4 January 2001
Government figures have shown a 25 per cent rise in the
number of teaching assistants in primary schools in England in the past three
years, from 54,100 in 1997 to...
4 January 2001
A booklet to assist carers and the parents of bereaved
children has been published by the charity Cruse Bereavement Care. The
eight-page booklet, Has someone died - Helping children, has...
4 January 2001
Far too many political and economic leaders are failing
to grasp that investing in children aged nought to three is the only way to
ensure every child has the opportunity...
4 January 2001
(Photograph) - Former children's television presenter
Johnny Ball has called on schools to raise money for Unicef's vital work with
children growing up alone in Uganda and Romania by registering...
4 January 2001
The National Literacy Strategy (NLS) has worked well in
small rural schools with mixed-aged classes, despite concerns that it would not
be flexible enough to suit groups with a broad...
4 January 2001
While Hodge, Blunkett and other Government figures have
missed an opportunity to rethink early childhood services, there's still time
to try harder, argues Professor Peter Moss Since May 1997, unparalleled...
4 January 2001
Word for word * The importance of books
4 January 2001
Bear in mind the reasons why books are such a valuable
learning tool when you choose them All adults working with young children know
how important it is that children...
4 January 2001
Buying books for young children can be a great
pleasure, but it can also be a difficult and expensive process. Sometimes it is
hard to know whether a book is...
4 January 2001
It's important to have a dedicated book area, however
small it is, available at all times. An exciting book corner is part of teh
basic early years provision and should...