Some early years settings in Britain are now engaged in projects that attempt to put the Reggio approach into action as a creative process Central to the Reggio approach is a respect for children's...
'When Roy Hattersley famously failed to appear on "Have I Got News For You?", he was replaced by a tub of lard. What would be a suitable stand-in for Charles Clarke at future NUT conferences?' Letter...
'Venison burgers are the healthy alternative to a Big Mac, and I would rather that Scottish kids eat the food of the McDonalds than the food from McDonald's.' Fergus Ewing of the SNPon the move to...
'The Revenue seems to be making it up as it goes along. This huge new system has been brought in without really being properly thought through' Richard Mannion, head of tax at accountants Solomon...
'Whatever the underlying cause - poverty, lack of parental interest, failure to take truancy seriously - this remains a shocking story. Considering how widespread truancy is, we could be seeing...
'Children will say, "Ha ha ha, you can't hit me because it's against the law". But children are dependent on their parents and to hit is an abusive power. There may well be cheek and taunting, but...
Profile books and digital images recording children's activities can help ensure child-centred practice. Jane Cole explores their use Those of us who have the privilege to work with young children and...
The Big Lottery Fund has launched a multi-million-pound package that puts young people across the UK at the 'heart of its delivery'. Individuals, groups of young people and voluntary organisations can...
At Southwark Primary School in Nottingham, nursery leader Pip Otter is exploring the potential of the 'dialogic book talk' approach, which promotes early language and literacy
Local councils might be the last place you'd expect to find people concerned about nannies, their time being taken up with the forms of childcare they register - childminders, nurseries and...