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Evidence is growing that the early learning goals for literacy do not support a play-based ethos and are too stressful for under-fives. But will the Government listen? asks Wendy Scott.
The role of play in the learning process was the central theme of a national conference attended by more than 100 early years inspectors and advisers. The annual conference of the National Association...
A group of leading early years specialists has launched a campaign to urge practitioners and parents to fight Government plans to adopt synthetic phonics for teaching children to read in reception...
Primary school children will be taught about evolution for the first time as part of the new primary curriculum, the Government confirmed last week as more details of what it will cover were revealed.
A website to guide children aged five to 11 and their parents through the national curriculum in England has been set up jointly by the Department for Education and Skills and the BBC. The website,...
The Welsh Foundation Phase (FP) was unveiled by Minister for Education Jane Hutt last week to a mixed reception, with some practitioners welcoming its child-centred, play-based approach, while one...
The research, carried out by Ofsted, outlines what 'high-quality' early years curriculum and pedagogy looks like to support practitioners to help children to catch up, particularly with communication...
The foundation stage curriculum, like its predecessor, is organised into six areas of learning to help practitioners plan appropriate activities and experiences for children in their setting. Yet the...
Education secretary Michael Gove has announced further details of a review of what children are taught at primary and secondary school, which aims to reduce bureaucracy and 'slim down' the national...
Some food for thought in your professional career Outdoor Play in the Early Years: Management and innovation (second edition). Edited by Helen Bilton. (David Fulton, 15, 020 8996 3618). Reviewed by...