First things first. How do you like your brew? And would you like a biscuit for dunking?I love a cup of milky coffee in the morning (my 90 year old grandad, who works with us at Focus, always makes me the best brew). Then I drink tea for the rest... View Article
Thirteen reasons why we feel lucky on Friday 13th January 2017 at Focus Education There is only one more working day to go until Focus 2017 courses begin! In February 2013, the Focus publication, ‘Grammar & Punctuation‘ was released, one of our most popular books! Another reason to love the number 13.... View Article
How to survive your first day back after a fantastic Christmas and New Year. We understand how hard it is to get to work on a cold January morning and start a new term of teaching. So here at Focus, we have compiled a check list of things we... View Article
Rethinking the Curriculum, the Learning Challenge Curriculum How introducing pre-learning activities can spark life into stale lesson plans Anfield Road Primary School in Liverpool is a recently amalgamated school, combined in September 2014 from the infant and junior schools of the same name. Eighteen months ago, Anfield Road Primary saw... View Article
Be Prepared and Proactive The leadership of early years has become a difficult entity in the past few years. Many early years leaders find themselves in the job overnight, as there is no-one else to do it. Some strive for the position, only to find they are working with unsympathetic... View Article
What a year in Early Years! After all the time and effort that went into the development of the ‘Early Years Baseline’ and uncertainty about the profile and accountability in Early Years, we find ourselves back where we started. What a relief! The DfE’s announcement that the profile will remain... View Article
