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DfE will use cancelled KS1 spelling test data

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has asked schools to submit the results from the pilots of the Key Stage 1 spelling test - even though it has been scrapped. Meanwhile, parents are holding a day of protest against primary testing.

DfE scraps spelling test after leak online

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Friday, April 22, 2016

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has been forced into cancelling a Key Stage 1 test following yesterday’s revelation that the spelling paper had been accidentally posted online.

Baseline protest group calls for assessment review after DfE U-turn

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Monday, April 11, 2016

| Nursery World

The Better Without Baseline Coalition is calling for a review of assessment and accountability for the early years following the scrapping of Baseline as a progress measure.

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.

National Parks visits on school curriculum

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

| Nursery World

Visiting National Parks is to become part of the school curriculum under Government plans announced today.

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.

New report calls for action on EYFS children's entitlement to outdoor play

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Friday, March 18, 2016

| Nursery World

Many early years providers are struggling with inadequate outdoor space, according to a new report.

Budget: Compulsory academies plan slammed

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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

| Nursery World

Government plans to end local authority control of the country’s schools have been slammed as ‘undemocratic’ and an ‘ideological step too far’ by teaching unions and local authorities.

Learn about self-regulation: the key to effective early learning

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

| Nursery World

Nursery World's one-day conference on 30 June will feature a great mix of academic experts and innovative practitioners on this vital aspect of development.

Teaching assistants boost children's speaking abilities

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Friday, February 26, 2016

| Nursery World

Teaching assistants working with small groups of young children struggling to talk have successfully improved their language skills by several months.

Petition calling for extension of EYFS to seven tipping 11,000

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

| Nursery World

Nearly 11,000 supporters have signed a government petition calling for the Early Years Foundation Stage to be extended to age seven since it was set up just a week ago, with the author calling for Key Stage 1 to be scrapped.

Scotland will 'miss education goals' with falling early years teacher numbers

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Monday, February 15, 2016

| Nursery World

A failure to address dwindling teacher numbers in Scotland’s early years settings will hold back government goals to tackle the impact of deprivation on education, the country’s largest teaching union has warned.

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.

Less than 8 per cent of teachers believe baseline assessment is ‘fair and accurate’

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Friday, February 12, 2016

| Nursery World

Teaching unions are calling on the Government to scrap the Reception baseline after a damning report has found that most primary school teachers find it unreliable and inaccurate.

Dolly Parton gives books to 5,000 more London children

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Every child born in Southwark in 2016 will be eligible to receive a free book each month until their fifth birthday, thanks to country singer Dolly Parton.

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DfE will use cancelled KS1 spelling test data

DfE scraps spelling test after leak online

Baseline protest group calls for assessment review after DfE U-turn

DfE scraps baseline as a progress measure

National Parks visits on school curriculum

Fathers urged to read more to their children

New report calls for action on EYFS children's entitlement to outdoor play

Budget: Compulsory academies plan slammed

Learn about self-regulation: the key to effective early learning

Teaching assistants boost children's speaking abilities

Petition calling for extension of EYFS to seven tipping 11,000

Scotland will 'miss education goals' with falling early years teacher numbers

Reception baseline providers slam unions' report

Less than 8 per cent of teachers believe baseline assessment is ‘fair and accurate’

Dolly Parton gives books to 5,000 more London children

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