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How settings can improve how they support the Communication and Language (C&L) skills of children as seen through the lens of the new Ofsted judgement ‘Quality of education’. By Julie Kent, Caroline Farley and Sue Hobson

Steiner Approach: Training - Future proof

Features

Monday, September 30, 2019

| Nursery World

What childcare training involves under the Steiner Waldorf approach. By Jill Tina Taplin

Development Matters: A good start?

Features

Monday, September 30, 2019

| Nursery World

Despite its many plus points, it is time to update Development Matters, explains Dr Julian Grenier, who is leading the work to revise it

Free school pupils score higher in phonics check

News

Thursday, September 26, 2019

| Nursery World

Children attending free schools and converter academies outperformed those in sponsored academies and local authority-run schools in the phonics check.

Schools start to prepare children for SATs ‘as young as three’, report claims

News

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

| Nursery World

Some schools start to prepare children for SATs from when they are in nursery, according to research on the impact of testing on primary-age children.

Almost 200 schools drop out of Baseline pilot

News

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

| Nursery World

Almost 200 schools that initially signed up to the Reception Baseline pilot have dropped out.

Parents find reading together helps children talk about their worries

News

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

| Nursery World

More than 700,000 Reception children will receive a free book this week, as a study finds reading helps children to open up about their feelings.

Proposed EYFS changes ‘not supported by evidence’

News

Monday, September 16, 2019

| Nursery World

New research reveals there is little support among the sector or evidence for making extensive changes to the current Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.

EYFS Activities: Five ways to… mark-make outside

Features

Monday, September 16, 2019

| Nursery World

How to combine mark-making activity with the outdoors environment. By Julie Mountain

Inspired by Gussin Paley

Opinion

Monday, September 16, 2019

| Nursery World

What we can learn from the late early years teacher, researcher and author Vivian Gussin Paley

Around the Nursery: Part 1, Sand and water - Making progress

Features

Monday, September 16, 2019

| Nursery World

How can settings ensure their sand and water provision meets the requirements of the new Education Inspection Framework, asks Penny Tassoni in part one of her new series

Interview - Chris Caws, development manager, Youth Sport Trust

Other

Monday, September 16, 2019

| Nursery World

The Youth Sport Trust has been working in West Somerset, an Opportunity Area, which is ranked lowest in the Social Mobility Index

Campaigners dismiss DfE Baseline research

News

Monday, September 16, 2019

| Nursery World

Campaigners calling for the Reception Baseline Assessment to be scrapped have dismissed DfE research, which claims to show a clear link between children’s test results at the age of four and Key Stage 1 scores.

Steiner celebrates 100 years in education

News

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

| Nursery World

Steiner education celebrates its centenary this year with a conference open to everyone working in early years.

DfE analysis shows Reception baseline link to KS1 scores

News

Friday, September 6, 2019

| Nursery World

New research shows that the Reception baseline is an appropriate starting point for measuring progress, the Government claims today.

EYFS best practice: An essential guide to… cultural capital

Features

Monday, September 2, 2019

| Nursery World

What is cultural capital and why has it become a contested topic, asks Dr Jo Basford

Most primary heads 'negative' about introduction of Reception baseline

News

Monday, September 2, 2019

| Nursery World

Most primary school heads are highly critical about the Government's plans to bring in the Reception Baseline Assessment, a survey suggests, as a national pilot of the test gets underway.