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Synthetic phonics 'damages' children's love of reading

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.

Your chance to take part in new early years research

News

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Squeezing, moulding, pinching are all some of the many ways that babies and toddlers use their hands to explore the world around them.

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.

A Unique Child: Vulnerable Children: Part 1 - How do your children grow?

Features

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Working with vulnerable children and their families can be demanding, but the right approach will make all the difference to an individual's future. Marion Dowling looks at the barriers and solutions

Learning & Development: Progress Check at Two: Part 5 - Small steps

Features

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

In this case study, Sue Chambers focuses on assessing physical development for the Progress Check at Age Two, and deals with difficult conversations that may form part of some evaluations.

Exploring Well-being in the Early Years

Review

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

By Julia Manning Morton (£22.99)

An Introduction to Early Childhood Studies

Review

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Edited by Trisha Maynard and Sacha Powell (£24.99)

100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners - School Readiness

Review

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

By Clare Ford (£12.99)

Learning & Development: Schemas - On repeat

Features

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Being attentive to the development of behaviour patterns can help practitioners better understand children's thinking. Frances Atherton explains

Editor's view - Keep taking the tablets?

Opinion

Monday, January 13, 2014

| Nursery World

Many of us will have been delighted to have received a tablet for Christmas.

EYFS Best Practice: All about... risk

Features

Monday, January 13, 2014

| Nursery World

Risk is often associated with danger, but too much safety can create problems of its own. Helen Tovey looks at how to get the balance right.

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.

Learning & Development: Boredom - Dream on!

Features

Monday, January 13, 2014

| Nursery World

In seeking to ensure children are always busy, have we overlooked the value of simply doing nothing? Dr Natasha Kirkham considers the issue.

Children need time to be bored, ex-head says

News

Friday, January 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Boredom can be more beneficial for children’s development than participation in clubs and extra-curricular activities, a leader of prep schools has said.

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.

Children's development suffers when parents work shifts

News

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Pre-school children whose parents work outside normal hours are more likely to have cognitive and behavourial problems, finds new research.

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.

Call for more music provision for young deaf children

News

Monday, November 25, 2013

| Nursery World

A new report on musical opportunities for deaf under-fives has been published by Music4U.

MPs and early years experts pledge support to make early years a worldwide priority

News

Thursday, November 7, 2013

| Nursery World

A call to put early childhood development (ECD) at the heart of the United Nations' next global development goals has received cross-party support.

Learning & Development: Development Matters - Next steps

Features

Monday, November 4, 2013

| Nursery World

With Development Matters removed from both the Department for Education's website and the Ofsted inspectors' guidance, Lena Engel examines its history and asks what the implications are for practice.