Fresh thinking in Nursery World’s February issue
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
January is at last behind us and this month we're in a lighter mood. Be inspired by EYFS best practice at one innovative school which is bringing nursery and Reception children together to enjoy shared learning, indoors and out. Discover more about what makes our recent Nursery World Award winners special – with features on the Greenhouse Multi-Cultural Play and Arts project in Liverpool and Meadow Lane Children’s Nursery in Cornwall.
Best practice features:
- Bringing parents on board to share your vision for outdoor practice can make all the difference. In part two of her ‘outdoor keys’ series Jan White suggests some effective approaches.
- EYFS best practice in schools. We turn the spotlight on Manor House Primary in Leeds which was the recipient of Nursery World’s Best Practice in Schools award 2021. Discover what makes its practice innovative.
- How the inner-city Greenhouse Multi-Cultural Play and Arts Project is enhancing children’s outcomes through a programme of ‘stimulating’ and ‘thought-provoking’ projects.
- All about…military nurseries. Ever wondered what nursery life is like for children, staff and families at military bases such as those on Cyprus? Helen Lakey, Defence Children Services early years advisor, paints a picture.
- Health and nutrition: How the award winning Meadow Lane Children's Nursery is going back to basics when it comes to teaching children about food.
Activities:
February may be the coldest month of the year but it is also the gateway to Spring. In our Outdoor Calendar of activities, Julie Mountain suggests mapping the weather with a DIY weather station…in her SEND series Georgina Durrant provides new ideas for building all children’s gross and fine motor skills.…share one nursery’s exciting journey with a project bound for Jupiter…discover which kinds of resources can support and extend children’s positioning schemes and play…help children understand how to protect marine habitats as part of sustainable education and last but not least…Rachael Keeling Nursery School concludes it’s A – Z with ‘Z is for zeal’
Special report:
Digital tools for assessment in the EYFS: with the latest attempt to move away from tick boxes, we take a look at how management software can support this.
Management:
- Staff health and wellbeing: Charlotte Goddard’s series concludes with a guide to useful resources.
- Social media: Are you successfully conveying your brand? Nicola Read advises
- In part two of her Anti-racist leadership series, Black Nursery Manager Liz Pemberton explores mindsets and suggests ways they need to be challenged to achieve leadership.
- Childcare counsel: How to deal with staff who are serial late-comers.
- Manager’s problem page: Our panel of experts advises a setting leader on combatting a sense of isolation.
Analysis:
An in-depth look at how nurseries are currently coping with wide-spread staff absences due to Covid and what the implications are for the future.
Opinion:
- Sarah Mackenzie reflects on Ofsted’s move to withdraw its ‘Reporting significant events’ guidance and what it says about its relationship with the sector.
- Sarah Steel explains why she is proud to be taking on the role of chair of trustees at the National Day Nurseries Association.
Interview:
We talked to James Alexandroff, founder of the Perivoli Schools Trust, which funds nursery school teacher training in countries across
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Poster:
Complete your collection of our beautiful Construction posters with Statues and Monuments.
