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Analysis: 'Computers benefit children'

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

| Nursery World

Debates about the effects of computers on young children should address what they are used for and how, says, John Siraj-Blatchford.

Schools misdiagnosing children with special educational needs

News

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

| Nursery World

Thousands of children are being wrongly diagnosed as having a special educational need, when they require better teaching or pastoral care instead, claims a report by Ofsted.

Editor's view - the battle over play

Features

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

| Nursery World

Children's play is becoming a battleground

Bags promote better links between nursery and home

News

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

| Nursery World

Resources designed to bridge the gap between nursery and home are helping to support children's communication skills, according to a new evaluation.

To the Point - Take care with creativity

Features

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

| Nursery World

It is nice to think that the EYFS is the one part of the educational system where children's creativity is truly valued. Nice, but misguided.

Opposition to academies gathers force

News

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

| Nursery World

Unions have stepped up their campaign against academy schools following the news that a group of leading Liberal Democrats involved in education are opposing the Academies Bill.

Photo of the week - Temple Hill Primary School

News

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

| Nursery World

Nursery children at Temple Hill Primary School in Dartford, Kent, went quackers over the arrival of Jemima and Nemo, a pair of Aylesbury ducklings.

Northern Ireland's new 0-6 strategy 'lacks detail'

News

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

| Nursery World

A new early years strategy that could see children in Northern Ireland start school at six has met with mixed reactions from the childcare and education sectors.

Starting young in early years education boosts Foundation Stage Profile scores

News

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

| Nursery World

Children who attend early years settings before the age of three have higher Foundation Stage Profile assessment scores than children who start at three or four, according to an analysis of data carried out for the Office for National Statistics.

Settings share green ideas

News

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

| Nursery World

A new book by the Pre-School Learning Alliance aims to make it easier for nurseries and early years settings to go green and foster an understanding of environmental awareness and climate change.

New primary schools curriculum based on Rose review is abandoned

News

Monday, June 7, 2010

| Nursery World

The Government will not go ahead with plans for the new primary curriculum, drawn up under Labour, following Sir Jim Rose's review.

Pledge to extend free entitlement for nursery education to 15 hours is upheld

News

Monday, June 7, 2010

| Nursery World

The extension to the free entitlement to 15 hours per week is to go ahead from September as planned.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... the Reggio Approach

Features

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

| Nursery World

Find out about the principles behind the renowned early years centres in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and see how they have inspired practice at settings in the UK with early years consultants Linda Thornton and Pat Brunton (www.alcassociates.co.uk)

Educators weigh up academy opt-out offer for primary schools

News

Friday, May 28, 2010

| Nursery World

Primary head teachers have been weighing up the pros and cons of opting out of local authority control following education secretary Michael Gove's invitation for state primary schools to become academies.

Childminder shares her work online in blog

News

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

A childminder's weblog has gained her a place on the shortlist for a national award.

Early Years Exclusive at Eureka! Museum

News

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| Nursery World

Early years groups will have exclusive access to Eureka!, the children's museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire, during Early Years Week from 11 to 14 May.

EYFS Best practice: All about ... Forest schools

Features

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| Nursery World

Explore the forest school movement in England with a study of local projects and a trip to the country where the movement started, as practitioners reflect on what they have learned.

School to offer guidance on adopting Montessori methods

News

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

| Nursery World

Five years on from becoming the first state primary school to introduce Montessori teaching, Gorton Mount Primary School in Manchester is producing a 'how-to' guide for other state schools that are considering adopting Montessori methods.

Success for nursery music project

News

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

| Nursery World

A community project that aims to boost music-making in nurseries and children's centres in London has been found successful in bringing quality musical experiences to children.