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Learning & Development: Physical Development - Take your position

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Woodwork

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Woodworking in early years settings fosters creativity and problem solving, says professional sculptor and public artist Pete Moorhouse.

EYFS: English as an Additional Language - Second best?

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The EAL requirements reveal a lack of knowledge about how language is learned, say early years consultants Tricia Carroll and Anne O'Connor.

EYFS: Progress Check at two - Step two

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The 'Know How' guide will see you through the progress check at two, says Susan Soar, development officer, National Children's Bureau.

EYFS: Assessment - On the record

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Observation is central to assessment for the new Progress Check at Two and the revised EYFS Profile, says Jan Dubiel, national development co-ordinator for Early Excellence.

EYFS: Development Matters -Take the stage

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Designed to be used in everyday practice, the revised developmental grids give guidance on planning and 'how' children learn, says Helen Moylett, principal consultant, Early Learning Consultancy

Areas of Learning and Development: Specific area: Expressive Arts and Design

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Jan Dubiel explains the changes to Expressive Arts and Design in the revised framework

Areas of Learning and Development: Specific area: Understanding the World

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Ann Langston explains the changes to Understanding the World in the revised framework

Areas of Learning and Development: Specific area: Mathematics

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Judith Stevens explains the changes to Mathematics in the revised EYFS framework

Areas of Learning and Development: Specific area: Literacy

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Nancy Stewart explains the changes to Literacy in the revised framework

Areas of Learning and Development: Prime area: Communication and Language

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Nancy Stewart explains the changes to Communication and Language in the revised framework

Areas of Learning and Development: Prime area: Physical Development

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Anne O'Connor explains the changes to Physical Development in the revised framework

Areas of Learning and Development: Prime area: Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Ann Langston explains the changes to Personal, Social and Emotional Development in the revised framework

Learning & Development: Sense of Time - Beneath the waves

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A Liverpool infant school is finding new ways to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, says Ann Langston.

Learning & Development - Practitioner Role: Part 4 - Now you're talking!

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Some essential principles should guide conversations with children, says Julie Fisher in part four of her series on adult roles in early learning.

Learning & Development: Quality - Measure for measure

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Identifying quality in early years provision may require more than one set of measurements, as Sandra Mathers and Rosanna Singler found.

Learning & Development: How Children Learn: Part 3 - Think twice

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Thinking is at the root of young children's creative efforts as they use the information and experience they already have to come up with their own ideas and work towards expression, says Jan Dubiel, national development manager at Early Excellence.

Learning & Development: Music - With a bang!

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Infant school children are communicating, negotiating, planning and performing in sophisticated ways with their own junkyard orchestra, as Michael Jones reports.

Analysis: First thoughts on the EYFS

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Something is missing from the revised Early Years Foundation Stage, argues Ann Langston as she examines the newly-published framework.

Learning & Development: Museums - Past performance

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The EYFS served as a guide for developing museum visits for under-fives visits. Ruth Gillan tells how.

Learning & Development: Practitioner Role: Part 3 - Under control

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

There are important differences in the adult role when supporting child-led, rather than adult-led, learning, as Julie Fisher demonstrates.