Progress towards open access play in new integrated children's centres in Wales has been hampered by difficulties in blending provision for older children with early years education. According to a...
At the nursery I am at now there is a French teacher and the three-year-old children already understand the basics of what she is saying. Good luck to the scheme in Liverpool. I hope it takes off in...
'The earlier the better' when applied to young children learning to read is an orthodoxy that needs to be challenged, says Dr Sebastian Suggate.
James Tweed brings together a number of charities and organisations dealing with issues around children's health Allergies The British Allergy Foundation encompasses all types of allergy, including...
A Plymouth primary school has outraged parents by charging them 2 to watch a nativity play, reported The Times. Head teacher Paul Cotter introduced the fee because he said it cost 1,000 to stage the...
Fathers should be given a 'share' of mothers' maternity leave, according to an economics academic. The call was made last week by Paul Gregg, professor of economics at Bristol University, following...
The story 'Crisis to worsen for NVQ assessment' (News, 2 June) reports on the shortage of NVQ assessors in some parts of England and says that the situation will get worse in November when the new...
The endless capacity for imaginative and surprising turns in children's books is enjoyed by Alison Boyle GOOD NEWS! BAD NEWS!.