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'At face value, the improvement in SATs is an amazing rise in standards. When you see something like that you have to pause for a minute and say, is it real or not?' Professor Peter Tymms of Durham...
'Fruit, particularly in the early years of primary, was seen as important. Much like early intervention in literacy and numeracy, it establishes a taste for it' Michael O'Neill, director of education...
Put children on the path to literacy with enjoyable experiences free from pressure, advises Jennie Lindon There is a great deal of concern across the UK about older children who have not learned to...
Nursery rhymes play an important part in laying the foundations of early literacy and developing children's mathematical skills. Staff in many early years settings compile a selection of 'core...
A six-year evaluation of the Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP) has found that children who take part in the project have higher levels of self-esteem and make greater progress in cognitive...
Two literacy experts have been appointed to drive forward the Scottish Executive's Home Reading initiative, which aims to encourage more parents to read with their children. The Home Reading...
Switch on to ICT Besides pointing out the benefits of sound structural engineering - bricks beat straw! - these activities are a fun way to help literacy and creative development. They are based on...
Fifty unique 'BookBenches' designed by well-known artists and illustrators and inspired by books, including children's classics Peter Pan, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Lauren Child's...
Primary school education should build on the principles of the EYFS rather than being shaped by a 'downward push' from the secondary curriculum, a new report argues.