Acurriculum-based approach is not appropriate for the under-threes, claims a new report from the Scottish Executive reviewing more than 30 years of research on early child development.
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I am working as a classroom assistant in a primary school, although I actually trained to be a nursery nurse. Because I work as a classroom assistant I am paid a low wage, and I am finding it really...
Small primary schools will not be inspected in the same way as large further education colleges, Ofsted said last week.
Call it a U-turn or a clarification, restricting providers’ access to the furlough scheme at the last minute could be devastating
Childcare and early years organisations met Chancellor Gordon Brown's Budget announcement of an increase in the tax and national insurance exemption on employer-supported childcare to 55 with a chorus...
Psycholudics is the study of the mind (psyche) at play (ludic). It is one of the main theories underpinning modern playwork training and, writes Philip Waters, explains how and why adults need to...
The phonics method of teaching children to read has found a new surge of support. Simon Vevers wades back into the debate The debate over the effectiveness of phonics in teaching children to read has...
Simon Vevers presents a wide range of courses that show you the tools for teaching the early years curriculum Curriculum