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Pause to learn

Since I have been operating the LEYF business from home, I’ve increased my video conferencing to check-in everyday with the 15 nursery hubs that still remain open.

We talk about all the usual things as well as the changes and how we are adapting.

Last week we had a lively pedagogical conversation as staff had noticed that the quality of teaching was conspicuous, and the concentration and engagement of the children was rich and deep. They seemed to be benefiting from just staying still. Musing on the reasons, we concluded that it was due to:

Since this lockdown, I have had far less time but conversations with friends have been all the richer and led me to investigate new ideas and organisations such as The Alternative UK and the Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance, both organisations focus on ways to pause and then re-connect and rethink my values and actions.

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