29 April 2004
(Photograph) - Pupils belonging to the school council
at Oyster Park Infants School in Ferry Fryston in Yorkshire saw how the
grown-ups do it at a council meeting at Wakefield...
29 April 2004
Fathers should be given a 'share' of mothers' maternity
leave, according to an economics academic. The call was made last week by Paul
Gregg, professor of economics at Bristol University,...
29 April 2004
The deadline for this year's children's art competition
run by Nursery World and the Daycare Trust to mark National Childcare Week has
been extended to 7 May due to the...
29 April 2004
Three high-profile speakers will address Early
Education's national conference in Wigan on 7 and 8 May on the theme of
'Nurturing free spirits: creating a climate for creativity'. They are...
29 April 2004
'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...
29 April 2004
Children's artwork that celebrates the diversity of
family life goes on display in Edinburgh this summer, writes Liz Fox. An
exhibition organised by Family Mediation Scotland, featuring 100 drawings and...
29 April 2004
Unison's chief negotiators have been forced to back
down in their fight for a national pay settlement for Scotland's nursery
nurses. At a meeting last week the public services trade...
29 April 2004
Unison's chief negotiators have been forced to back
down in their fight for a national pay settlement for Scotland's nursery
nurses. At a meeting last week the public services trade...
29 April 2004
The Scottish Executive's planned overhaul of the
children's hearing system must restore its original aim of reducing the number
of young people ending up in court for anti-social behaviour, a...
29 April 2004
Racism is on the increase in Glasgow, a study by the
city council has found. Statistics recorded from schools across the city have
shown that children as young as nine...