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8 July 2004
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Pre-schools set for review in NI
8 July 2004
Proposals to raise the admission age for nursery
schools and classes in Northern Ireland to ensure that two-year-olds remain in
a more age-appropriate environment have been welcomed by the early...
Hands-on activities were on offer at the launch of the Montessori Schools Association
8 July 2004
(Photograph) - Hands-on activities were on offer at the
launch of the Montessori Schools Association (MSA) in Kensington, London, where
children enjoyed a teddy bears' picnic, went on sensory nature...
Quote of the week
8 July 2004
'Children reared to see fists as mightier than words
are destined to inherit Britain's traditional tolerance of violence, making us
famous for football hooligans and a greater appetite than most...
'Scrap baby bonds to fund centres'
8 July 2004
As the Labour Government and Conservative opposition
traded political punches last week on education policy, Liberal Democrat leader
Charles Kennedy joined the fray with an attack on so-called 'baby bonds',...
Four year-old Rachel from Triangle Nursery School in south London
8 July 2004
(Photograph) - Four year-old Rachel from Triangle
Nursery School in south London uses a torch covered in orange gel to peer
through Rocket, a piece of artwork created out of...
The NASUW Tteachers' union
8 July 2004
The NASUW Tteachers' union and the Local Government
Association last week made a new agreement to work together to encourage local
education authorities to follow set principles for the standard...
Nord Anglia Education
8 July 2004
Nord Anglia Education, now the largest nursery group in
the UK, announced the sale last week of its UK schools division to Gems
Education for £11.9 m. Chairman Kevin McNeany...
Change targets, says Labour MP
8 July 2004
It is time that Labour moved away from its highly
targeted policies for early years childcare and education towards universal
provision, according to MP and former secretary of state Stephen...
Pre-school is going green for good
8 July 2004
A pre-school in Perth is flying the flag for
environmentalism after winnning a prestigious international award. Crieff Road
Pre-School Centre has won a lifetime award from the international Eco-Schools
Programme,...
