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Observing individual children and using the information gained to support their learning are vital exercises, explains Dr Stella Louis, who looks at how the revised EYFS may impact practice

EYFS Guidance: Effective Practice, Part 3 - Ticking over

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Monday, December 21, 2020

| Nursery World

How assessment could change for the better from September. By Dr Julian Grenier, who led on the revised EYFS guidance

EYFS Activities: An A to Z of learning - I is for… interest-led

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| Nursery World

The team at Rachel Keeling Nursery School explain how they truly value children’s interests and support these by using them as the basis for engaging projects

EYFS guidance: Effective practice, part 1 - Starting points

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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Kicking off a new series exploring the revised Development Matters guidance, Dr Julian Grenier looks at the first two key features of effective practice within the document: ‘The best for every child’ and ‘High quality care’

Curriculum - Goals of our own

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Monday, September 28, 2020

| Nursery World

N Family Club recently revised its curriculum to one that is both based on the EYFS and incorporates the group’s own set of values, writes Sarah Mackenzie

Building Your Curriculum: Knowledge, Part 1 - A matter of fact

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

In the first part of her article on early years curriculum, Professor Elizabeth Wood explains why a broader approach is needed

Children’s Thinking - In deep thought

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Monday, October 14, 2019

| Nursery World

The deepening of children’s thinking and learning at one setting in west London is examined by Jo Dabir-Alai in part one of this three-part series

Development Matters: A good start?

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Monday, September 30, 2019

| Nursery World

Despite its many plus points, it is time to update Development Matters, explains Dr Julian Grenier, who is leading the work to revise it

EYFS best practice in schools: Baseline – Know better?

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Monday, July 8, 2019

| Nursery World

The new baseline assessment programme is being trialled by schools from September. Charlotte Goddard examines what it involves and the concerns surrounding it

Don't let assessment drive the curriculum

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Monday, January 15, 2018

| Nursery World

Getting the right balance between assessment and curriculum in the EYFS is tricky - but who said it was going to be easy? Dr Julian Grenier and Lydia Cuddy-Gibbs, head of early years at Ark, give their views