Assessment and progress data matter, but they must not detract from the real purpose of teaching, while teachers should be better trained to deliver the ethos of the EYFS, explains Dr Julian Grenier
Using simple tools with simple rules will reward children with a wealth of learning and skills development, says early years consultant Linda Pound.
In our National Strategies series Dr Andrew Lockett, Early Years Regional Adviser (NE), Anne Lamb, Early Years Senior Regional Adviser (EE M) and Jan Lepley, Senior Adviser, reflect on the importance...
An exclusive new online resource for Nursery World subscribers all about Elinor Goldschmied's renowned ideas for working with babies and toddlers
Amid the chance to ditch tick-lists, Di Chilvers considers how best to observe children’s development and progress
How a network in a deprived area of London is helping to raise standards. By Dr Julian Grenier
Action research is a form of 'self-reflective enquiry' that can help settings work through points of concern to find workable solutions. Julie McLarnon shows how it works in practice.
* Children's communication charity I CAN is publishing a series of discussion papers to cover the latest research, publications and practice innovation in communication development and disability. The...
This week's columnist Helen Penn looks at an oasis of good practice in a land of stark inequality I have been working in South Africa recently. It is a very unequal country, and nearly 10 million...
The country singer's early years book gifting programme is celebrating ten years since launching in the UK.