There have been some spectacular and crucial goals scored in the World Cup so far, but it is goals of a rather diffferent nature that have been preoccupying early years minds.
The wait to see the revised Early Learning Goals for the Early Years Foundation Stage had become protracted and painful, with Freedom of Information requests needed to extract the names of those advising the Government (some of whom then denied having any meaningful involvement with the process).
There is lots to argue with, of course, in terms of the additions and subtractions to the new-look goals. Where have ‘attention’ and ’understanding’ gone (Communication & Language)? Why has ‘health and self-care’ been bundled into PSED in the same goal as ‘explain the reasons for rules and know right from wrong’?
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