Early years managers will find a research project's guide to be an invaluable source of inspiration. Mary Evans reports The must-have accessory for effective early years managers this spring is not a...
'The systematic breeding of mistrust makes the world a far less safe and certainly a far less pleasant place for children... It makes the exercise of adult responsibility towards children a...
Could I have free education? I have worked since leaving school, despite having two children and am now having to pay hundreds of pounds to gain higher education qualifications. Giving teenage mothers...
'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...
Nanny Paula Jackson would like to invite people to a special service of thanksgiving and hope this month for anyone whose life has been touched by meningitis, whether as a carer, patient, parent,...
'Feeling the squeeze' (Special Report, 29 July) raised a number of issues for me. The article does imply that keeping the Early Years Partnerships as a requirement with clearly defined targets is...