Communication Friendly Setting - A journey of discovery
This blog was written by Martin Cumming of St Paul’s Nursery School, York.
Martin has worked at St Paul’s Nursery School in York for almost five years and has been teaching for almost 18 years. He is a trained teacher, SENCO, Lead Communication Practitioner and Assistant Head Teacher. Martin is passionate about creating neuro affirming practice within settings and has a real interest in neuro diversity and speech, language and communication development.
Part Two – ‘A Gardener’s Guide to Implementation’
I promise that part two of our blog on Communication Friendly Setting (CFS) will not start with a quote from Ronan Keating! However, I will quote the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework that states ‘The development of children’s spoken language underpins all seven areas of learning and development. Children’s back-and-forth interactions from an early age form the foundations for language and cognitive development.’ (DFE 2021) Something to reflect on whilst delving deeper into our Communication Friendly Setting Journey and looking at how we put the intent into practice.
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