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Delays appear to have hit the approval process for the Reception baseline assessment after two-thirds of primary schools opted for the same provider, Nursery World can reveal.

Play-based Foundation Phase improving outcomes

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Monday, June 1, 2015

| Nursery World

The play-based Foundation Phase for three- to seven-year-olds in Wales is improving children's educational achievement, well-being and involvement, according to a three-year evaluation.

Education policies: Current certainties to new visions

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Monday, May 4, 2015

| Nursery World

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.

Teachers back ballot against baseline tests

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

| Nursery World

Teachers have voted in favour of a boycott of the controversial baseline tests for four-year- olds.

Campaigners urge ministers to say 'no' to the baseline

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Friday, March 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Early years organsiations and teaching unions have joined forces to protest against the introduction of the baseline assessment.

Funding for school book clubs to foster love of reading

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Friday, March 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Ministers want schools to set up book clubs and arrange library membership for all seven- and eight-year-olds to help boost children’s reading skills.

Early years experts review the baselines

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| Nursery World

Two leading early years organisations are recommending that schools should not introduce the baseline.

What are the options for the baseline assessment?

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Monday, February 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Following confirmation of the Reception baseline providers earlier this month, schools that want to use the baseline during the pilot year from this September have until April to sign up.

More children doing better at the end of the EYFS

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Friday, October 17, 2014

| Nursery World

More five-year-olds than ever are reaching a good level of development at the end of Reception, the latest statistics show.

DfE invites proposals for Reception Baseline Assessments

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Monday, October 6, 2014

| Nursery World

The Department for Education (DfE) is inviting proposals from organisations to design and deliver Reception Baseline Assessments to schools from September 2015.

EPPSE research: Pre-school leads to higher GSCE grades

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

| Nursery World

Children who attend a pre-school setting go on to gain better grades at GCSE than those who do not, the latest findings from a major study show.

Prime areas not in 'reception baseline' criteria criticised by many

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Monday, June 2, 2014

| Nursery World

More details of the new baseline assessment that children will be expected to take at the start of Reception have been set out.

Early years experts warn Sir Michael not to lose sight of the EYFS

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have written a joint letter to Sir Michael Wilshaw to air their concerns ahead of Ofsted’s early years annual report on Thursday, which will be published alongside a report on school readiness.

Baseline assessment confirmed for reception children

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Children will be assessed using a baseline check when they start Reception, and the EYFS Profile will no longer be compulsory, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Synthetic phonics 'damages' children's love of reading

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

| Nursery World

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.

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.

Early years experts join forces over later school start

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

| Nursery World

A focus on 'school readiness', testing at an ever-earlier age, and the downgrading of play threaten 'profound damage' to a generation of children, a group of experts warns today.

New EYFS guide to support children's development

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

| Nursery World

A truncated version of Development Matters has been published as new guidance for early years practitioners and inspectors to help them review children's development in the EYFS.

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.

Early years teacher standards 'ignore sector's views'

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Monday, July 22, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years experts and academics have slammed the new Early Years Teacher standards, which were set out last week by the National College of Teaching and Leadership.

Plan to ditch EYFS Profile in favour of 'baseline' test at the start of Reception

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

| Nursery World

The EYFS profile could be scrapped and replaced by a formal test when children start school.

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Nick Gibb signals move to change school start for summer-borns

Third of schools opposed to new Baseline test, but nearly all plan to implement it

Primary schools awarded grants to spread phonics teaching

Baseline approval process falters

Play-based Foundation Phase improving outcomes

Education policies: Current certainties to new visions

Teachers back ballot against baseline tests

Campaigners urge ministers to say 'no' to the baseline

Funding for school book clubs to foster love of reading

Early years experts review the baselines

What are the options for the baseline assessment?

More children doing better at the end of the EYFS

DfE invites proposals for Reception Baseline Assessments

EPPSE research: Pre-school leads to higher GSCE grades

Prime areas not in 'reception baseline' criteria criticised by many

Early years experts warn Sir Michael not to lose sight of the EYFS

Baseline assessment confirmed for reception children

Synthetic phonics 'damages' children's love of reading

Nick Clegg speaks out against Michael Gove's free schools

More six-year-olds pass the phonics reading check

Early years experts join forces over later school start

New EYFS guide to support children's development

School starting age campaigners call on Northern Ireland Assembly for action

Early years teacher standards 'ignore sector's views'

Plan to ditch EYFS Profile in favour of 'baseline' test at the start of Reception

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