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EYFS REVIEW: children's minister confirms guidance is on the way

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners will receive guidance on implementing the revised EYFS, children's minister Sarah Teather has confirmed.

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| Nursery World

The early learning goals for literacy and mathematics in the EYFS have been amended, in light of the response from the early years sector to the revised framework.

EYFS REVIEW: children's minister announces further consultation

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

| Nursery World

Children's minister Sarah Teather has confirmed that a further short consultation on the EYFS will be launched shortly.

Free books scheme for under-fives extends to all areas

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

The Scottish Book Trust's early years book gifting programme has received an additional 450,000, bringing the total amount of funding for the scheme to 1.5m until 2013.

Editor's view phonics test fails to make the grade

Features

Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

If the test itself is wrong, children shouldn't be judged as a failure if they fail the test!

Two-thirds of children in phonics pilot fail test

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Two-thirds of children who took the pilot Phonics Screening Check for six-year-olds last summer failed the test, Department for Education statistics show.

Revised EYFS: Gearing up for the challenges of delivery

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Dame Clare Tickell is urging practitioners to focus on the importance of reflective practice and the role of supervision in the run-up to the introduction of the revised EYFS.

Nursery Chains: EYFS - Getting ready to roll

Features

Friday, November 4, 2011

| Nursery World

Nursery chains are thinking ahead to how they will implement the revised EYFS once it is finalised by the Government. Nicole Weinstein hears their plans

Summer-born children 'more likely to do worse' at school

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

| Nursery World

August born children are more likely to struggle academically and be unhappy at school, according to new research.

Revised EYFS rejected by leading research centre

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Monday, October 17, 2011

| Nursery World

Pen Green, the research centre recently appointed by the Department for Education to lead on raising standards in early years settings, has 'rejected' the revised Early Years Foundation Stage.

Interview - Dr Linda Mitchell

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Monday, October 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Dr Linda Mitchell, Associate professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Waikoto, New Zealand.

Sector raises concerns about revised EYFS

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Monday, October 3, 2011

| Nursery World

The early years sector has been responding to the Early Years Foundation Stage consultation which ended on 30 September.

EYFS REVIEW - update on the timetable for the revised early years framework

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has confirmed that the final version of the revised EYFS will be published at the end of March or early April 2012.

Editor's view - The education secretary has voiced an ominous message for the early years

Features

Monday, September 5, 2011

| Nursery World

Michael Gove's speech last week was extraordinary in several ways.

Gove promises action on 'educational underclass' starting with school readiness

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

| Nursery World

Education Secretary Michael Gove has stressed the Government's intention to take radical action 'to tackle the scandal of our educational underclass', talking of the need to ensure 'school readiness' for children who arrive in reception class 'unable to form letters or even hold a pencil'.