23 July 2025
In this episode, host Fran Watson catches up with primary deputy headteacher and mathematics lead Julia Norman about participating in educational research and the impact that it has had on her, her colleagues and the children they work with.
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Early Childhood Maths Group
A UK-based group of early years mathematics enthusiasts and experts.
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The Power of Pattern – Patterning in the Early Years
by Alison Borthwick, Sue Gifford and Helen Thouless
This book tells the story of a project that follows a group of teachers and their classes of three- to five-year-olds as they explore different types of pattern.
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Spatial Reasoning toolkit
A free downloadable document about how children develop spatial reasoning in early childhood (birth to 7 years) and how practitioners working with young children can support this.
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