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AI in Early Years Education: A Tool to Enhance, Not Replace

Quick Read: AI is increasingly being used in early years settings, primarily to reduce admin workload, freeing up educator time for direct work with children. Educators recognise that AI cannot replace essential human skills such as empathy, professional judgement, and relationship building. The future of AI in early years must...

5 Ways to Celebrate Children’s Learning on Tapestry

We’re all about celebrating learning and development here at Tapestry. This article lists 5 of our features and explains how you might use them to celebrate children’s learning. Remember, celebrations never stop! These features (and more) can be used with Key Stage children on Tapestry as well as children in...

7 things you didn’t know about Tapestry

4 min read Since Tapestry’s humble beginnings way back in 2012 it has grown exponentially… and continues to do so. This means there is a high chance that Tapestry does a few things you’re not aware of. Here is a collection of 7 functions of Tapestry that you should definitely...

Celebrate good times, come on!

3 min read As I’m sure most of you are now aware, our flag system has been brought 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 of...

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,...

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...

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...

Marking in Primary Schools

On Your Marks… In the light of the new Ofsted framework, never has ‘staff well-being’ been so heavily emphasised, and rightly so! All schools should be evaluating the well-being of their staff, including implementing ways to manage and reduce workload. Ask yourself this question: other than direct teaching, what contributes...

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