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Schools start to prepare children for SATs ‘as young as three’, report claims

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

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Some schools start to prepare children for SATs from when they are in nursery, according to research on the impact of testing on primary-age children.

Teachers unsure if new Early Learning Goals will prepare children for KS1

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Friday, October 25, 2019

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Schools that piloted the revised EYFS Profile thought the new Early Learning Goals (ELG) were clearer, but were unsure as to whether they would better prepare children for the next stage of their education.

EYFS consultation proposals don't go far enough

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Friday, November 1, 2019

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The Government consultation on the EYFS incorporates changes to both the educational programmes and the Early Learning Goals (ELGs), but these fall well short of early years experts' expectations for the framework.

Coronavirus: EYFS requirements and ratios to be relaxed

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Thursday, April 16, 2020

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Early years settings will no longer be required to meet the learning and development requirements of the EYFS or staff:child ratios, in temporary measures to be put in place during the coronavirus outbreak.

New Birth to 5 Matters guidance to be published

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

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The new Birth to 5 Matters guidance document is being launched by the Early Years Coalition in a live Facebook stream, tonight.

Campaign calls for EYFS to include sensory food play

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Friday, October 21, 2022

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Baby food brand Ella’s Kitchen has launched a national campaign calling on the Government to improve childhood nutrition by introducing sensory food play in all early years settings.

Training scheme boosts speech skills

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Monday, June 29, 2015

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A national early language training programme has been successful in boosting the communication skills of two to three-year-olds.

Takeaway ideas tantalise childcarers

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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Hundreds of early years practitioners in Luton, Bedfordshire, exchanged ideas on best practice and showcased early learning initiatives at a networking day organised by the council.

More children passing phonics test

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Friday, September 26, 2014

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There has been a five percentage point increase in the number of six-year-olds passing the phonics reading check.

Sector urges re-think on plans for 'harmful' baseline assessment

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Monday, November 3, 2014

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The early years sector is calling on the childcare and education minister to reconsider plans for a baseline assessment for reception pupils.

Figures show wider gap in attainment for five-year-olds with SEN

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

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A more detailed breakdown of the EYFS Profile statistics, published today, shows that the gap has widened between children with special educational needs and their peers.

Online resource promoting writing focuses on boys

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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A new online resource bank brings together guidance on writing in the early years with new material to support the needs of boys.

EYFS boosts rise in quality provision, says Ofsted report

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

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The number of nurseries and childminders judged good or outstanding has risen significantly since the introduction of the EYFS, according to a report by Ofsted on its impact.

Free care offered to two-year-olds

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Wednesday, October 12, 2005

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Free part-time, high-quality childcare for two-year-olds is to be the centrepiece of a 46m initiative for children aged nought to three unveiled in the Welsh Assembly government's budget last week.

Sector responds to free places for poorest two-year-olds

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

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All the most disadvantaged two-year-olds are to be offered free part-time nursery places as part of a 'fairness premium', deputy prime minister Nick Clegg announced last Friday.

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Schools start to prepare children for SATs ‘as young as three’, report claims

Teachers unsure if new Early Learning Goals will prepare children for KS1

EYFS consultation proposals don't go far enough

Coronavirus: EYFS requirements and ratios to be relaxed

New Birth to 5 Matters guidance to be published

Campaign calls for EYFS to include sensory food play

Training scheme boosts speech skills

Takeaway ideas tantalise childcarers

More children passing phonics test

Sector urges re-think on plans for 'harmful' baseline assessment

Figures show wider gap in attainment for five-year-olds with SEN

Online resource promoting writing focuses on boys

EYFS boosts rise in quality provision, says Ofsted report

Free care offered to two-year-olds

Sector responds to free places for poorest two-year-olds

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