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Learning & Development: Observation - See here

Monday, December 1, 2014

| Nursery World

History, and the Child Study Movement in particular, can provide some important learning about observation and record keeping. Tina Bruce, Stella Louis and Georgie McCall offer some clarity on the main issues.

Learning & Development: Two-year-olds - Touch base

Features

Monday, November 17, 2014

| Nursery World

In an extract from a briefing on including two-year-olds in schools, Julian Grenier and Helen Moylett look at some of the key areas that leaders should consider to ensure they are meeting children's needs.

A Unique Child: Child Development - All in the mindset

Features

Monday, November 17, 2014

| Nursery World

The work of Carol Dweck tells us that encouraging a particular way of thinking - that talent and intelligence are not 'fixed' - can make all the difference to how children learn. Jan Dubiel explains.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... education for sustainable development

Features

Monday, November 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Education for Sustainable Development is becoming an essential part of the early years agenda. Professor John Siraj-Blatchford explains its importance and shares some examples of practice

Learning & Development: Physical well-being - First moves

Features

Monday, November 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Neurophysical development takes a number of forms in early childhood. In an edited extract from her new book, Anne O'Connor explains what these are, why they matter and how to support them.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... neuroscience and the infant brain

Features

Monday, October 20, 2014

| Nursery World

What can we learn from research on early brain development? David Whitebread and Lysandra Sinclaire-Harding debunk some of the 'neuromyths' and misdiagnoses doing the rounds and look at how neuroscience findings might inform practice in early childhood education.

Enabling Environments: Mixed-age groups - Free range

Features

Monday, October 20, 2014

| Nursery World

Cowgate Under 5s has opened up its spaces so that children of different age groups can move freely around the setting - with significant benefits. The nursery's June Graham explains why it works.

Learning & Development: Consulting with children - A matter of opinion

Features

Monday, October 6, 2014

| Nursery World

Positive Steps Nursery has set up a children's council to help plan their activities. Marianne Sargent reports.

Learning & Development: Physical Development - All fine by us!

Features

Monday, October 6, 2014

| Nursery World

Can daily sessions of focused physical activities help children develop the gross and fine motor skills they need to become confident writers? Helen Chilton reports on her school's progress.

Learning & Development: Assessment - Measuring up

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Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

Ferre Laevers' Process-Oriented Monitoring System builds on his 'well-being' and 'involvement' scales to create a highly sensitive form of assessment. Jan Dubiel takes a look at how it works.