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Questions over funding for creationist nurseries

Friday, May 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Creationist schools are being funded by the Government to provide free nursery education places, according to the British Humanist Association (BHA), Nursery World can exclusively reveal.

School starting age campaigners call on Northern Ireland Assembly for action

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

| Nursery World

School starting age campaigners in Northern Ireland are today (Wednesday) meeting with the Northern Ireland Assembly's Education Committee to urge 'speedy action' on introducing a more flexible system.

Nick Clegg speaks out against Michael Gove's free schools

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Monday, October 21, 2013

| Nursery World

The Deputy Prime Minister is expected to say this week that he believes free schools have too much freedom.

Recycling entrepreneur's new nursery in Safehands

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Monday, July 4, 2016

| Nursery World

A former primary school which has sat empty for three years will reopen as a nursery this autumn – after a recycling entrepreneur teamed up with the Safehands group.

Opportunity knocks for babycare lesson

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

| Nursery World

Staff got a shock when a woman gave birth in their nursery car park - and may have recruited a new nursery member.

Inspections to judge EYFS with whole school

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

| Nursery World

Schools would no longer receive a separate judgement for the EYFS under the new Ofsted inspection framework, which is out for consultation.

Bold Beginnings: getting the message over

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Monday, February 5, 2018

| Nursery World

By Gill Jones’ own admission, Ofsted’s ‘Bold Beginnings’ report on Reception class teaching, which she co-authored, has ‘caused quite a stir’.

'Baby PISA' study to go ahead in autumn

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

| Nursery World

The main study for the controversial OECD International Early Learning and Child Well-Being Study, known as 'Baby PISA', is to go ahead in autumn 2018, following last autumn’s field trial with 450 five-year-old children.

National Curriculum review - A springboard for success?

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Friday, May 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Headteacher Alison Peacock argues that the teaching profession should respond courageously to the draft curriculum by enhancing it with a richly diverse and irresistible school curriculum that builds on high-quality early years practice.

Interview - Sue Palmer, literacy specialist

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Friday, February 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Sue Palmer talks about Early Childhood Action, a new campaign group made up of academics and practitioners, who last week announced plans to draft an alternative to the EYFS.

Campaigners slam reception baseline plans

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

| Nursery World

Early years organisations and teaching unions have welcomed plans to keep the EYFS Profile, but say they are disappointed about proposals to introduce a new baseline assessment, which would also take place in Reception.

Cambridge Primary Review Trust - Challenging aspects of EY practice

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Monday, April 6, 2015

| Nursery World

A research paper published earlier this year has major implications for the early years because of the challenges it makes to some of the ideas that have become 'best practice', says Julian Grenier

Books at home boost 'school readiness'

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

| Nursery World

Reading and talking to young children at home helps prepare them for school, according to a new study.

Moves afoot to thwart Government plans for phonics reading test

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Monday, June 27, 2011

| Nursery World

The protest against Government plans to introduce a phonics reading test for six-year-olds is gaining force.

Early Excellence to launch Reception review

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Friday, November 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Training organisation Early Excellence is launching a new review of Reception teaching next week.

Early language as important as obesity as a sign of child wellbeing

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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Early language development must be prioritised as a child wellbeing indicator to close the gap between children in low-income and better-off households, according to a new study.

Two-thirds of children in phonics pilot fail test

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Two-thirds of children who took the pilot Phonics Screening Check for six-year-olds last summer failed the test, Department for Education statistics show.

DfE invites bids to develop and run £10m Reception baseline

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has put the contract out to tender for a supplier to develop, pilot and oversee the Reception baseline.

New primary schools curriculum based on Rose review is abandoned

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Monday, June 7, 2010

| Nursery World

The Government will not go ahead with plans for the new primary curriculum, drawn up under Labour, following Sir Jim Rose's review.

Children's minister urges early years and childcare sector to contribute to EYFS review

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

| Nursery World

Speaking at an NCB event in Westminster yesterday in advance of the launch of the EYFS review today, children's minister Sarah Teather said the EYFS had set standards and 'raised the bar' for many in the sector.

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Questions over funding for creationist nurseries

School starting age campaigners call on Northern Ireland Assembly for action

Nick Clegg speaks out against Michael Gove's free schools

Recycling entrepreneur's new nursery in Safehands

Opportunity knocks for babycare lesson

Inspections to judge EYFS with whole school

Bold Beginnings: getting the message over

'Baby PISA' study to go ahead in autumn

National Curriculum review - A springboard for success?

Interview - Sue Palmer, literacy specialist

Campaigners slam reception baseline plans

Cambridge Primary Review Trust - Challenging aspects of EY practice

Books at home boost 'school readiness'

Moves afoot to thwart Government plans for phonics reading test

Early Excellence to launch Reception review

Early language as important as obesity as a sign of child wellbeing

Two-thirds of children in phonics pilot fail test

DfE invites bids to develop and run £10m Reception baseline

New primary schools curriculum based on Rose review is abandoned

Children's minister urges early years and childcare sector to contribute to EYFS review

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