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EYFS framework guide: Characteristics of effective teaching and learning

The new EYFS framework places a great deal of emphasis on the importance of recognising and understanding the ways in which young children learn, in order to support them as effective learners. Here we offer practical guidance to support each of the recognised characteristics of effective learning: playing and exploring; active learning; creating and thinking critically

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