2 June 2005
* Children's charity Barnardo's has produced a new
resource pack to help carers and professionals involve children and young
people in decision-making processes. The pack, called Meeting with Respect,
includes...
2 June 2005
* BSI Business Information has published a book to help
small businesses get to grips with the Data Protection Act 1998. The Data
Protection Pocket Guide: Essential Facts at Your...
2 June 2005
* Jamie Oliver's 'Feed Me Better' campaign has produced
a double DVD of the hugely successful TV series, Jamie's School Dinners. Disc 1
contains the four TV episodes with an...
2 June 2005
* A consultation has recently taken place over proposed
changes to the Water Bill, which plans to add fluoride to drinking water across
the UK. The National Fluoride Information Service...
2 June 2005
Children's need for play and movement is still being
neglected when they leave the Foundation Stage, research for the DfES reveals.
Mary Evans reports Young children should spend less time...
2 June 2005
Let babies make noise - and learn important lessons in
cause and effect, acquire a sense of rhythm and explore moods and emotions,
with suggestions by Lena Engel We all...
2 June 2005
Simple and adaptable activities to foster babies' and
toddlers' cognitive development and emotional well-being are offered by Alice
Sharp Paint with toothpaste * Provide three tubes of toothpaste with different...
2 June 2005
Children can be prompted to reflect on their learning
by questions from an observant adult, as this extract from Observing, Assessing
and Planning for Children in the Early Years by...
2 June 2005
The youngest children need close personal relationships
and quality experiences, not adherence to a curriculum With the Labour Party
returned to Government, the plans first outlined in the Ten Year...