📚✍️ Supporting Young Writers: A Practical Session with Ruth Swailes
The publication of the DfE non-statutory writing framework (July 2025) has sparked important conversations about how we teach writing in the early years.
Join Ruth Swailes as she explores the physical and cognitive foundations of writing and shares immediately actionable strategies to help children become confident, competent writers.
✅ Understand the developmental journey to writing
✅ Discover the role of movement, posture, and play
✅ Learn how to build transcription and composition skills from the ground up
Perfect for early years practitioners looking to align with the latest guidance and support every child’s writing journey.
Ruth Is the lead developer, author and trainer for the Oxford University Press International Early Years Curriculum for children aged 2-6. She is the co - author of "Joyous Journeys" a developmentally appropriate curriculum for children aged 0-6. She was named Nursery World Trainer of the Year in 2021 and recognised by ISC research as a leading influencer in International Education in 2022. She has written several books about Early Education and is currently co-editing the 4th edition of "Perspectives on Play".
