There will need to be at least one mathematics specialist in every primary school, the final report into the teaching of maths in primary schools and early years is expected to say when it is...
The triangle of mother, child and childcarer has always been complex, says Katherine Holden in Nanny Knows Best - The History of the British Nanny.
Buying products and using money are thorny issues in most families. Rachel Goodchild considers a nursery approach There always seem to be the same three groups of children in my classes.
You'll have to stay up late to see a hedgehog but, explains Lynne Garner, it's worth it as they are fascinating creatures which can inspire some interesting activities What is the first thing you...
Stand back and observe what children are doing, and assess the versatility of your resources, to allow natural creativity to thrive.
‘Mood music’ offers a playful and contained way to begin to give shape and expression to what may be difficult emotional experiences for young children. Community musician and trainer Bill Roberts...
Measures of children’s progress – especially one-off assessments such as the baseline in Reception – are flawed, meaning neither policy-makers nor children benefit, say Alice Bradbury and Guy...
The personal choices practitioners make about their food and the messages they communicate to children as a result can have an impact on a setting's success with nutrition. Karen Faux reports.
A nursery in Falkirk has come up with a novel project involving teenage boys from the secondary school next door. Sixth year students from Grangemouth High School are giving up free lessons to help...