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Learning & Development: Then and now and Bertrand Russell

Monday, January 30, 2017

| Nursery World

In the latest in our series marking the tenth decades of Nursery World and Early Education, Tony Bertram reflects on the origins of nursery schools and the thoughts of Bertrand Russell

Early Years in School: Physical Development - Move to learn

Features

Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Evidence of the vital mind/body connection in early development means we must take a less sedentary approach to learning, explains Anne O’Connor

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Champion

Features

Monday, November 28, 2016

| Nursery World

Speech and language strategy Time to Talk is improving children’s communication skills in Warwickshire, finds Annette Rawstrone

Learning & Development: Motivation - At source

Features

Monday, July 25, 2016

| Nursery World

What influences learning? Marion Dowling explores how children develop the inner drive to learn things for themselves

A Unique Child: Mindfulness - In the here and now

Features

Monday, May 30, 2016

| Nursery World

The ability to engage in mindfulness is an important life skill to teach young children in today’s fast-paced world, says Marion Dowling

Learning & Development: Movement - Body language

Features

Monday, May 30, 2016

| Nursery World

Anne O’Connor explores the link between movement and well-being

Early Years in School: Two-Year-Olds - The 3Rs

Features

Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

With more two-year-olds heading for a school-based setting, Julia Manning-Morton offers some starting points for effectively meeting this age group’s needs

Enabling Environments: Uganda - Model work

Features

Monday, December 14, 2015

| Nursery World

Di Cosgrove, co-founder of the Redearth Education charity in rural Uganda, tells Nicole Weinstein how its Redearth Model Nursery aims to transform local childcare and education practice

Learning & Development: Froebel - Special songs

Features

Monday, December 14, 2015

| Nursery World

Singing has a long tradition in nurseries, thanks largely to the work of Friedrich Froebel, and the practice is intimate and complex, explain Sacha Powell, Kathy Goouch and Louie Werth

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - On Platform 3

Features

Monday, November 30, 2015

| Nursery World

A pilot online training programme building nursery practitioner confidence with children’s language needs is being extended to childminders. Sue Owen looks at what it offers

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - My Mistake

Features

Monday, November 16, 2015

| Nursery World

When learning a language, children often say things that don’t sound quite right. In the last article in this series, Professor Julian Pine explains why ‘clever mistakes’ are often a sign of progress

ICT - for & against: Toddlers, TV and touchscreens

News

Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

Do ICT and multimedia in the early years have positive potential, or are they a danger to development? Here, two experts make their case.

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Confused?

Features

Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

What is it like growing up with two languages, and how does it affect development? Ludovica Serratrice and Samantha Durrant address some common misunderstandings and provide the facts.

Enabling Environments: Movement-Play - For mind and body

Features

Monday, September 7, 2015

| Nursery World

The freedom to explore certain types of movement is vital for both physical and mental development.Carol Archer and Professor Iram Siraj explain.

Enabling Environments: Tummy Time - Floor show

Features

Monday, September 7, 2015

| Nursery World

The benefits of 'tummy time' are well documented, but many babies spend too little time playing in this way. Andrea Vaughan explains how her setting has been working to increase parent awareness.

Editor's View - Fresh air and fun

Opinion

Monday, August 24, 2015

| Nursery World

Outdoor nurseries past and present enshrine important principles of good practice,says Editor Liz Roberts

Learning & Development: Froebel - A different story?

Features

Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Seeing Froebelian principles in action in a township in South Africa gave Early Childhood Studies students Valeria Scacchi and Jennifer Partridge a fresh view on what the philosophy can look like in practice. Here, they share their experiences.

Learning & Development: PSED part 2 - Mind out

Features

Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

How can practitioners help children to play in a manner that best supports their development? Marion Dowling explains.

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Up to speed

Features

Monday, June 15, 2015

| Nursery World

A 'language-rich' environment both at home and in the nursery is vital if a child is to progress easily through the many stages of early speech development. In the first of a series on communication and language, Professor Caroline Rowland and Dr Michelle Peter explain why.

Learning & Development: Schemas - A way into a child's world

Features

Monday, June 15, 2015

| Nursery World

New research is challenging our understanding of repeated patterns of action, or schemas. Dr Cath Arnold, consultant at the Pen Green Centre, looks at how we can refine our approach.

Positive Relationships: Emotion - Mixed feelings

Features

Monday, June 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Emotions play an important role in our nursery relationships - and child development. The University of Roehampton's Peter Elfer explains

Education policies: Current certainties to new visions

News

Monday, May 4, 2015

| Nursery World

A new book looks at the ways we teach children and how we assess their progress - and sets out a vision for improving our methods. One of the book's editors, Dominic Wyse, explains.

Enabling Environments: Collections - All in hand

Features

Monday, May 4, 2015

| Nursery World

How can settings support the development of small hand movements? Nicole Weinstein advises.

Cambridge Primary Review Trust - Challenging aspects of EY practice

News

Monday, April 6, 2015

| Nursery World

A research paper published earlier this year has major implications for the early years because of the challenges it makes to some of the ideas that have become 'best practice', says Julian Grenier