2 January 2003
Two nursery nurses who were suspended from a Nottingham
Kinderquest nursery after allegedly exposing children to anti-nail-biting
solution have been charged with child cruelty. Sara Brown and Nichola Mason,
both...
2 January 2003
The need for schools in Scotland to work more closely
with parents and professional agencies is highlighted in a major report on
inclusion from HM Inspectorate of Education. Count us...
2 January 2003
'This is something you would expect in a police state
where you can't do anything at all without permission.' Rosemary McIlwhan,
director of the Scottish Human Rights Centre, comments on...
2 January 2003
The suitability and affordability of childcare in
Britain is to be the subject of an inquiry in the spring by the Work and
Pensions select committee. The UK-wide inquiry will...
2 January 2003
Nursery schools and pre-schools in London are up in
arms because they have been excluded from a scheme giving children aged four to
six a free piece of fruit each...
2 January 2003
(Photograph) - Seven-year-old Megan Reynolds from
Belfast was one of ten children from around the UK honoured in a ceremony at
Westminster Abbey in London at the 29th annual Woman's...
2 January 2003
Obese children may be outlived by their parents unless
they are helped to start making healthy food choices at a young age, a health
expert has warned. The warning by...
2 January 2003
* A Bill proposing the establishment of a Children's
Commissioner in Scotland is to be discussed in the Scottish Parliament early in
the New Year. The Commissioner for Children and...
2 January 2003
Langley Junior School in Plymouth, Devon, is using the
'power to innovate' in the Education Act 2002 to vary its timetable. From the
start of the spring term, on Wednesday...
2 January 2003
Many teachers in England believe that teaching
assistants' pay is disgracefully low and must be improved if they are to be
given still more responsibility, a survey by the National...
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