Introducing less formal learning to Years 1 and 2 is producing positive results, reports Annette Rawstrone
Karen Hart unpicks Standard 1 of the Early Years Teacher criteria, and offers an insight into how trainees might demonstrate the standard and embed it into their practice.
Our approach to love needs attention, says Dr Jools Page, director of the MA in Early Childhood Education (UK and Malta), University of Sheffield.
The draft Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs is being revised by the Government to ensure that children receive the help they need, schools minister Catherine Ashton said last week. The...
Ten ways to bring an international dimension to your work with young children: 1 .Ask families to bring back items of interest from holidays abroad. A small display of French picture books or the...
Use the pointers to help gather evidence for NVQ Level 3 unit: Contribute to the protection of children from abuse. Read our advice in conjunction with Level 3 standards in Early Years Care and...
Nursery World wishes to make it clear that while examples of bad practice in beacon schools were cited by some delegates at a National Campaign for Nursery Education conference in London last month,...
The research and thinking about infant development available to early years practitioners is highlighted by Jools Page and Cathy Nutbrown from the University of Sheffield's School of Education.
Follow our pointers to help you gather evidence for NVQ Level 3 Unit C5 - promoting children's social and emotional development. Read our advice in conjunction with Level 3 standards Early Years Care...
1. Create a stimulating environment that will arouse children's curiosity. 2. Support children's learning by providing the resources that they need to take their investigations further.