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Nurseries must teach children 'British Values' or lose their funding

Friday, August 8, 2014

| Nursery World

Nurseries that fail to teach children 'Fundamental British Values' will see their funding stripped away by their local authority.

Early years inspections could be merged with schools and FE and skills

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Monday, August 4, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted is considering merging inspections for early years, schools and further education colleges.

SEND code gains parliamentary approval

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

| Nursery World

New statutory guidance on how early years providers should support children with special educational needs and disabilities has been approved by Parliament.

Strong backing for separate early years grade in schools

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Thursday, July 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted’s decision to introduce separate EYFS judgements in school inspections has received overwhelming support.

64,000 twos to be found a free place before September

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Thursday, July 10, 2014

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The number of two-year-olds taking up free childcare places will have to increase by 55 per cent for the Government to meet its September target, a DfE senior official has said.

Covering up child abuse should be a criminal offence, NSPCC says

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

| Nursery World

The charity is calling for a duty on institutions, such as hospitals and children’s homes, to report abuse.

Ofsted confirms separate grades for early years in schools

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

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Early years provision in schools will be graded separately from September, Ofsted has confirmed.

Ofsted figures show small rise in good and outstanding grades

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Thursday, June 26, 2014

| Nursery World

The proportion of nurseries and childminders awarded a grade of outstanding or good by Ofsted has increased slightly, but so has the percentage deemed inadequate.

Ofsted pilot leads to dramatic drop in complaint-driven inspections

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

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Ofsted’s one-month pilot to cut the number of complaint-driven inspections resulted in 13 fewer inspections every day last month.

Early years key time for new SEN plans, says minister

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

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Reforms aimed at improving access to services for special needs children have been called the ‘biggest challenge of our generation’ by the minister introducing them.

Ofsted highlights the value of family learning

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| Nursery World

Storytelling, ‘reptile’ days and using Dr Who to boost literacy and maths skills are just a few of the ways schools, children’s centres, and early years settings encourage families to learn together.