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Northern Ireland education minister considers flexible school starting age

Thursday, May 2, 2013

| Nursery World

School starting age campaigners in Northern Ireland have welcomed a commitment by the education minister John O'Dowd to look in to making the age summer-born children start school more flexible.

Charlie and Lola inspire children to read with free books

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

| Nursery World

Pearson and Booktrust have announced the new book titles that will be given to children starting school in September through the Booktime scheme.

The EYFS is not a 'straitjacket', says Elizabeth Truss

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Friday, April 19, 2013

| Nursery World

The education and childcare minister Elizabeth Truss told delegates at Nursery World's conference that they should be delivering the EYFS in the way they see fit, but that settings do not need to provide free-flow play or a certain proportion of child-led activities.

Make school days longer, says Michael Gove

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Friday, April 19, 2013

| Nursery World

Speaking at the Spectator Education conference , the education secretary said that in order for children to achieve better outcomes school days should be longer and school holidays shorter.

Government funds 5m early education study

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

| Nursery World

The first major early years research to begin since 1997 will look at the impact of free early education from the age of two on the development of thousands of children.

Union warns primary curriculum will 'turn out robots'

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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

| Nursery World

The proposed primary national curriculum will hold back the progress of many children and label others as failures according to 102 individuals and organisations.

Lack of outdoor play in Year One limits children

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Thursday, April 11, 2013

| Nursery World

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.

EYFS Profile pilot shows four in ten children reach 'a good level of development'

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Children did less well at the end of the Reception year under the new Early Years Foundation Stage Profile early learning goals than under the old profile, research shows.

Sign up for the best advice and information on caring for two-year-olds

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Friday, March 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Tickets are selling fast for Nursery World's Two-year-Olds: Policy and Practice conference on 19 April, which features a fantastic line-up of early years experts all ready to share their knowledge and experience.

NW CONFERENCE: TWO-YEAR-OLDS: POLICY AND PRACTICE

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

| Nursery World

Leading experts will be offering essential information and advice on policy and provision for two-year-olds at our conference in London on 19 April.

Under-threes play ideas - sounds

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

| Nursery World

Sensory explorations with shakers and drums

Under-threes play ideas - balls

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

| Nursery World

Lay the foundations of physical literacy

The Big Picture - Worlds of the imagination

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Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

The National Gallery is holding the Imaginary Worlds Family Festival during half term.

New early years development resource for parents of disabled children

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Monday, February 4, 2013

| Nursery World

The NCB has launched a new free early support resource to support families with disabled children and help them to track and record their child's early development.

'More Great Childcare': a guide to the key points

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| Nursery World

The long-awaited Government response to Professor Cathy Nutbrown's review of early education and childcare qualifications goes further than responses to her recommendations.

'More Great Childcare': Schools to be able to take children from two

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Primary schools will be encouraged to take children from the age of two, under new plans announced by the Government in its response to the Nutbrown Review.

Steiner Waldorf schools win victory on EYFS exemptions

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Friday, January 25, 2013

| Nursery World

Steiner kindergartens have been successful in achieving exemptions from those aspects of the Early Learning Goals in the EYFS that do not fit with the Steiner educational philosophy and ethos. The ruling applies to all Steiner settings.

Booktrust campaign to raise 2m to get 12,000 disadvantaged children reading

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

| Nursery World

The charity Booktrust has launched a new fundraising drive to help the UK's most vulnerable children through the power of stories and reading.

Parents win deferred school entry for daughter

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Friday, January 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Parents of an August-born child have won a two-and-a-half year fight to defer her school entry until after her fifth birthday.

EYFS Profile Handbook and exemplification materials now online

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Thursday, December 20, 2012

| Nursery World

The EYFS Profile Handbook and the EYFS Profile exemplification materials have been published by the Department for Education.

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Northern Ireland education minister considers flexible school starting age

Charlie and Lola inspire children to read with free books

The EYFS is not a 'straitjacket', says Elizabeth Truss

Make school days longer, says Michael Gove

Government funds 5m early education study

Union warns primary curriculum will 'turn out robots'

Lack of outdoor play in Year One limits children

EYFS Profile pilot shows four in ten children reach 'a good level of development'

Sign up for the best advice and information on caring for two-year-olds

NW CONFERENCE: TWO-YEAR-OLDS: POLICY AND PRACTICE

Under-threes play ideas - sounds

Under-threes play ideas - balls

The Big Picture - Worlds of the imagination

New early years development resource for parents of disabled children

'More Great Childcare': a guide to the key points

'More Great Childcare': Schools to be able to take children from two

Steiner Waldorf schools win victory on EYFS exemptions

Booktrust campaign to raise 2m to get 12,000 disadvantaged children reading

Parents win deferred school entry for daughter

EYFS Profile Handbook and exemplification materials now online

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