Misunderstandings about the nature of extended schools seem to abound- that they involve keeping children cooped up in school for a mandatory 10 hours a day, or that teachers will be working as...
What with all the warnings about global recession, credit crunch and financial meltdown, it's somewhat unexpected for Nursery World to be able to report that things appear to be looking up for the...
Early years practitioners across the UK have until the end of this month to respond to a consultation on the review of the National Occupational Standards and S/NVQs. The Department for Education and...
Congratulations to all the students who have achieved their degrees in Early Childhood Studies, and well done, Nursery World, for such up-to-date and relevant articles as 'My student life' (17 April)....
I was concerned to read Germaine Greer's comment about childcarers (Quote of the week, 22 August). When considering formal, that is, paid-for childcare in the UK today, her statement could hardly be...
An independent selection of new products and resources The National Extension College has recently added four new units to its Playcare Pack N/SVQ Level 3. The pack is designed for playworkers working...
More than 100 incidents of violence against staff in Scottish pre-school centres were reported in the year 2000-2001, according to figures released last week by the Scottish Executive's Education...
Three weeks ago, I reviewed some sound-activated toys for the ICT page in 'Sounds good' (Nursery World, 18 April). Here are some activities for the toys - each one provides opportunities to control a...
Sue Gascoyne, managing director of training and resources company Play to Z and winner of Trainer of the Year 2009 in the Nursery World Awards, has been shortlisted for this year's Enterprising Women...