Campaigners against physical punishment of children must feel like giving certain members of the Government a bit of 'reasonable chastisement' following the decision not to change the law on smacking...
A rainbow-winged ‘shird’ - a cross between a sheep and a bird - drawing was among the winners of childcare insurer Morton Michel’s annual art competition - this year to design a bird.
You'll find some great new series starting this week in Nursery World. The Camden Early Years Intervention team tackles child behaviour, taking a case study approach each month to illustrate their...
By Sally Brown, head supervisor of a pre-school on a British Forces base in Cyprus. Combine the ideas of story sacks and novelty books with pages made of plastic containers.
The story of a rough-playing bear can help children to treat their friends and toys with respect while also developing construction skills, says Jean Evans Encourage children to show concern for their...
Kit out your nursery with durable products for learning, playing or just resting, in our monthly round-up of new resources by Laura Marcus CREEPY CRAWLIES
I am one of eight nursery nurses working in nursery, reception and Year 1 in a school in Southport, Merseyside. Five of us are being made redundant at the end of this month due to the current...
Ofsted, the body responsible for both school and childcare inspections, is to carry out a study into whether there is a clash between the play-based Foundation Stage and the more formal approach of...
Along-running dispute between term-time school staff in Northern Ireland and the Province's five Education and Library Boards looks set to end following a management offer put forward last week, with...
Life as a student can be tough - and that is down to the financial pressures as much as any academic demands of studying.