10 June 2004
Due to a shortage of NVQ assessors in Cardiff, I was
only finally able to make a start on my NVQ Level 3 in playwork in January
2003. I was...
10 June 2004
I just want to say that we teachers don't deserve the
resentment of school support staff. We know that they should get paid more for
the work that they do,...
10 June 2004
I am a nursery nurse in my final year of studying for
an Early Years Education Studies degree, and working towards the award of
Qualified Teacher Status. For my dissertation...
10 June 2004
17 June A corner to learn: Creating home corners that
stand out from the crowd Designed for all early years settings, this workshop
by the Manor Tree Group will provide...
10 June 2004
10 June Human Mutants - the Mystery of Growth
10 June 2004
The Secretary of State for Education and Skills,
Charles Clarke, last month said that the Government had 'not quite got it
right' on the issue of outdoor play. Speaking at...
10 June 2004
(Photograph) - The Children's Society and the
Children's Play Council are urging parents to take half a day to play together
on 4 August for national Playday, the country's biggest...
10 June 2004
The fifth conference on the Playwork NVQ and SVQ, with
SkillsActive and Surestart and Meynell Games, will take place in Birmingham on
6 and 7 July. There will be more...
10 June 2004
The evaluation of extended schools pathfinder projects
has just reported back to Government and it is clear that out-of-school clubs
will form the lynchpin of extended schools. Overall the researchers...
10 June 2004
Providing out-of-school childcare in rural areas can be
a tall order, says Jackie Cosh - but problems can be solved through hard work
and a bit of imagination When the...