'Good' is a slippery term. Sue Roffey explains how to help children understand its meanings The word 'good' has different meanings for different people. We sometimes hear parents tell their children...
Is there a long-term future for the new Level 2 - and can Level 3 become a bridge to a degree? These questions on early years qualifications urgently need answers, says Mary Evans.
A universal childcare guarantee for children up until the end of primary school, would create an extra £13 billion for the economy and boost parents’ wages, according to a new report by the IPPR and...
Many pregnant teenagers are putting their babies' health at risk because they cannot afford an adequate diet, a joint report by the Maternity Alliance and the Food Commission has claimed. The report,...
By Jeanette Orrey, catering manager at St Peter's Primary School in East Bridgford, Notts, and school meals policy advisor to the Soil Association When I set out on my journey as a school dinner lady...
The extent to which different areas are ready to implement the EYSFF was evident from local authorities who told MPs about its impact.
Thousands more children are now taught in classes of under 30 pupils in England, according to new Government statistics . Figures released last weekshow that 200,000 fewer primary pupils are in...
The first Montessori state primary school to be set up from scratch is being planned by the Montessori Schools Association (MSA).
Plans to allow headteachers of nursery schools to take qualifications that focus on leadership within integrated settings have been welcomed by the maintained nursery school sector. The DfES is...
Nursery employers have ‘major concerns’ over the need to increase fees for parents in order to pay staff the National Living Wage, a report by Christie + Co reveals.