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Learning & Development: Physical Development - Take your position
Understanding proprioception leaves settings better placed to meet the physical developmental needs of young children, says Anne O'Connor.
EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Woodwork
Woodworking in early years settings fosters creativity and problem solving, says professional...
EYFS: English as an Additional Language - Second best?
The EAL requirements reveal a lack of knowledge about how language is...
EYFS: Progress Check at two - Step two
The 'Know How' guide will see you through the progress check at...
EYFS: Assessment - On the record
Observation is central to assessment for the new Progress Check at Two...
EYFS: Development Matters -Take the stage
Designed to be used in everyday practice, the revised developmental grids give...
Areas of Learning and Development: Specific area: Expressive Arts and Design
Jan Dubiel explains the changes to Expressive Arts and Design in the...
Areas of Learning and Development: Specific area: Understanding the World
Ann Langston explains the changes to Understanding the World in the revised...
Areas of Learning and Development: Specific area: Mathematics
Judith Stevens explains the changes to Mathematics in the revised EYFS framework
Areas of Learning and Development: Specific area: Literacy
Nancy Stewart explains the changes to Literacy in the revised framework
Areas of Learning and Development: Prime area: Communication and Language
Nancy Stewart explains the changes to Communication and Language in the revised...
Areas of Learning and Development: Prime area: Physical Development
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
Ann Langston explains the changes to Personal, Social and Emotional Development in...
Learning & Development: Sense of Time - Beneath the waves
A Liverpool infant school is finding new ways to commemorate the 100th...
Learning & Development - Practitioner Role: Part 4 - Now you're talking!
Some essential principles should guide conversations with children, says Julie Fisher in...
Learning & Development: Quality - Measure for measure
Identifying quality in early years provision may require more than one set...
Learning & Development: How Children Learn: Part 3 - Think twice
Thinking is at the root of young children's creative efforts as they...
Learning & Development: Music - With a bang!
Infant school children are communicating, negotiating, planning and performing in sophisticated ways...
Analysis: First thoughts on the EYFS
Something is missing from the revised Early Years Foundation Stage, argues Ann...
Learning & Development: Museums - Past performance
The EYFS served as a guide for developing museum visits for under-fives...
Learning & Development: Practitioner Role: Part 3 - Under control
There are important differences in the adult role when supporting child-led, rather...
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