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Government commits to halving the early years literacy gap

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

| Nursery World

The education secretary will today pledge to halve the number of children starting school below the expected level for speaking and reading by 2028.

New study into the early years workforce and its role on children's outcomes

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Monday, July 23, 2018

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The Education Policy Institute has launched a two-year programme of research into the early years workforce and its impact on children’s outcomes.

Schools win funding to help disadvantaged children

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Friday, July 20, 2018

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A teacher from Salford has won funding to develop young children's communication and language through storytelling, in the Let Teachers SHINE 2018 awards.

Dolly Parton's book gifting scheme celebrates 10 years

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Monday, July 9, 2018

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The country singer's early years book gifting programme is celebrating ten years since launching in the UK.

Early years experts weigh up the revised ELGs

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Monday, July 9, 2018

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Now that the revised Early Learning Goals are finally out, we asked an expert in each area of learning to give their initial thoughts.

Call for major overhaul of ELGs with early years experts

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Thursday, July 5, 2018

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Early Education says that the Government’s revision of the Early Learning Goals has far wider implications and is in effect a re-write of the whole EYFS 'by the back door'.

DfE considering response to Bercow: 10 Years On

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Thursday, July 5, 2018

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A petition calling for the Government to implement the Bercow: Ten Years On review has reached 10,000 signatures, prompting a response from the Government.

Damning report finds Reception Baseline not fit-for-purpose, unethical and damaging

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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

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The Reception Baseline is ‘flawed, unjustified and wholly unfit for purpose’, according to a report by a leading educational research body.

Nursery owner takes on global early years role

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

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David Wright, co-owner of Paint Pots Nurseries in Southampton, has been appointed England’s national representative for the World Forum Foundation on Early Care and Education.

Call for children's eye tests to improve literacy

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Friday, June 15, 2018

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New guidance on improving children's communication, language and literacy before school, advises early years settings to make sure children receive eye tests.

Reception baseline trial will take place in September

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Wednesday, June 6, 2018

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A trial of the new Reception baseline will go ahead with a number of schools in the autumn.

Ofsted chief calls on nurseries to help close the 'word gap'

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Friday, June 1, 2018

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Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman is telling childcare practitioners to read 'time-honoured classics' to children to help solve the problem of four-year-olds starting school unable to communicate.