In an extract from her latest book, Reducing Educational Disadvantage, Penny Tassoni explains how varied positive, adult-supported experiences can boost children’s learning and development
Two-way exchanges between babies and adults help build up language and brain development. Anne O'Connor considers how practitioners can create more opportunities for them.
A charity that provides care and support for children with SEND and their families in Essex is at risk of closure due to withdrawal of local authority funding.
I have thoroughly enjoyed my year's subscription to Nursery World, but will not be renewing it as I am now working with Key Stages 3 and 4 and post-16 pupils. Like many women returning to work after...
Five-year-old Thea Caine from Newcastle was inspired to take part in a range of tiger-themed activities as part of Born Free’s Big Cat Nap to raise awareness of the threats faced by her favourite big...
Further career and study options for a school's learning mentor who has gained experience in working with children with emotional and behavioural difficulties are suggested by Tina Jefferies.
The budget may have delivered surprises but the sector is still waiting for action
The One Hundred Languages of Children exhibition is a celebration of the innate competence of the young child, of the child's ability to make sense of their world, and of the way skilled teachers can...
Staff wellbeing is becoming an increasingly pressing issue, which is why some settings are taking action, for the benefit of everyone
Is the Government over-stocking the pool of childcare places and making it harder for private providers to survive? Simon Vevers reports