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Let's dance

    News
  • Wednesday, March 6, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Scottish Ballet is taking the magic of dance to the classroom in its workshops based on The Snowman, writes Joyce Reid Five-year-old Maxi Rafferty has seen the film The Snowman and she also has ballet lessons. But after her morning with the Scottish Ballet, learning some steps to the ballet version of the story, she says it is 'different'. 'I liked the wiggle best,' she adds.

In brief...Peter Housden

    News
  • Wednesday, August 8, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Peter Housden has been appointed head of the Department for Education and Skills' schools directorate, which is responsible for the development and implementation of Government policy on the early years, childcare and schools in England. Mr Housden, 50, is a former secondary school teacher and former chief executive of Nottinghamshire County Council. He will be one of the key policy advisers to Estelle Morris, education and skills secretary.

In brief...The National Children's Bureau in Northern Ireland

    News
  • Wednesday, August 8, 2001
    • | Nursery World
The National Children's Bureau has appointed a research officer in Northern Ireland to explore why a high proportion of children with parents from mixed-community backgrounds end up in public care and how the needs of these children and their families can be met. Berni Kelly, a qualified social worker who is the NCB's co-ordinator in Northern Ireland, will lead the study, which builds on previous NCB studies which found that children with parents from the same community are less likely to be in care.

Time to act on child abuse

    News
  • Wednesday, March 6, 2002
    • | Nursery World
By Mary Marsh, director and chief executive of the National Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) Awareness of child abuse is at an all-time high. But we must move from awareness to action if we are to protect the hidden victims of abuse.

Summer dips

    Features
  • Tuesday, June 16, 2009
    • | Nursery World
Emma Comer and Meg Smith of Tall Trees Kindergarten dip into new tastes and textures

Testing times

    News
  • Wednesday, August 8, 2001
    • | Nursery World
How are the new LSCs shaping up? Childcare training providers tell Mary Evans how they see their position Early years training providers are preparing for the toughest test yet of the new Learning and Skills Council (LSC), which took over responsibility in April for all post-16 education in England outside the university sector.

A sick approach to other people's health

    News
  • Wednesday, August 8, 2001
    • | Nursery World
How do other Nursery World readers deal with parents who insist on bringing their obviously ill child into nursery? I cannot understand how they can stand at the nursery door and say that their child 'really wanted to come', when the poor child is very pale, has bright red eyes and is crying. I do understand that working parents rely on childcare and may not have access to other people to help look after a sick child, but what do they plan on doing once the child starts school and is automatically sent home when ill?

Nursery world e-mail bulletin

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  • Tuesday, June 23, 2009
    • | Nursery World
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Hardworking practitioners enjoy a Slumber Stories workshop

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  • Wednesday, December 1, 2004
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Hardworking practitioners enjoy a Slumber Stories workshop run by Moyra Boland at the Glasgow Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition on 19-20 November, sponsored by Nursery World Scotland. The workshop was part of the new Enlighten Zone, offering inspiration for early years staff to invest a little time and energy in themselves with salsa dancing, vocal stress release and massage. Photo Tom Finnie/ATOM

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