Helpful Articles For Educators and Parents & Carers

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Celebrate good times, come on!

3 min read: As I’m sure most of you are now aware, our flag system has been bought into the limelight with the introduction of EYFS 2021 on Tapestry. So, while you are all getting to know this new feature inside and out, I thought I would share some...

Tapestry Newsletter August 2021

Hi, everyone! I hope you are all well. Just a few things from me this month so read on for more details. Tapestry Customer Support As September is our busiest time of the year (as we know it is for most of you too!), our response time to support...

Tapestry Newsletter July 2021

Hi, everyone. I hope you managed to stay cool through those hot days this July and you are all expecting a restful and well-earned summer break. Just a few things from me this month so read on for more info. The New Flags Firstly, as a lot of you...

Tapestry Newsletter June 2021

Hi, everyone. I hope you’re all well. We’ve got lot to tell you about this month so here we go! TEC Earlier this month we held our fourth Tapestry Education Conference. This one focused on parental engagement and we heard from speakers Jamel Carly, Suma Din and Janet Goodall...

Tapestry Newsletter May 2021

Hello everyone, Tapestry Webinar This month, Ben and Stephen from our Education Team hosted a webinar entitled “Tapestry and the New EYFS Framework”. The Webinar had over 3,000 attendees and we are happy to announce the full video is now available on our YouTube channel for you to watch whenever...

Tapestry Newsletter April 2021

What’s New Spring is springing which means our seasonal “What’s New” video is out. Take a look here for a summary of all the things we implemented during those wintery months including new flags, new monitoring screens and major updates to both our apps. Tapestry in Key Stage Are...

Tapestry Newsletter March 2021

Hi Weavers, We hope you are all enjoying the weather starting to warm up and you have found some time to enjoy it. We have a few important things to talk about this month so do read on for more details. The Areas of Concern Screen Earlier this month, we...

Tapestry Newsletter February 2021

Hi Weavers, We hope you managed to have a restful half term this very cold February! And, if you got any snow, perhaps you managed to throw a few snowballs or make a few snow angels. We have a number of developments and reminders for this month so do read...

Tapestry Newsletter January 2021

Hi Weavers, Welcome to the January 2021 newsletter. All of us here at Tapestry HQ wish you a hopeful new year. Earlier this month, as the new lockdown started and children and families began to learn at home again, Tapestry experienced the highest traffic we have ever recorded. In our...

Tapestry Newsletter December 2020

Hi Weavers, December’s newsletter is reaching you slightly earlier this month in an effort to catch you before you all break up for your well-deserved holiday. We have made a few new additions to Tapestry, so please do read on for more details. Your Data You may have noticed an...

The Future of Early Years: A Parliamentary Debate

On December 3rd Westminster Hall hosted an important debate to discuss the future of Early Years. The good attendance pays testament to the importance of this issue. MPs from all over the country spoke at the debate as well as notable names in the education world such as Tulip Siddiq, Shadow...

Tapestry Newsletter November 2020

Hi Weavers, November has seen the weather turn colder, so we hope you’re keeping warm as we move into winter, even if you do have all your classroom windows open! It’s been an exciting month here at Tapestry HQ with the addition of the new Development Matters… The new Development...

Introducing: Child Login

We are delighted to announce our newest feature: Child Login. Child Login puts the child’s learning journal in their hands. Children can now securely log in to their own account, see their observations and activities, make observations of their own, and reply via comments. If you are looking for the...

How Tapestry’s Activities feature can help you become a Homework Guru

If you are a teacher, you have probably at one time or another experienced a struggle with planning, resourcing and disseminating homework. If that’s the case, then this article is for you! I’m going to talk about a feature on Tapestry called Activities and how you can use it to...

Three Ways to do Reading Records on Tapestry

We have had a few requests from customers about a “Reading Record” on Tapestry. While it’s unlikely this will be a feature we add in the near future, hopefully this article will explain a few ways you can use the existing features as a reading record. 1. Observations This...

Tapestry in Key Stage

Are you getting the most out of Tapestry for your key stage children? Are you thinking about expanding your Tapestry provision to other year groups? In this article, I’m going to outline what I think are the main benefits for using Tapestry in key stage. Reflections This is something you...

Reporting to Parents

For me, with my Key Stage 2 background, it’s far too early in the year to be thinking about (let’s be honest) those dreaded end-of-year reports! When it comes to how to report to parents and carers on children’s learning, most of the DfE guidance is about just that –...