In the first of a new series on strategies for coping with the current severe shortage of staff, Charlotte Goddard sets out the key barriers facing the childcare sector
It's vital for children's well-being to carry through the child-centred approach to learning in the reception class to Year 1, says <B>Sally Featherstone</B>, co-author of Smooth Transitions -...
Proof of the strength of feeling against Key Stage 1 SATs has come in a survey for the National Union of Teachers (see News, page 9). More than nine out of ten teachers say they would support a...
The Cambridge Primary Review has garnered compliments from the early years sector for its recommendation of extending the EYFS approach upwards and raising the school starting age to six (see News,...
Lawson retired from the role earlier this year after 30 years in the early years sector. She previously worked for a local authority in various childcare roles before moving to Voice, then known as...
Nursery World and National Day Nurseries Association join forces for a behind-the-scenes column
Children ought to be seen and heard playing in public places, an expert study urges. Play sector figures talk to Mary Evans about the implications for society.
Chicken en croute Ingredients: *Four small skinned chicken breasts *100g mushrooms finely chopped *50g onions (sliced) &200g puff pastry 3100g tomato puree *1 tblsp flour *1 egg (for egg wash) *salt...
Staff at Heathlands Community Pre-school have been working hard to purchase a defibrillator for the community, teaming up with a business to achieve their goal.