a big, abstract idea. Something discussed in policy or politics. But in nurseries, it’s much simpler than that. I recently spoke with @SusanSantone to talk about why social justice belongs in the Early Years.
Listen now: leyf.org.uk/news/in-conversa…
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Got this from a friend this morning who also works in #earlyears. Sharing the positivity. #HappyMothersDay to all those loving, attentive mothers who nurture children and try hard to protect their right to an innocent and joyful childhood in this digitally demanding world.
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Dr June O'Sullivan OBE retweeted
It was wonderful to spend the afternoon at the @Booktrust Early Years Reading Rights Summit with @oliviabaileymp and fellow coalition members Early Years Aliiance and @LEYFonline, alongside so many brilliant organisations working to improve outcomes for young children.
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Artificial Intelligence is shaping the future. But one critical voice is missing from the conversation: the Early Years. In my latest blog, I explore why AI must be considered through the lens of childhood and human development.
Read more here: leyf.org.uk/news/ai-care-and…
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This International Women’s Day I am saying thank you to the pioneers, the builders and the quiet power:
leyf.org.uk/news/marching-to…
#IWD2026 #IWD #InternationalWomensDay @LEYFonline
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Children from LEYF nurseries and local parents have donated nearly 150 books to HMP Brixton for #WorldBookDay. This donation is about supporting families when a parent is in prison. If we want children to thrive,we can’t ignore the impact of imprisonment on families @LEYFonline
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