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A brighter future

    News
  • Wednesday, April 17, 2002
    • | Nursery World
The new roles for teaching assistants envisaged by the DfES are explained by Ruth Thomson The career cul-de-sac that has trapped classroom assistants for decades in low-paid and often unrewarding roles is finally set to change, with the Government's unveiling of a three-tier career structure for support staff.

Commissioner's Review

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  • Tuesday, November 10, 2009
    • | Nursery World
Children's Commissioner for Wales Keith Towler has expressed his frustration over the lack of consistent implementation of Government policies and the failings of local authorities to put children's best interests at heart.

In brief...Four pre-school information

    News
  • Wednesday, October 24, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Four pre-school informationtechnology projects have won funding in the latest round of an awards scheme by Learning and Teaching Scotland and the National Grid for Learning Scotland. Fourteen education projects won backing this year, including Cauldeen Primary School Nursery in Inverness, which will run a project on how children engage with the online activities available via its own website. Killermont Primary School Nursery Class, Glasgow, will use computer technology to support children whose mother tongue is not English, and Aboyne Nursery, Aboyne, will teach children to use digital technology to record their adventures with a pair of teddy bears who accompany a different child home each night.

Playrooms become a family tradition

    News
  • Wednesday, June 6, 2001
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - When Nicola Watson became this year's 200th member of Garscube Community Playrooms in Glasgow, the environment may have been new for her 20-month old son, Andrew, but for Nicola it was all very familiar. She came here with her own mother when she was about three years old. 'I live out of the area now, but it is worth travelling across Glasgow just to get here,' she said. The Playrooms operate as a drop-in facility, which suits shiftworkers and those who jobshare, who might otherwise miss out on toddler groups or playgroups. It also makes it attractive to fathers and grandparents.

Teachers mourn representative

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  • Wednesday, July 25, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Alan Manasseh, the senior professional officer (pay and conditions) at the Professional Association of Teachers (PAT), died suddenly on 15 July at the age of 53. A former geography teacher and head of department, Mr Manasseh was based at PAT's Derby headquarters, where he headed its case work/pay and conditions team.

Hebridean setting secures outdoor play area

    News
  • Wednesday, June 6, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Children, parents and playgroup staff from the island of Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides will no longer have to make a 60-mile round trek to access safe outdoor play, thanks to a newly-built room and play area in a local community centre. Previously, children at the Croileagan Bhearnaraigh Gaelic pre-school were required to make the long journey from Great Bernera to Stornoway - the main town on the Isle of Lewis, to which Great Bernera is joined by bridge - in order to play safely outside, but now the school has managed to secure a room and outdoor play area at the community centre in Breacleit, Great Bernera.

Sand pictures

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  • Wednesday, July 25, 2001
    • | Nursery World
The children will love drawing using this coloured sand. Resources

On the books

    News
  • Wednesday, October 24, 2001
    • | Nursery World
A new nanny agency has saved a public library branch in the process of setting up shop. Nanny Search has moved into the upstairs floor of Highgate library in north London, which had been threatened with closure by the local council. Proprietor Amanda Cotton had to agree to repair and refurbish her premises and also another room that is to be used for library-related events. Even in an area with a wealth of nanny-seeking families on its doorstep, Nanny Search is keen to spread its net wider via its website (on www.nanny-search.co.uk) and is also promoting training courses and in-house information resources and has its own baby-changing facilities. Nannies are invited to drop in at 1 Shepherds Hill, London N6 or phone 020 8348 4111. Another agency mining the recruitment possibilities in the north and north-west is Flexible Childcare Solutions, which has had an office in Sheffield for 18 months and opened another in Macclesfield two months ago. Owner Kate Allatt says the accent is on 'flexible' and 'solutions' - 'Whatever you want, we'll try to deliver it.' The agency fills a lot of part-time jobs and also operates creche services. Kate can be contacted on 0114 236 9452 (mobile 07870 674 994).

Allow children the freedom to be creative

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  • Wednesday, June 6, 2001
    • | Nursery World
In her letter, G Smith (Off the hook, 10 May) was concerned that many activities suggested in childcare publications overestimated the abilities of the pre-school children they are intended for. Let me assure her that in my work as a childcare tutor, I have seen many nursery workers carry out these types of activity to perfection while the children who are supposed to be doing the work sit and watch them!

Standing Out

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  • Monday, August 5, 2019
    • | Nursery World
Children, staff and parents at Busy Bees Nursery in Durham have been celebrating after their latest Ofsted inspection.

Should children wear uniform?

    News
  • Wednesday, June 6, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Some nurseries offer a uniform to their children but in most cases there is no obligation to wear it. Most people feel that uniform should not be compulsory for very young children. Kathy Nazer is the area manager for Just Learning, a nursery chain which offers children the option of wearing a uniform which consists of a polo shirt, sweatshirt and summer cap, all with the Just Learning logo embroidered on them.

Animal instincts

    News
  • Tuesday, June 5, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Cruelty to animals is often a reflection of emotional pain, but pets can play a healing role when treating troubled children. Mary Evans reports

Sound knowledge

    News
  • Wednesday, July 25, 2001
    • | Nursery World
If our child safety quiz on page 6 shows that you're dangerously clueless in such matters, you could ask your employer to send you on a first aid course tailor-made for nannies and au pairs. Safe and Sound is a training service set up a year ago by two London mothers, Roma Felstein and Tina Lazarus, after they realised that vast numbers of children were looked after by au pairs who didn't like to admit they didn't know what to do in an emergency. They offer a basic first aid, a lifesaver or an au pair's course, all taught by trained medical staff, and you can book into a scheduled course or arrange one yourself for a group. Reading a first aid book is never enough, says Roma - 'You can never replace the practical. When panic sets in and you switch to autopilot, you'll know what to do if you've actually practised it.' Fees range from 40 to 65, and Roma says that nearly all the nannies who've done the courses have their fees paid by their employers - but she's amazed how many parents are reluctant. 'I find it mind-blowing that people would even question paying that money, where their child's life is concerned, when they'd pay it for a sweater or a pair of jeans,' she says. At any rate, doing a course will earn you a certificate valid for three years. Contact Safe and Sound on 0208 348 1797, e-mail info@safe-and-sound.org.uk.

Safety first

    News
  • Wednesday, July 25, 2001
    • | Nursery World
So you think you're ready for any emergency? Test yourself with this quiz by Sue Hubberstey and Jan Hurst. Do you ever think about how you would react if the child you care for was involved in an accident or needed first aid? Are you sure you would know what to do, or do you simply hope you will never be called upon to act? One in six of all children in the UK need to attend a hospital Accident & Emergency department every year. If you know how to act in an emergency it can literally mean the difference between life and death. Complete our safety quiz and discover whether you can feel confident or should further your knowledge urgently.

In-depth investigations

    News
  • Tuesday, October 23, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Let children's development in motor and intellectual abilities be your guide when choosing equipment that will stimulate those aged one to two years. Jenny Benjamin advises on some generic resources and some best buys

'Register nannies after the election'

    News
  • Wednesday, May 30, 2001
    • | Nursery World
An independent trade union has called on the next Government to ensure that no childcarers in Britain are unregistered. The Professional Association of Nursery Nurses (PANN), a division of the Professional Association of Teachers (PAT), said last week that it wants the next Government to end the exception which means nannies are the sole form of unregistered and unregulated childcare in Britain. As part of its election manifesto PANN said it wanted the next Government to set up a national register of all childcarers, which would include around 90,000 nannies as well as childminders and daycare staff.

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