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Wales launches ant-racist training and resources for practitioners working with babies and young children

News

Friday, May 12, 2023

| Nursery World

The Welsh government has launched anti-racist professional training for the childcare, playwork and early years sector.

Share your thoughts on two-year-old ratios

News

Thursday, February 1, 2024

| Nursery World

Researchers from the Institute of Education at Nottingham University are asking for early years professionals and nursery managers and leaders to share their experiences of the recent changes to ratios for staff and two-year-olds in the EYFS.

Alison Featherbe: 'Lessons from past safeguarding cases have driven the need for clarity'

Opinion

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

| Nursery World

Early years expert Alison Featherbe delves deeper into the DfE's plans to change the safeguarding requirements in the EYFS.

Editor's View: renewed focus on phonics

News

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

| Nursery World

Formal early reading methods are about to get a tighter grip on young children.

To the Point - Digging up the future

Opinion

Monday, November 14, 2016

| Nursery World

Professor Cathy Nutbrown says that the downgrading of classical studies at A level could have ramifications for the early years.

Government announces new English Hubs to improve reception children's literacy

News

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

| Nursery World

A national network of English Hubs to improve children's early language and literacy are to be created by the Government.

Educators weigh up academy opt-out offer for primary schools

News

Friday, May 28, 2010

| Nursery World

Primary head teachers have been weighing up the pros and cons of opting out of local authority control following education secretary Michael Gove's invitation for state primary schools to become academies.

Sector quick to respond to the EYFS review

News

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

| Nursery World

Early years organisations and the childcare workforce have given a mixed reaction to the announcement by children's minister Sarah Teather that the Government is to review the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Government launches consultation on EYFS review

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Monday, August 2, 2010

| Nursery World

The early years workforce is being urged to submit evidence towards the independent review of the EYFS, with a consultation launched online today.

Schools misdiagnosing children with special educational needs

News

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

| Nursery World

Thousands of children are being wrongly diagnosed as having a special educational need, when they require better teaching or pastoral care instead, claims a report by Ofsted.

Budget: Compulsory academies plan slammed

News

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

| Nursery World

Government plans to end local authority control of the country’s schools have been slammed as ‘undemocratic’ and an ‘ideological step too far’ by teaching unions and local authorities.

Analysis: What does 'ready for school' mean?

News

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

| Nursery World

A new emphasis on formal educational attainment rather than social and communication skills could be a backward step, as Mary Evans hears.

Ofsted calls for early years experts

News

Thursday, August 30, 2018

| Nursery World

Ofsted is calling for academics, researchers and practitioners to apply to take part in a new early years forum to debate early years teaching and practice.

Changes to Early Learning Goals 'criminal' says early years expert

News

Friday, November 9, 2018

| Nursery World

Children are being steered towards pleasing teachers over developing a genuine love of learning under proposed reforms to the Early Learning Goals, early years experts said yesterday.

Baseline pilot go-ahead sparks outcry

News

Friday, March 1, 2019

| Nursery World

The move by the Department for Education (DfE) to press ahead with the Reception baseline and invite schools to take part in a trial of the assessment, starting in the autumn, has been met with frustration from the early years sector.