ROLL OVER ‘I thought I had heard them all until I heard about the microwaved toilet roll’ said Ofsted national lead trainer Angela Dyer at the recent NDNA conference, describing a setting which believed it was demonstrating its no-nonsense approach to germs. Ms Dyer also confirmed that there is no need to use plastic gloves to change nappies.
FROEBEL’S GIFT? A glimpse into the past of Nadhim Zahawi, minister for children, revealed an unexpected link with an early years pioneer. He arrived in the country from Iraq in 1978 at the age of 11, unable to speak English, and was then sent to Ibstock Place School, which was formerly connected with the Froebel Institute. He told MPs that his lack of skills and propensity to hide at the back of the class meant his teachers assumed he had learning difficulties. ‘Within six months I had picked up the language,’ he declared. ‘I guess I am the embodiment of what speech, language and communication skills can do for a young child immigrant in this country.’
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