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

Friday, May 14, 2021

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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.

Synthetic phonics 'damages' children's love of reading

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

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The education secretary’s insistence that children should be taught to read using synthetic phonics is almost ‘a form of abuse’, a leading academic claims.

Providers affirm support for EYFS in consultation

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

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Most nurseries, childcare workers and childminders support the EYFS and want it to stay, according to reports by early years organisations who asked their members for their views on the early years framework as part of their response to the Government's consultation.

Lack of outdoor play in Year One limits children

Thursday, April 11, 2013

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A sharp decline in outdoor learning as children move from the Foundation Stage to Year One may reduce opportunities for them to develop their creativity and social skills, finds a new study.

Early years expert Julia Manning-Morton: 'It's time to ask our shiny new government for investment'

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

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Now is the time for early years professionals to fight for much-needed investment in the sector from the new Labour government, delegates at Nursery World’s ‘Birth to Three: Meeting Children’s Unique Needs’ conference were told yesterday (9 July).

Row breaks out between critics of the revised early years curriculum and DfE

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

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The dispute between a group of early years experts and teachers and the Department for Education over the Government’s planned reforms to the Early Years Foundation Stage has ramped up this week.

Environmental and youth organisations call for MP inquiry into benefits of outdoor learning

Thursday, October 8, 2020

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A wide-ranging group of organisations are calling on the Government to launch an inquiry into the vital role of outdoor learning in boosting children’s attainment, resilience and wellbeing.

Early years practitioners can make 'a positive' difference' to child health

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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Children’s health has been ‘neglected for far too long in the early years’, a leading expert told delegates at Nursery World’s online CPD conference on the EYFS.

EYFS: Draft of Birth to 5 Matters out for consultation with early years practitioners

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

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Play and the characteristics of effective learning (CoEL) have been included in the first draft of ‘Birth to 5 Matters – Guidance by the sector, for the sector’ which is published today.

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

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.

DfE confirms revised EYFS and Reception Baseline statutory from September

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

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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.

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

Thursday, June 17, 2021

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

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

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.

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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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.

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.

DfE keeping Reception Baseline for September under review

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

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Controversial plans to test four-year-olds in English and maths when they start school in September are ‘under regular review’ by the Department for Education, in light of the disruption caused by the coronavirus crisis.

Child-led approach to learning to read is blamed for illiteracy

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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Primary schools are 'breeding illiteracy' in children by allowing a 'child-led' approach to learning and because they are failing to use synthetic phonics repeatedly, according to the right-wing think-tank Centre for Policy Studies.

Staff judge treasure baskets

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

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Staff from Nannas Day Nurseries, Colchester, gather for the judging of their treasure baskets.

Young children make more mistakes learning new words than parents expect

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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Learning new words is not always as easy for young children as parents may think, according to the results of a new study.

Academy chain founder Ofsted appointment challenged

Thursday, July 7, 2016

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The education secretary’s favoured candidate for the Ofsted top job has been rejected by a committee of MPs, throwing the appointment into jeopardy.

Teacher-led approach 'best for learning' in early years

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

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New research suggests that young children learn better when they have more teacher-led activities.

Teaching in the early years: expert advice from Nursery World

Thursday, January 7, 2016

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Will Ofsted’s new definition of teaching in the early years be a game changer for practice in the Foundation Stage in schools, particularly Reception classes? This is one of the key questions to be addressed in Nursery World’s Early Years in Schools supplement, out 25 January, and NW Show masterclass, on 6 February

The Big Picture - Book bugs

Monday, September 5, 2016

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Children from the Royal Mile Nursery in Edinburgh take a look at the picture books that have made it onto the shortlist for the first Bookbug Picture Book Prize.

Fathers urged to read more to their children

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

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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.

Education policies: Current certainties to new visions

Monday, May 4, 2015

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A new book looks at the ways we teach children and how we assess their progress - and sets out a vision for improving our methods. One of the book's editors, Dominic Wyse, explains.

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