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A question of trust

    Opinion
  • Thursday, February 13, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Current early years policies betray a lack of understanding of very young children's needs, argues Pre-School Learning Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch

Learning & Development: Assessment - Right on

    Features
  • Monday, February 10, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Whatever new criteria are given to us, assessment remains an essential expression of our values as practitioners and defines how we support children as learners, argues Jan Dubiel of Early Excellence.

Tests in Reception branded 'a waste of time and money'

    News
  • Monday, February 3, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Early years experts have criticised the Government’s plans to introduce formal “baseline” testing for children at the start of Reception, after press reports at the weekend revealed that the tests will start in 2016.

The big picture: Clown around

    News
  • Monday, January 27, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Children at Streatham and Clapham Junior School Nursery took part in a circus skills workshop to develop physical abilities, self-confidence, communication and role-play.

Learning & Development: Key Stage 1 - In character

    Features
  • Monday, January 13, 2014
  • | Nursery World
The revised Early Years Foundation Stage and its Characteristics of Effective Learning provide an opportunity to change practice in Key Stage 1 - and the new Ofsted inspection framework allows for flexibility, says Kim Porter.

Positive Relationships: Confidence - Master plan

    Features
  • Monday, December 16, 2013
  • | Nursery World
There are three different levels of confidence, and practitioners have an important role to play in helping these to flourish in children, argue John Hattie and Gregory CR Yates in this edited extract from their new book on the science of learning.

PACEY to hold live question and answer session

    News
  • Friday, November 29, 2013
  • | Nursery World
Early years practitioners are invited to put their questions to the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) as it hosts its first social media event next week.

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