16 September 2004
Non-fiction books that enhance the teaching and
learning curriculum for Scotland's schools could win £500 in a
competition for educational publishers organised by the Saltire Society and the
Times Educational...
16 September 2004
The Children Bill has been criticised for ignoring the
needs of children affected by domestic violence. The Local Government
Association is calling for the welfare of such children to be...
16 September 2004
A nursery school in Edinburgh is leading the way for
environmentally friendly activity. St Leonard's Nursery School became the first
nursery in Edinburgh to win the Green Flag award from...
16 September 2004
Early years organisations and practitioners have
broadly welcomed Ofsted's plans for minimal notice inspections, a new grading
system and greater reliance on self-evaluation and quality assurance schemes.
But the inspection...
16 September 2004
(Photograph) - Anne Nelson has taken up the new post of
director of Early Education (formerly the British Association for Early
Childhood Education). Previously an early years teacher and primary...
16 September 2004
'This is baby farming. Why not hand babies over at
birth and have done with them, as our forebears used to do? Why not hang them
up by the swaddling...
16 September 2004
Private providers remain apprehensive about their
future role in Government initiatives despite ministerial reassurances that
they will have a part to play. Speaking at a conference last week about the...
16 September 2004
Crathes Castle, owned by the National Trust for
Scotland, played host to a mini Highland Games at which children aged three to
12 took part in traditional and not-so-traditional challenges,...
16 September 2004
The Children Bill has been criticised for ignoring the
needs of children affected by domestic violence. The Local Government
Association is calling for the welfare of such children to be...
16 September 2004
Care standards inspectors in Wales can extend their
professional skills with the introduction of a new qualification. The
Regulation of Care Services Award, developed jointly by the Care Standards
Inspectorate...
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