In 2010, I had the pleasure of meeting Sir Peter Williams, author of Independent Review of Mathematics Teaching in Early Years Settings and Primary Schools, published in 2008. At the time, he questioned whether anyone would be interested in hearing about his two-year-old report. In fact, I refer to it constantly to this day, particularly the chapter on the EYFS.
Since publication, the EYFS framework has been revised and ‘Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy’ replaced by ‘Mathematics’. However, Sir Peter’s observations and recommendations stand the test of time, as fundamentally they are about giving children the very best start in mathematical learning.
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