




Research Nurseries: Practitioner collaboration at BEYA helps to move the sector forward
In the penultimate instalment of this series, Gemma Goldenberg hears about grassroots innovations...
In the penultimate instalment of this series, Gemma Goldenberg hears about grassroots innovations...
SPONSORED CONTENT Since the new early years guidance and the EYFS 2021 framework was released, the...
Tuning into children is a vital part of practice, says June O’Sullivan, CEO of London Early Years...
In the final part of her series on observation to support wellbeing, Dr Sue Allingham focuses on...
When observing children, practitioners must keep in mind the overarching importance of physical...
In this first of a four part series, Dr Sue Allingham looks at how effective and informed...
The revised EYFS requires less paperwork, but settings must not ditch old systems rashly. By Pennie...
Siren Films' new package of clips and materials to support early assessment aims to make up for what...
Practitioners can use the Birth To 5 Matters guidance to help them produce their observations of...
New guidance for early years practitioners on carrying out the progress check at age two has been...
Amid the chance to ditch tick-lists, Di Chilvers considers how best to observe children’s...
Nicole Weinstein finds out how software developers are designing their child development programs to...
Nearly 9 in 10 teachers in a survey believe that the Reception Baseline is a waste of teaching time,...
Many teachers remain opposed to the Reception Baseline Assessment, which became a legal requirement...
In extracts taken from her new book, Di Chilvers considers how children’s mathematical development...
Using non-verbal communication can be an immensely powerful way to support children’s learning,...
After the disruption of coronavirus to pre-school children's lives, they should not be expected to...
Just 6 per cent of parents think that children should be tested in English and Maths within their...
Early years assessment needs rethinking in light of the pandemic's effects, say Dr Guy...
Observing individual children and using the information gained to support their learning are vital...
How assessment could change for the better from September. By Dr Julian Grenier, who led on the...
Babies with low birth weight are physically and cognitively ‘significantly’ behind their peers at...
The team at Rachel Keeling Nursery School explain how they truly value children’s interests and...
How learning journeys help settings to capture the wonder of the early years and build a holistic...
The majority of teachers were against holding this year’s autumn phonics check, with many describing...
Kicking off a new series exploring the revised Development Matters guidance, Dr Julian Grenier looks...
N Family Club recently revised its curriculum to one that is both based on the EYFS and incorporates...
The Reception Baseline has been postponed for a year to autumn 2021 due to the ‘challenging...
Shadow Schools Minister Margaret Greenwood is pressing Nick Gibb, School Standards Minister, to...
In the first part of her article on early years curriculum, Professor Elizabeth Wood explains why a...
More than 2,500 people have signed an open letter to schools minister Nick Gibb, calling for the...
What can we learn from the OECD’s International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study? Dr...
‘Road-testing’ of early drafts of the updated Development Matters is about to get under way as...
Teachers have reiterated a call for the Reception baseline to be scrapped, after a survey found that...
The Department for Education has released new research claiming the Reception Baseline Assessment...
The deepening of children’s thinking and learning at one setting in west London is examined by Jo...
Despite its many plus points, it is time to update Development Matters, explains Dr Julian Grenier,...
The Department for Education has confirmed the timetable for publishing Early Years Foundation Stage...
Almost 200 schools that initially signed up to the Reception Baseline pilot have dropped out.
How can practitioners use digital documentation systems in a way that recognises every child’s...
The new baseline assessment programme is being trialled by schools from September. Charlotte Goddard...
Bristol-based setting The Nursery has won praise for its approach to planning to best challenge...
SPONSORED FEATURE Elizabeth Thomas explores how parents and carers can work with practitioners and...
In the first of a series presenting models of best practice for inspection, we look at monitoring...
How should practitioners best be observing children, assessing progress and letting this knowledge...
Senior teachers want a 'complete review' of the way pupils are assessed as they say the current...
The Department for Education has uploaded a new YouTube video on the Reception baseline assessment...
Following her article last month on monitoring and evaluation systems, Pennie Akehurst looks at how...
Observation and assessment is a vital but often misunderstood area of early years practice. Expert...
While many are calling for EYFS guidance to be updated, others believe now is not the right time to...