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Phonics check branded 'a waste of money'

    News
  • Tuesday, May 21, 2013
    • | Nursery World
The largest teaching union has slammed the phonics reading check for six-year-olds as a 'waste of money', after Government research found that the majority of teachers found it had 'little or no impact' on children's reading and writing.

School language programme boosts children's reading

    News
  • Monday, May 13, 2013
    • | Nursery World
An evaluation of a pilot project led by children's communication charity I CAN has found that a whole school approach to supporting children's speech can result in an average 50 per cent increase in progress in reading skills.

Interview: Professor Leon Feinstein

    Other
  • Friday, April 19, 2013
    • | Nursery World
The Early Intervention Foundation's interim head of evidence, and visiting professor at the London School of Economics Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion.

Viewpoint - Beyond Disneyfication

    Opinion
  • Friday, April 19, 2013
    • | Nursery World
I signed up to the campaign calling for an immediate end to all advertising aimed at young children not because I want to idealise childhood but because I worry that children's lives being imbued with products and brands has a negative impact on emotional and creative development, says Susie Orbach.

Positive Relationships: Progress Checks - Single file

    Features
  • Friday, April 19, 2013
    • | Nursery World
It is crucial for parents to understand the value of the integrated health and early years reviews for two-year-olds, and practitioners must be able to answer their questions, says Sue Robb, Head of Early Years, 4Children.

Government funds 5m early education study

    News
  • 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.

Lack of outdoor play in Year One limits children

    News
  • 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.

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