By Elaine McDowall, a classroom assistant in a school in South Ayrshire for three years Classroom assistants have a valuable contribution to make to schools, and not just by sticking plasters on knees...
Develop manipulative skills for mark-making with an assortment of resources in the office role-play area, says Jane Drake Children need a wide range of opportunities for developing the skills of...
I am studying for a Diploma in Childcare and Education, and am also qualified as a special needs classroom assistant. I have worked as both a special needs classroom assistant and a general classroom...
Fantastic plastic! With increased use of laminate pouches in early years settings, these resources are becoming readily available. They are an excellent way of displaying children's creative work and...
Ways to guide and monitor early years settings on good practice in healthy eating are outlined by community dietician Amanda Price To help meet targets on childhood obesity, Bromley Primary Care Trust...
As a result of the interest they took in animals while at nursery, the under-threes at London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) Furze Children’s Day Nursery in Chadwell Heath paid a visit to their local...