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Early years settings in Wales prepare for the roll out of the new national curriculum

Friday, April 1, 2022

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Wales’ education minister Jeremy Miles has praised the work of early years settings as they prepare for the roll-out of the new national curriculum for three-to-16-year-olds.

New EYFS Essentials training videos on the early years curriculum out now

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

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Leading early years specialist Jan Dubiel presents the latest series of Nursery World EYFS Essentials training videos, which focuses on the early years curriculum.

Early years settings told they can relax ratios as Covid deemed an 'exceptional circumstance'

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has confirmed that early years settings struggling with staff absences due to Covid can relax their ratios in line with the EYFS.

Find expert guidance on the revised EYFS

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery World's invaluable Practice Guide on the Revised EYFS collects together our recent series of articles on each of the Areas of Learning.

Children starting Reception face 'the most challenging school start for generations'

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

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The charity Nesta warns that children starting Reception this term will need more support due to the number of hours of early education they have missed in the coronavirus pandemic.

EYFS: Development Matters updated following early adopter trial

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| Nursery World

A revised version of Development Matters has been published by the Department for Education this week following feedback from early adopters of the revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

Bright Horizons to launch new curriculum to foster child wellbeing

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021

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Bright Horizons, the UK's second largest nursery group, is launching a new early years curriculum focussing on children’s emotional wellbeing to align with the revised EYFS.

The Duchess of York is a new ambassador for Montessori education

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

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Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, has been appointed chair of the newly formed International Montessori Ambassadors group.

Education secretary confirms phonics check to go ahead in the Autumn term

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

| Nursery World

The phonics check will go ahead in the Autumn term with children in Year 2, the education secretary has confirmed.

Montessori practice to receive a boost from new research fund

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

| Nursery World

The Montessori Group has launched a €90,000 fund to develop research into educational practice and the Montessori approach in the 21st century.

Free music training on offer for early years practitioners

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

| Nursery World

Free music training for early years practitioners to support children’s speech and language skills is being offered by an award-winning music charity.

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders report widening attainment gap among disadvantaged under-fives

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Friday, May 14, 2021

| Nursery World

Nearly half of early years providers believe the gap between disadvantaged under-fives and their peers has grown during the pandemic, a survey suggests, with the majority finding that fewer children across all backgrounds are reaching expected pre-Covid levels of attainment.

Coronavirus: ‘Concerning’ impact on language development and PSED among four-to five-year-olds

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Thursday, April 29, 2021

| Nursery World

Reception class children are struggling with language and communication and personal, social and emotional development, concerned teachers have told researchers looking into the impact of Covid-19 disruption on primary school starters.

Call to scrap the Reception Baseline intensifies

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

| Nursery World

The introduction of Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) is ‘misguided’ and should not go ahead in September, according to a united call for action from hundreds of head teachers, academics, writers and parents.

Prepare for the revised EYFS with Nursery World's online conference

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery World's conference 'The revised EYFS: Delivering the best for every child' has a top line-up of early years experts to support you to take stock of the changes coming into force in September and examine your practice.

Birth to 5 Matters experts hit back at criticism of guidance's stance on anti-racism by Conservative MPs

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

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The group that developed Birth to 5 Matters has responded to criticisms by Tory MPs about the use of the term ‘white privilege’, in its recently published guidance, when addressing issues of equality in early years settings.

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.

DfE confirms revised EYFS and Reception Baseline statutory from September

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has today (31 March) confirmed that the landmark reforms to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) will be rolled out nationally and that the Reception Baseline will become statutory for schools from September.

Interview - Caroline Wright, Early childhood director at Bright Horizons

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

| Nursery World

Caroline’s career includes 21 years in quality improvement, starting as an under-eights advisor in Cambridgeshire. She has worked as an Ofsted inspector, was early years director of Kidsunlimited, and worked at The National College, and as an Early Years Initial Teacher Training lead for Early Years East, before returning to a senior role in private daycare.

Birth to 5 Matters EYFS guidance to launch this month

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

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‘Birth to 5 Matters – Guidance by the sector, for the sector’ is on track to be launched later this month after the final sector consultation on the non-statutory Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) guidance resulted in a ‘resounding endorsement’ of the document.

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Early years settings in Wales prepare for the roll out of the new national curriculum

New EYFS Essentials training videos on the early years curriculum out now

Early years settings told they can relax ratios as Covid deemed an 'exceptional circumstance'

Find expert guidance on the revised EYFS

Children starting Reception face 'the most challenging school start for generations'

EYFS: Development Matters updated following early adopter trial

Bright Horizons to launch new curriculum to foster child wellbeing

The Duchess of York is a new ambassador for Montessori education

Education secretary confirms phonics check to go ahead in the Autumn term

Montessori practice to receive a boost from new research fund

Free music training on offer for early years practitioners

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders report widening attainment gap among disadvantaged under-fives

Coronavirus: ‘Concerning’ impact on language development and PSED among four-to five-year-olds

Call to scrap the Reception Baseline intensifies

Prepare for the revised EYFS with Nursery World's online conference

Birth to 5 Matters experts hit back at criticism of guidance's stance on anti-racism by Conservative MPs

New Birth to 5 Matters guidance to be published

DfE confirms revised EYFS and Reception Baseline statutory from September

Interview - Caroline Wright, Early childhood director at Bright Horizons

Birth to 5 Matters EYFS guidance to launch this month

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