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DfE scraps baseline as a progress measure

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  • Friday, April 8, 2016
  • | Nursery World
The controversial Reception Baseline will not be used as a starting point to measure children’s progress – the purpose for which it was designed - the Department for Education has confirmed.

Fathers urged to read more to their children

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  • Tuesday, March 22, 2016
  • | Nursery World
Fathers are being encouraged to spend more time reading to their children, after a survey found that mothers believe they have more influence in helping their children learn to read than fathers.

Reception baseline providers slam unions' report

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  • Friday, February 12, 2016
  • | Nursery World
The providers of the Reception baseline assessment have hit back at a report commissioned by two teaching unions, which claims that the baseline is inaccurate and potentially damaging to children.

New children's laureate named

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  • Wednesday, June 10, 2015
  • | Nursery World
Illustrator and writer Chris Riddell was named the ninth Waterstones Children’s Laureate at a ceremony in London on Tuesday.

Dyslexia 'not caused by poor eyesight'

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  • Friday, June 5, 2015
  • | Nursery World
Experts have cast doubt on the popular belief that dyslexia is a visual disorder, as a new large-scale study suggests dyslexia is not linked to eyesight problems.

What are the options for the baseline assessment?

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  • Monday, February 23, 2015
  • | Nursery World
Following confirmation of the Reception baseline providers earlier this month, schools that want to use the baseline during the pilot year from this September have until April to sign up.

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