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Learning & Development: Assessment - Measuring up

Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

Ferre Laevers' Process-Oriented Monitoring System builds on his 'well-being' and 'involvement' scales to create a highly sensitive form of assessment. Jan Dubiel takes a look at how it works.

Learning & Development: Accountability - Measuring up

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Monday, June 2, 2014

| Nursery World

It is only right that early years educators are accountable, but how do you measure performance and learning? Jan Dubiel explains how one project is helping practitioners to assess progress.

Learning & Development: World cup - Goal!

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Monday, May 19, 2014

| Nursery World

An early years sports coach reveals how he has used the World Cup to improve planning for physical development. Lala Manners reports.

Learning & Development: Physical Development - Winning out?

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Monday, April 21, 2014

| Nursery World

What impact do male practitioners have on the design and delivery of Physical Development? Dr Lala Manners shares the findings from a series of interviews with early years practitioners.

Learning & Development: Assessment - Right on

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Monday, February 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Whatever new criteria are given to us, assessment remains an essential expression of our values as practitioners and defines how we support children as learners, argues Jan Dubiel of Early Excellence.

Learning & Development: ICT - Joining up the dots

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Monday, February 10, 2014

| Nursery World

ICT can help to gather rounded evidence of learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage and improve practice, says Adrian Hickman.

Learning & Development: Progress Check at Two: Part 5 - Small steps

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Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

In this case study, Sue Chambers focuses on assessing physical development for the Progress Check at Age Two, and deals with difficult conversations that may form part of some evaluations.

Learning & Development: Progress check at two: Part 4 - A sense of self

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Monday, December 16, 2013

| Nursery World

It is crucial that practitioners understand the sensory, social and emotional factors that could impede a child's development - and how to plan for individual needs. Sue Chambers explains

Learning & Development Progress Check at Two: Part 3 In the know

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Monday, November 18, 2013

| Nursery World

In the third part of a series on the progress check, Sue Chambers looks at the importance of robust observation, assessment and planning to meet the needs of your children Photograph at LEYF's Noah’s Ark Nursery in east London, London by Justin Thomas

Learning & Development: Development Matters - Next steps

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Monday, November 4, 2013

| Nursery World

With Development Matters removed from both the Department for Education's website and the Ofsted inspectors' guidance, Lena Engel examines its history and asks what the implications are for practice.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Teaching in the EYFS

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Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Bureaucracy and misconceptions led to the decline of 'teaching' in the original EYFS. Early years expert Lena Engel explains why it must be restored to its rightful place under the revised framework.

Learning & Development Progress Check at Two: Part 2 - Meeting of minds

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Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Working in partnership with parents is vital for responding effectively to children's needs. Sue Chambers offers guidance on building relations .

Learning & Development: Progress Check at two, Part 1 - In focus

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Friday, September 20, 2013

| Nursery World

In the first of a series on the Progress Check at Age Two, Sue Chambers looks at what you need to know now and what to expect in the future

Learning & Development: Record-Keeping - Journey time

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Friday, August 23, 2013

| Nursery World

Under new guidance, how will practitioners devise meaningful systems of assessment and record-keeping that track children's progress from birth to five years? Lena Engel advises.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Unfamiliar territory

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Friday, August 23, 2013

| Nursery World

Encouraging children to explore the outdoors more freely proved to be a culture change in Poole, says Clare Schmieder, Early Learning Advisory Teacher (ELAT) within the Poole Early Years Team.

Two-year-olds: Planning - Get set

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Friday, June 28, 2013

| Nursery World

It is essential to put strong processes in place to ensure quality provision for twos, says Vicky Hutchin.

Positive Relationships: Progress Checks - Single file

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Friday, April 19, 2013

| Nursery World

It is crucial for parents to understand the value of the integrated health and early years reviews for two-year-olds, and practitioners must be able to answer their questions, says Sue Robb, Head of Early Years, 4Children.