Childcare costs in Scotland are among the highest in Britain, with some families paying nearly as much as those in Southern England, according to new research.
Nurseries are increasingly seeking legal advice to support them in their challenge against Ofsted inspections.
Ofsted inspections are to place a greater focus on the progress children make in their learning and less on paperwork, under changes set out in its new early years framework, published yesterday.
A Plymouth primary school has outraged parents by charging them 2 to watch a nativity play, reported The Times. Head teacher Paul Cotter introduced the fee because he said it cost 1,000 to stage the...
Children at St Stephen's Church Playgroup in Rednal have been making handmade Father's Day presents.
Fathers should be given a 'share' of mothers' maternity leave, according to an economics academic. The call was made last week by Paul Gregg, professor of economics at Bristol University, following...
The story 'Crisis to worsen for NVQ assessment' (News, 2 June) reports on the shortage of NVQ assessors in some parts of England and says that the situation will get worse in November when the new...
Teachers have been urged to reject Government guidance that children should be taught to read using phonics, arguing that the primary curriculum is too narrow and rigid.
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