Parents smacking ban is welcomed
13 September 2001
Proposals in Scotland to give children legal protection
against being smacked by their parents have been welcomed by campaigning
groups. The plans include a total ban on blows to the...
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Rights of child at NI forefront
13 September 2001
Children's rights organisations in Northern Ireland
have welcomed the latest moves by the Executive to create a children's
commissioner. At the launch in Belfast last week of the consultation process...
After children, some as young as four, fled a blast bomb
13 September 2001
(Photograph) - After children, some as young as four,
fled a blast bomb thrown by loyalist paramilitaries as parents and police
walked with them to Holy Cross Primary School in...
Wales to teach less formally
13 September 2001
Plans for a new foundation stage for three-to
seven-year-olds in Wales which mark a shift away from a formal curriculum
towards an emphasis on learning through play have been revealed...
Early years fair set for Belfast
13 September 2001
* Northern Ireland is to have its first-ever exhibition
dedicated to early years and primary teaching. The two-day exhibition,
sponsored by Nursery World and TES Primary, will be held on...
In brief...Battlehill Nursery School
13 September 2001
Plans are underway to replace nursery provision from
the 40-place Battlehill Nursery School in North Shields, which closed at the
end of the summer term, with facilities at the primary...
In brief...Young children and advertising
13 September 2001
Many young children do not realise that the thousands
of advertisements they are bombarded with are trying to sell them something. Dr
Mark Blades from the University of Sheffield presented...
In brief...Children who are labelled as gifted
13 September 2001
Children who are labelled as gifted at an early age can
experience emotional problems as a result of adult expectations, according to
research presented by Professor Joan Freeman at the...
Schools told to admit children in nappies
13 September 2001
Concerns expressed by parents have forced two London
borough councils to remind their schools and pre-schools that they cannot
refuse to admit children in nappies. Sutton and Merton councils have...
European forum for childcarers
13 September 2001
A Europe-wide magazine which will explore approaches to
children's services across Europe was launched in Glasgow last week at an event
presided over by Helen Liddell, the secretary of state...
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