5 July 2007
How to use the profile to record the whole child is explained by Brenda Spencer, Tina Bruce and Marion Dowling of the Early Years Advisory Group to the DfES.
5 July 2007
Ways of making the chores of tidying up and putting away into a pleasurable social experience for children are suggested by Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan.
19 July 2007
Radical plans for class sizes, staffing and teacher training in Scotland could set the pace for the rest of the country. Simon Vevers takes a closer look.
19 July 2007
Clusters of schools over a large and populous area are leading the way to new styles of management and service delivery. Simon Vevers investigates.
12 July 2007
Practice in all services will have to change for the EYFS. Karen Faux looks at what's being done to prepare staff for the transition.
12 July 2007
A course promoting early emotional development takes students from many professional backgrounds, as Sue Sillitoe explains.
12 July 2007
Children involved in a unique programme practise handwriting with their whole bodies and feel readier to put pen to paper. Jackie Cosh investigates.
26 July 2007
With the EYFS adding to pressures for better trained staff, financial stresses are pushing early years settings from the other direction. Mary Evans hears why.
26 July 2007
Demonstrating the idea of one more and less is the basis of adding and subtracting, say Sheila Ebbutt and Carole Skinner.
26 July 2007
Higher hourly wages in exchange for some benefit sacrifice are catching on in some nurseries. Mary Evans looks at the effects.