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Ofsted says settings are 'not physical enough'

Monday, March 5, 2018

| Nursery World

Ofsted is planning a new focus on physical development in early years settings, with deputy director of early education Gill Jones claiming that nurseries and pre-schools are not adequately physically challenging.

Enthusiastic readers are successful ones

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Enthusiastic young readers are five times more likely to achieve above-average results in reading tests, suggests new research.

Ofsted calls for early years experts

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Thursday, August 30, 2018

| Nursery World

Ofsted is calling for academics, researchers and practitioners to apply to take part in a new early years forum to debate early years teaching and practice.

Malorie Blackman named as Children's Laureate

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Malorie Blackman, who has won many awards for writing books for teenagers, is the new Children's Laureate.

Children join in re-design of V&A Museum of Childhood

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Monday, October 8, 2018

| Nursery World

Local primary school children are contributing ideas to the multi-million-pound revamp of the V&A Museum of Childhood in plans to make it the ‘world’s most joyful museum for children’.

New Birth to 5 Matters guidance to be published

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

| Nursery World

The new Birth to 5 Matters guidance document is being launched by the Early Years Coalition in a live Facebook stream, tonight.

Training scheme boosts speech skills

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

A national early language training programme has been successful in boosting the communication skills of two to three-year-olds.

Figures show wider gap in attainment for five-year-olds with SEN

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

| Nursery World

A more detailed breakdown of the EYFS Profile statistics, published today, shows that the gap has widened between children with special educational needs and their peers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

EYFS: Nursery group reassesses approach to learning and development in run-up to EYFS

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Friday, April 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Karen Walker, head of children's services at the London Early Years Foundation, spoke to Nursery World about how the group's nurseries are preparing for the new framework.

Scotland aims to boost role of outdoor learning for nursery-age children

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Friday, March 2, 2018

| Nursery World

The Scottish Government has pledged more than £860,000 to boost outdoor learning in the early years.

Phonics check branded 'a waste of money'

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

| Nursery World

The largest teaching union has slammed the phonics reading check for six-year-olds as a 'waste of money', after Government research found that the majority of teachers found it had 'little or no impact' on children's reading and writing.

Children continue to achieve a good level of development at the end of Reception

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Friday, October 19, 2018

| Nursery World

The number of children achieving a good level of development at the end of the EYFS has risen again, while the gender gap between boys and girls has fallen for the fifth year running.

Children spend 100 million minutes reading in a month

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

| Nursery World

Children and young people across the UK have read for more than a 100,000,000 minutes as part of a month-long reading competition.

Popular baby book scheme tops 1,000

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

| Nursery World

More than a thousand babies in Bradford are being given a free book every month as part of a literacy skills development programme.

Sign up for the best advice and information on caring for two-year-olds

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Friday, March 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Tickets are selling fast for Nursery World's Two-year-Olds: Policy and Practice conference on 19 April, which features a fantastic line-up of early years experts all ready to share their knowledge and experience.

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Ofsted says settings are 'not physical enough'

Enthusiastic readers are successful ones

Ofsted calls for early years experts

Malorie Blackman named as Children's Laureate

Children join in re-design of V&A Museum of Childhood

New Birth to 5 Matters guidance to be published

Training scheme boosts speech skills

Figures show wider gap in attainment for five-year-olds with SEN

Arts campaigners condemn school cuts

EYFS Profile and new Reception baseline included in primary assessment consultation

Early years theatre receives £100,000 funding boost

Practitioners need help with nature

Teachers putting three-year-olds into ability groups

EYFS: Nursery group reassesses approach to learning and development in run-up to EYFS

Scotland aims to boost role of outdoor learning for nursery-age children

Phonics check branded 'a waste of money'

Children continue to achieve a good level of development at the end of Reception

Children spend 100 million minutes reading in a month

Popular baby book scheme tops 1,000

Sign up for the best advice and information on caring for two-year-olds

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