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Children and their parents from Baguley Primary School in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, were treated to a visit to Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry by The Communication Trust, as part of a project to develop children's speaking and listening skills.

Learning & Development: Boxes - It's not a box!

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

| Nursery World

When is a box not a box? When it's a bus, a train, a boat or a bed. Michael Jones describes one innovative nursery project using both child-initiated and adult-led activities.

Health campaign says young children should have three hours activity a day

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Friday, July 29, 2016

| Nursery World

‘Every movement counts’ is the motto of a new Department of Health campaign to encourage children aged under five to be physically active for at least three hours a day.

Early Years Pioneers: Lilian Katz

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006

| Nursery World

The distinction between children's academic and intellectual growth is among Lilian Katz's important messages, writes Sylvia Chard

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... supporting babies' emotional development

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Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

Ensuring that babies mature in a positive manner is an important but challenging task, says Bernadette Duffy

Movie superheroes 'make bad role models for boys'

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

| Nursery World

Today's superheroes are too violent to be good role models for boys, says a leading psychologist.

A Unique Child: Health - A Doctor's Diary ... a Limp

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

| Nursery World

Recently, during a busy Monday clinic, a mother brought her son in to see me. He had recently suffered a cold and for the last 24 hours had been more clingy and been limping on his left leg.

Early Years Pioneers: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

| Nursery World

Although not a childcare expert, the French philosopher Rousseau has had a far-reaching influence on our ideas about childhood, says Professor J Eric Wilkinson

A Unique Child - A doctor's diary ... Down's syndrome.

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

| Nursery World

"I'm a teacher and have a child with Down's syndrome in my class. I really have no idea what that means or what the implications are."

Sensory Processing: Part 2 - Vestibular system

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Monday, February 18, 2019

| Nursery World

Development of the vestibular sense – and addressing over- and under-sensitivity – is explored by Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath Dickinson in part two of this new series

Speech - In the clear

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Monday, August 19, 2019

| Nursery World

What are the effects of dummy use on young children’s speech and language development? Radhika Kovendrakumar gives advice, based on research she did for her pre-school

Pilot successful in changing young children's views on gender

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Monday, January 6, 2020

| Nursery World

Young children’s views of gender can be overturned by adopting an approach that challenges perceived views of boys’ and girls’ toys, a study has found.

Reading - Prime time

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Monday, January 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Educational neuroscientist Paul Howard-Jones tells Annette Rawstrone why reading is the most important skill we can teach to children

Creative Learning - Allowing individuals to flourish

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Monday, August 11, 2014

| Nursery World

Creative thinking is hugely undervalued in our society - but we must learn to think beyond the status quo, says Philip Bujak, recently retired chief executive of the Montessori St Nicholas Charity.

Children in England 'have less freedom to go out to play'

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Friday, August 14, 2015

| Nursery World

Parents in England give children less freedom to play outside and travel to and from school by themselves than other countries in Europe, a study has found.