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Campaigners seek return of EYFS Profile following Baseline U-turn

Monday, April 18, 2016

| Nursery World

Early years experts are calling for the reinstatement of the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile, following the Department for Education’s decision to scrap the Reception baseline as a progress measure.

Arts campaigners condemn school cuts

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

| Nursery World

The abolition of a flagship programme designed to foster creativity in children has been condemned by teachers and ambassadors of the arts as threatening the education of the most vulnerable children.

Child development film-makers praised by Attenborough

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Monday, May 16, 2016

| Nursery World

Siren films has received a ringing endorsement from Sir David Attenborough.

The Big Picture - Meditation Mike

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Monday, May 30, 2016

| Nursery World

Children are learning mindfulness and meditation at an early age in Reading, thanks to regular sessions with ‘Meditation Mike’.

EYFS Profile and new Reception baseline included in primary assessment consultation

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government is consulting on introducing a new reception baseline in addition to keeping and improving the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile.

Young children 'more likely to be able to use a computer than tell the time'

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Monday, September 5, 2011

| Nursery World

More children can use a computer than swim or tell the time, according to a new survey.

Politicians 'misuse science to push own agenda'

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Monday, September 19, 2011

| Nursery World

The extent to which studies of infant brain development have been misinterpreted and exploited by politicians to push a political agenda on to parenting were debated at a conference at Kent University.

Experts and academics speak out against the 'erosion of childhood'

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Monday, October 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Leading neuroscientist Baroness Susan Greenfield has spoken out about her concerns about the impact of screen technologies on young children's development.

Early years theatre receives £100,000 funding boost

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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

| Nursery World

A pioneering regional early years theatre project aims to give more than 3,500 pre-school children the chance to develop their own theatre shows.

Children's 'red books' start to go online from April

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Monday, February 13, 2017

| Nursery World

The ‘red book’, the paper-based personal child health record for under-fives, will be available online for London parents from April ahead of a national rollout.

New parenting workshops to support young children's development

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| Nursery World

A new training programme to help parents better understand the needs of three- to seven-year-olds launches next month.

First aid training can boost pre-school children’s confidence

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Children as young as four can learn what to do in an emergency with the help of first aid training tailored specifically for them.

DfE confirms participation in ‘baby PISA’ pilot

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Thursday, July 6, 2017

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has confirmed England will take part in an international pilot study that will see five-year-olds subjected to a series of 'tests'.

Low attainment linked with poor motor skills

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Monday, October 5, 2015

| Nursery World

There is mounting evidence of a correlation between young children's balance and co-ordination and how well they do at school.

Practitioners need help with nature

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

| Nursery World

Teachers and early years practitioners need sustained training programmes to understand the importance of children engaging with the natural world, according to school grounds charity Learning through Landscapes.

Government urged to rethink school starting age

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

| Nursery World

Educational experts are urging the Government to rethink the age at which children start school, to close the gap between summer-born children and older peers.

Just a minute for children to learn new word

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

| Nursery World

Children learn words in brief 'eureka' moments rather than through repeated exposure, a new study suggests.

New screen time guidelines for early years children

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Friday, October 28, 2016

| Nursery World

A policy statement released by the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) recommends further reductions in the amount of time infants, toddlers and pre-school age children spend in front of a screen.

Assessment: Reducing children to numbers

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Measures of children’s progress – especially one-off assessments such as the baseline in Reception – are flawed, meaning neither policy-makers nor children benefit, say Alice Bradbury and Guy Roberts-Holmes

Teachers putting three-year-olds into ability groups

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Friday, December 1, 2017

| Nursery World

Children as young as three are being put into ability groups for phonics, raising grave concerns about the impact on their self-esteem, and widening gaps in attainment, teachers warn today.

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Campaigners seek return of EYFS Profile following Baseline U-turn

Arts campaigners condemn school cuts

Child development film-makers praised by Attenborough

The Big Picture - Meditation Mike

EYFS Profile and new Reception baseline included in primary assessment consultation

Young children 'more likely to be able to use a computer than tell the time'

Politicians 'misuse science to push own agenda'

Experts and academics speak out against the 'erosion of childhood'

Early years theatre receives £100,000 funding boost

Children's 'red books' start to go online from April

New parenting workshops to support young children's development

First aid training can boost pre-school children’s confidence

DfE confirms participation in ‘baby PISA’ pilot

Low attainment linked with poor motor skills

Practitioners need help with nature

Government urged to rethink school starting age

Just a minute for children to learn new word

New screen time guidelines for early years children

Assessment: Reducing children to numbers

Teachers putting three-year-olds into ability groups

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