Our training series looks at the new APEL fast-track, level 3 qualification and starts a monthly column examining how to tackle each unit, written by Maureen Smith and Yvonne Nolan of Duo Consulting, who developed the qualification.
Our Nursery Activities page introduces an outdoor column by Claire Warden of Mindstretchers, who has been running popular seminars on this subject at our exhibitions, and a music column by early years music expert Susan Young.
We hope all these new regulars will become essential reading. Nursery Topics magazine, free with Nursery World this week, has long been a firm favourite with our readers and this edition should prove no exception. The theme is the work of Mick Inkpen, which includes some of the best-loved characters in children's picture books, and there's a fantastic Kipper A to Z poster to enhance your topic work.
Next week, don't miss the spring edition of Nursery Equipment, with informative reviews and special offers.
