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By Eileen Bell, Northern Ireland Assembly member for North Down Last month my niece went to the funeral of a teaching colleague. Four weeks ago, he shouted at a pupil...

Further to the feature 'Sitting uncomfortably' (24 January), Jennie Lindon suggests that adults need to 'triple-underline the word "appropriate",' as in the early learning goal 'Maintain attention, concentrate and sit...

I applaud the comments made by Baroness Walmsley in her role of NSPCC Parliamentary ambassador (Letters, 3 January). She notes 'how absurd it is that childminders are being allowed to...

As a registered childminder, I think 2003 is too late for the Government to hold a review on the new national standards for daycare and childminding in England. Childminders did...

I am a student classroom assistant currently taking my NCFE Stage Two Certificate and I feel very insulted by the comment that Estelle Morris, the education secretary, made about classroom...

Estelle Morris clearly does not understand the role of the teaching assistant if she thinks that cleaning paint pots and tidying up is the extent of their expertise in relieving...

It's a real shame that we need to look abroad for nursery staff when we have some excellent staff here in the UK (News, 10 January). We wouldn't have this...

8 and 9 February The Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition

8 February 'Ripley and Scuff'

As spring approaches most of us get the urge to brighten up or change our environment. Whether you are contemplating buying new furniture, restocking your toy cupboards or wondering what...