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A small outdoor area provides huge opportunities for play and learning at one pre-school that can draw on Forest School leadership. Michelle Shaw and Ruth Thompson describe how they created it.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Born free

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Friday, June 14, 2013

| Nursery World

Children in one West Sussex school have been getting close to nature thanks to a creative project and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust free visits programme, says Jordan Chamberlain.

Enabling environments: Around the nursery - Brush strokes

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

| Nursery World

Think about what children can learn from using paint through the way your setting's provision is organised and what experiences are offered to them, says Jane Drake.

Question mark over future of Development Matters guidance

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Monday, July 1, 2013

| Nursery World

The Development Matters guidance widely used by early years practitioners appears to have been sidelined by the Department for Education.

Five-year-olds will learn computer programming in new curriculum

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Five-year-olds will learn about fractions and computer programming in the revised national curriculum for children from five-to-16.

EYFS Best practice: All about ... Forest schools

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| Nursery World

Explore the forest school movement in England with a study of local projects and a trip to the country where the movement started, as practitioners reflect on what they have learned.

Dyslexia 'not caused by poor eyesight'

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Friday, June 5, 2015

| Nursery World

Experts have cast doubt on the popular belief that dyslexia is a visual disorder, as a new large-scale study suggests dyslexia is not linked to eyesight problems.

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Up to speed

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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 - Well-Being: Part 4 - Spiritual growth

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

| Nursery World

The spiritual dimension of life is a challenging aspect of early years development, but a vital one to emphasise, says Marion Dowling.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... the Reggio Approach

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

| Nursery World

Find out about the principles behind the renowned early years centres in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and see how they have inspired practice at settings in the UK with early years consultants Linda Thornton and Pat Brunton (www.alcassociates.co.uk)

EYFS best practice - All about… handwriting

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Monday, October 1, 2018

| Nursery World

What are the expectations of young children’s ability to write by hand and how is this changing in the context of an increasingly digital world, asks Annette Rawstrone

EYFS Best Practice - All about… embodied learning

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Monday, November 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners need to see learning – particularly in mathematics – not as abstract and ‘disembodied’ but as inherently concrete and ‘embodied’. Dr Jennifer S Thom explains why

Learning & Development: Activities - Our bright idea - How does your garden grow?

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

| Nursery World

Raising plants indoors is a great way to anticipate what nature will be doing outdoors, as Kathy Swinburne at Busy Bears Children's Day Nursery, Co Durham, discovers.

EPPSE research: Pre-school leads to higher GSCE grades

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

| Nursery World

Children who attend a pre-school setting go on to gain better grades at GCSE than those who do not, the latest findings from a major study show.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore... breakfast.

Features

Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

The most important meal of the day can offer inspiration when looking at subjects like world cultures and health, says Marianne Sargent.

Our bright idea: Listen in

Features

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

| Nursery World

Another dimension of storytelling is opened up with the use of a learning device described by Jean Evans.

Learning & Development: Computational Thinking, part 2 - In sequence

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Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

Pattern-spotting and decomposition are two of the six fundamental skills required for computational thinking. Marc Faulder examines how they best fit with what is already practised in the early years

Government rejects calls for more focus on play in new qualifications

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Friday, July 12, 2013

| Nursery World

Despite a call for more emphasis on play-based learning from many respondents to the consultation on Early Years Educator qualifications, the Government has not amended the criteria.

Learning & Development: Expressive Arts and Design - Top marks

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Friday, September 6, 2013

| Nursery World

An inspiring male role model, in the form of artist Fabric Lenny, has been encouraging creative mark-making alongside improved communication and collaboration. Helen Chilton explains.

Enabling Environments: Creativity - The Midas Touch

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

| Nursery World

Italian flair comes to Merseyside in a pilot scheme that celebrates recycled materials, reports Laura Grindley.

Practitioners want EYFS left as it is

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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

| Nursery World

There is 'overwhelming' support among most early years practitioners for the EYFS framework, new research by the Institute of Education suggests.

EYFS Activities - Let’s explore… mermaids

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Monday, October 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Mermaids (and mermen) provide play and learning inspiration for children, writes Marianne Sargent

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Question mark over future of Development Matters guidance

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Dyslexia 'not caused by poor eyesight'

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Up to speed

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Government rejects calls for more focus on play in new qualifications

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