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Learning Journeys - All about you

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| Nursery World

How learning journeys help settings to capture the wonder of the early years and build a holistic picture of children’s development. By Wendy Howes, Jackie Wells and Sally Cave

Autumn phonics check ‘pointless’ in pandemic, most teachers say

News

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| Nursery World

The majority of teachers were against holding this year’s autumn phonics check, with many describing the assessment as ‘pointless’, ‘unnecessary’ and ‘irrelevant’ in the aftermath of lockdown, a survey reveals.

EYFS guidance: Effective practice, part 1 - Starting points

Features

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Kicking off a new series exploring the revised Development Matters guidance, Dr Julian Grenier looks at the first two key features of effective practice within the document: ‘The best for every child’ and ‘High quality care’

Curriculum - Goals of our own

Features

Monday, September 28, 2020

| Nursery World

N Family Club recently revised its curriculum to one that is both based on the EYFS and incorporates the group’s own set of values, writes Sarah Mackenzie

Reception Baseline on hold until September 2021

News

Thursday, June 25, 2020

| Nursery World

The Reception Baseline has been postponed for a year to autumn 2021 due to the ‘challenging circumstances’ schools face with the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government has announced, in a move welcomed by campaigners.

Labour schools shadow calls for baseline assessment to be cancelled

News

Thursday, May 14, 2020

| Nursery World

Shadow Schools Minister Margaret Greenwood is pressing Nick Gibb, School Standards Minister, to abandon the Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) to support emotional well-being as children return to school after the coronavirus lockdown.

Building Your Curriculum: Knowledge, Part 1 - A matter of fact

Features

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

In the first part of her article on early years curriculum, Professor Elizabeth Wood explains why a broader approach is needed

Call to scrap the Reception Baseline

News

Thursday, April 16, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 2,500 people have signed an open letter to schools minister Nick Gibb, calling for the Government to 'urgently' reconsider plans to bring in the Reception Baseline in September.

International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study: Why some children are running to catch up

News

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

| Nursery World

What can we learn from the OECD’s International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study? Dr Martina Street explains criticisms of the research, findings, and what future studies should focus on

Revised Development Matters to begin trial

News

Monday, March 2, 2020

| Nursery World

‘Road-testing’ of early drafts of the updated Development Matters is about to get under way as nurseries, childminders and Reception classes start to trial the materials in the next few weeks. They will be available to use from September.

Reception baseline: 'children scared of getting it wrong', say teachers

News

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

| Nursery World

Teachers have reiterated a call for the Reception baseline to be scrapped, after a survey found that many believe it harms children and is not an accurate assessment.

Reception baseline provides 'accurate' assessment for children's progress

News

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has released new research claiming the Reception Baseline Assessment provides an accurate starting point for measuring children’s progress.

Children’s Thinking - In deep thought

Features

Monday, October 14, 2019

| Nursery World

The deepening of children’s thinking and learning at one setting in west London is examined by Jo Dabir-Alai in part one of this three-part series

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

DfE confirms EYFSP publication date

News

Friday, September 27, 2019

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has confirmed the timetable for publishing Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) statistics, after a review.

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.

Digital Documentation - Time to think

Features

Monday, September 16, 2019

| Nursery World

How can practitioners use digital documentation systems in a way that recognises every child’s capacity and potential, ask Dr Rosie Flewitt and Dr Kate Cowan

EYFS best practice in schools: Baseline – Know better?

Features

Monday, July 8, 2019

| Nursery World

The new baseline assessment programme is being trialled by schools from September. Charlotte Goddard examines what it involves and the concerns surrounding it

Ofsted: best practice guide - Planning for challenge

Features

Monday, April 15, 2019

| Nursery World

Bristol-based setting The Nursery has won praise for its approach to planning to best challenge children and taking into account their next steps. By Hannah Crown

Supporting transitions: Effective partnership working between families, carers and practitioners

Knowledge Bank

Monday, April 8, 2019

| Nursery World

SPONSORED FEATURE Elizabeth Thomas explores how parents and carers can work with practitioners and teachers to ensure children enjoy a successful transition from nursery to school.

Ofsted: best practice guide - Monitoring and Evaluation

Features

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| Nursery World

In the first of a series presenting models of best practice for inspection, we look at monitoring and evaluation processes at Poppy and Jack’s. By Hannah Crown

EYFS training: Part 3 – Observation, assessment and planning - Good looking

Features

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| Nursery World

How should practitioners best be observing children, assessing progress and letting this knowledge inform their planning, asks Charlotte Goddard

Schools call for overhaul of primary school testing

News

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

| Nursery World

Senior teachers want a 'complete review' of the way pupils are assessed as they say the current regime is ineffective and puts unnecessary stress on children.