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Monday, April 16, 2018

| Nursery World

It seems that the Government has not been listening to the strong case against the REception Baseline, says Liz Roberts

'Baby PISA' study to go ahead in autumn

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

| Nursery World

The main study for the controversial OECD International Early Learning and Child Well-Being Study, known as 'Baby PISA', is to go ahead in autumn 2018, following last autumn’s field trial with 450 five-year-old children.

Don't let assessment drive the curriculum

Monday, January 15, 2018

| Nursery World

Getting the right balance between assessment and curriculum in the EYFS is tricky - but who said it was going to be easy? Dr Julian Grenier and Lydia Cuddy-Gibbs, head of early years at Ark, give their views

DfE invites bids to develop and run £10m Reception baseline

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has put the contract out to tender for a supplier to develop, pilot and oversee the Reception baseline.

New order for ELGs and Profile

Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

Plans to reform the EYFS Profile and goals are proving controversial. Annette Rawstrone reports

Enabling Environments: Movers - Move on up!

Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

What the Movement Environment Rating Scale (MOVERS) for two- to six-year-olds provision aims to achieve. By its co-author, Carol Archer

Early Years in School: Opinion - Game up

Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Improving the quality of assessment information while reducing the quantity of it will result in better provision, says Dr Julian Grenier

EYFS Best Practice - All about…raising quality

Monday, October 3, 2016

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How a network in a deprived area of London is helping to raise standards. By Dr Julian Grenier

Readiness for what?

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| Nursery World

Replacing Baseline assessment with a 'school-readiness' check would not be a simple matter, warns Karen Wickett

Baseline protest group calls for assessment review after DfE U-turn

Monday, April 11, 2016

| Nursery World

The Better Without Baseline Coalition is calling for a review of assessment and accountability for the early years following the scrapping of Baseline as a progress measure.

Early Years in School: Adult Role - Lead on

Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Teaching in an enabling environment is exemplified at one school in London. By Anna Ephgrave

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - In full swing

Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

Action research has helped to develop a nursery garden to better provide open-ended opportunities for learning, as well improving practice. Teacher Sue Duglan breaks down the transformation.

Third of schools opposed to new Baseline test, but nearly all plan to implement it

Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Nearly a third of schools are not in favour of the Reception baseline, new research suggests.

Three Baseline providers approved following delays

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

| Nursery World

The names of the providers that will offer the Reception Baseline from September have finally been confirmed.

Enabling Environments: Principles - First of all

Monday, June 29, 2015

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Get the underlying essentials of high-quality provision right and they will be the foundation for developing a curriculum, says Dr Julian Grenier

Nursery Equipment: Planning - Be inspired

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

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To create effective 'enabling environments', we must be open to ideas from a range of sources, including educational pioneers, overseas settings and children themselves, says Nicole Weinstein.

Learning & Development: Characteristics of Learning - Thinking time

Monday, May 18, 2015

| Nursery World

Lisa Sancisi and Margaret Edgington look at how to support the characteristics of effective learning.

Early years experts review the baselines

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| Nursery World

Two leading early years organisations are recommending that schools should not introduce the baseline.

Learning & Development: Observation - See here

Monday, December 1, 2014

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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.

EYFS Profile is flawed

Monday, November 17, 2014

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It's time to have proper assessment of young children, says early years consultant Penny Tassoni

Baseline assessment confirmed for reception children

Thursday, March 27, 2014

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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.

Learning & Development: Development Matters - Next steps

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.

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

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.

Learning & Development: Record-Keeping - Journey time