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Quote of the week

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  • Wednesday, September 8, 2004
    • | Nursery World
'Everyone is becoming neurotic about education. I have watched this grow out of the league tables. We see exam results used to measure political success.' Judith Gillespie, Scottish Parent Teacher Council development manager, on parents' involvement with schoolwork, the Herald

On course

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  • Wednesday, September 8, 2004
    • | Nursery World
1 October Autistic spectrum disorders

Jason Boyd

    News
  • Wednesday, May 19, 2004
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Professional golfer Jason Boyd gets in the swing of things with four-year-old Angus Campbell and fellow pupils of the Total Golf Programme for four- to eight-year-olds at Montrose Links Golf Club in Angus. 'They use proper golf equipment which is the right size for them,' said Mr Boyd. 'The children are developing skills but they all progress at their own level, so there is no pressure. This is fun.'

Welsh initiative to 'listen' to children

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  • Wednesday, January 3, 2001
    • | Nursery World
An initiative by the Welsh Assembly aimed at transforming how the needs of children and young people are met by service providers in Wales has been welcomed by a leading Welsh childcare organisation. Children in Wales welcomed the initiative, which is encouraging children and young people to give their views on services to the Assembly. Two documents, Children and Young People: A Framework for Partnership and Extending Entitlement, have been published by the Welsh Assembly, which said it hoped this initiative would encourage models of good practice and foster a climate in which service providers give priority to developing high-quality, innovative and responsive provision for children and young people.

Temple Sutton Primary School in Southend

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  • Wednesday, February 8, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Building work has begun on a children's centre in the grounds of Temple Sutton Primary School in Southend. It will be the fourth children's centre in Southend and the first to be part of an extended school. Building is due for completion in June, with services open from September.

The Wow factor

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  • Wednesday, January 3, 2001
    • | Nursery World
BabyWOW! (Windows/Mac, CD-Rom, PCtots, 19.99), for the youngest mouseketeers, age nine months and up, is fundamentally a sound programme. Introduced by a stuffed blue sun-face toy, it presents attractive photos of objects, with a cheery voice saying the relevant word. Click on the mouse, or press any key, and something like a sheep appears - 'Sheep!' says the voice. Move on to the next activity and a colour fills the screen. 'Yellow!' it says. When you've had enough Basic Colours, move on to Basic Shapes. The advice is good too. Parents and carers are advised to sit with the child throughout, taking care to stop when their attention starts to wander.

And that's a fact

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  • Wednesday, January 3, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Non-fiction 'information' books are the preferred reading of some children and your setting should include plenty Information books are an essential part of any book collection. There is growing evidence that some children, in particular boys, may be more drawn to information texts than to storybooks. Although it isn't useful to stereotype children, we do need to consider why so many boys choose information texts rather than stories. Many young boys prefer to gather facts and information in their quest to make sense of the world. Finding out about 'how things work' seems to be more satisfying to them. The knowledge makes them feel safe and offers them the security that many girls find in stories.

Family friends

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  • Wednesday, January 3, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Parents want to be more involved and teachers want to see more of them, but how? Sharon Wallace shows one way Parents' involvement with their children's schools usually starts as soon as they enter primary school. Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) or Home School Associations (HSAs) welcome the fresh energy of eager new parents at the beginning of a long primary school life. But nursery school heads are not usually approached, so when I suggested starting a parents' group to Mary Hart, head of my son's Margaret McMillan Nursery School, it's no surprise she was a bit sceptical about how successful it could be.

New Labour's record: End of term report

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  • Tuesday, January 2, 2001
    • | Nursery World
While Hodge, Blunkett and other Government figures have missed an opportunity to rethink early childhood services, there's still time to try harder, argues Professor Peter Moss

Class books going bite-size

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  • Tuesday, September 8, 2009
    • | Nursery World
One in eight primary school children never manages to read a complete book in lessons, according to a survey commissioned by educational publisher Heinemann.

Monitoring progress: Keeping watch

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  • Tuesday, November 21, 2000
    • | Nursery World
Observing and noting down aspects of the behaviour of individual children will help you to manage each child and the group as a whole. Jennie Lindon explains how you can fine-tune your focus

Feet: Best foot forward

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  • Tuesday, December 12, 2000
    • | Nursery World
Children's growing feet are vulnerable to ill-fitting shoes and infections. Maggie Jones gives tips on taking care of them

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