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No nursery link to school progress
By Alison Mercer,
Nursery World,
15 November 2001
Free nursery education has so far had no impact on the reading and maths skills of children entering primary one, according to a study of pupils in Aberdeen. The council's education department analysed attainment levels from 1997 to 1999 using the performance indicators in primary schools (Pips) range of assessments, developed by the University of Durham. There was no evidence that attainment in either reading or mathematics at the start of primary one had risen during this time.
Free nursery education has so far had no impact on the reading and maths skills of children entering primary one, according to...
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