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Early years experts warn Sir Michael not to lose sight of the EYFS

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have written a joint letter to Sir Michael Wilshaw to air their concerns ahead of Ofsted’s early years annual report on Thursday, which will be published alongside a report on school readiness.

Learning through play is vital to help children prepare for life challenges

Opinion

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Tomorrow Sir Michael Wilshaw is set to reiterate the need for early years providers to improve how they are preparing children for the academic challenges of school.

Baseline assessment confirmed for reception children

News

Thursday, March 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Children will be assessed using a baseline check when they start Reception, and the EYFS Profile will no longer be compulsory, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Synthetic phonics 'damages' children's love of reading

News

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.

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.

New NW poster series: Materials

Other

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

| Nursery World

Sensory exploration is central to early learning and our new series of posters will explore materials that feature regularly in our daily lives but may pass largely unnoticed, such as plastic, wood and glass.

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.

Interview - Dr Jo Van Herwegen, Psychologist, Kingston University, London

Other

Friday, November 1, 2013

| Nursery World

As part of her research, Jo has devised a set of number games for pre-school children known as PLUS, to help them to learn maths skills. These have been piloted with six local nurseries.

Nick Clegg speaks out against Michael Gove's free schools

News

Monday, October 21, 2013

| Nursery World

The Deputy Prime Minister is expected to say this week that he believes free schools have too much freedom.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Teaching in the EYFS

Features

Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Bureaucracy and misconceptions led to the decline of 'teaching' in the original EYFS. Early years expert Lena Engel explains why it must be restored to its rightful place under the revised framework.

Enabling Environments: Collections - By design

Features

Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Design and technology sparks imagination and helps children begin to make sense of the world in which we live, says Nicole Weinstein.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Autumn

Features

Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Use this colourful season to introduce children to a changing environment and encourage physical development, suggests Marianne Sargent.

Nursery Food: Gardening - Dig it!

Features

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

| Nursery World

Encouraging healthy eating is just one of the many benefits of gardening, reports Annette Rawstrone.

Nursery Food: Cooking - Little chefs

Features

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

| Nursery World

Cooking offers many valuable learning opportunities and experiences. Annette Rawstrone hears how different nurseries use it in their practice.

Rise in number of poor children 'behind in reading' at seven

News

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged children who are behind in the 'three Rs' at the age of seven already have their life chances determined, according to Save the Children.

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News

Monday, October 14, 2013

| Nursery World

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Positive Relationships: Learning together: cookery classes

Features

Friday, October 4, 2013

| Nursery World

Kitchen sessions in partnership with a local school have helped to support healthy living, says the children centre teacher team from the Birth to Five Service, Lincolnshire County Council.

Learning & Development: CL&L - Joined-up thinking

Features

Friday, October 4, 2013

| Nursery World

Making authentic links between reading and talking has been helping early years practitioners and teachers to develop children's communication, language and literacy. Di Chilvers explains.

Learning & Development: Two-Year-Olds: Part 10 - Listen up!

Features

Friday, October 4, 2013

| Nursery World

How can we support listening and understanding in two-year-olds? Penny Tassoni looks at the challenges and offers some solutions.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Forest fun

Features

Friday, October 4, 2013

| Nursery World

The Forest Schools experience has brought many benefits to children at a setting in Scotland. AnnMarie Cunningham describes the process.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... rubbish

Features

Friday, October 4, 2013

| Nursery World

Introducing some waste-inspired activities can help children learn about reusing, recycling and disposal. Marianne Sargent suggests a range of approaches.

Why young children are too young to fail

Opinion

Thursday, October 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Wendy Ellyat says the Government response to 'Too Much Too Young' is inadequate and issues an invitation to join the campaign

Montessori teaching extended to a fourth primary school

News

Monday, September 30, 2013

| Nursery World

Montessori St Nicholas has awarded grants to two more primary schools, as part of its bid to bring Montessori teaching to a wider community.

Research shows growing concerns over 'schoolification' of early years

News

Friday, September 27, 2013

| Nursery World

The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) is calling for a stronger focus on developing childrens social skills and emotional resilience to prepare them for school.

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Early years experts warn Sir Michael not to lose sight of the EYFS

Learning through play is vital to help children prepare for life challenges

Baseline assessment confirmed for reception children

Synthetic phonics 'damages' children's love of reading

Learning & Development: Key Stage 1 - In character

New NW poster series: Materials

Learning & Development: Development Matters - Next steps

Interview - Dr Jo Van Herwegen, Psychologist, Kingston University, London

Nick Clegg speaks out against Michael Gove's free schools

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Teaching in the EYFS

Enabling Environments: Collections - By design

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Autumn

Nursery Food: Gardening - Dig it!

Nursery Food: Cooking - Little chefs

Rise in number of poor children 'behind in reading' at seven

Test news headline

Positive Relationships: Learning together: cookery classes

Learning & Development: CL&L - Joined-up thinking

More six-year-olds pass the phonics reading check

Learning & Development: Two-Year-Olds: Part 10 - Listen up!

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Forest fun

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... rubbish

Why young children are too young to fail

Montessori teaching extended to a fourth primary school

Research shows growing concerns over 'schoolification' of early years

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