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Nursery nurses go back to higher pay

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  • Tuesday, May 4, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Pay deals between local Unison branches and council chiefs are being thrashed out across Scotland in an attempt to end the nursery nurses' strike.

'Teach young children about mental illness'

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  • Tuesday, May 4, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Children aged five have a good understanding of physical illness but do not have the same grasp of what mental illness is until they are eight or nine years old, a new study has found.

Early warnings

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  • Tuesday, May 4, 2004
    • | Nursery World
The possibility that mental health problems may begin in babyhood is only just gaining recognition. Mary Evans looks at what's being done

Primary pupils train to counsel peers

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  • Wednesday, April 28, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Children as young as six are being trained in anger management techniques so they can act as mentors to their fellow pupils, preventing playground disputes flaring out of control or bullying. The peer-mentoring scheme was pioneered three years ago by Nesta Murray, headteacher at St Ann's Primary School in Tottenham, London. It is now operating in seven other schools in the area. Ms Murray said, 'It has been very successful and made a big difference to our school. You have to continuously update your behavioural management techniques, and we have tried many anger management techniques over the years, but they were all top down approaches.

Sensory play triggers expression

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  • Wednesday, April 28, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Communication was the name of the game at a unique interactive exhibition for children last week. The Big Wide Talk, a Cambridge-based charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with speech and language difficulties, held Exhibition-Expedition, the first event of its kind, at Truman Breweries in Brick Lane, London. Groups of children, parents and practitioners took part in a series of sensory activities.

A special place

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  • Wednesday, April 28, 2004
    • | Nursery World
High quality outdoors provision is vital for children's development. Jan White looks at a new scheme to help settings deliver it

Editor's view

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  • Wednesday, April 28, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Outdoor provision is high on the early years agenda at the moment, as the huge number of entries to our Outdoor Challenge, run with Learning Through Landscapes, confirmed. As part of our work with LTL, Nursery World was a member of a specially convened group which met to discuss what the early years vision for outdoors play should be and how that should be expressed in terms of a set of values. So we're really pleased this week to provide you with a lovely Nursery World/LTL poster setting out the vision and values and including a wonderful set of images depicting the special nature of outdoor play. We hope you will all display this in your settings and incorporate the values in developing your outside provision.

Financial headache

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  • Wednesday, April 28, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Britons owe more money than ever, and the childcare sector is going to feel the crunch when it comes, as Simon Vevers explains

Way to go Reggio

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  • Wednesday, April 28, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Having read Martin Pace's 'In my view' (18 March), I must say that I am in total agreement with his enthusiasm for the Reggio Emilia approach. I also attended the UK presentation led by educational consultants Linda Thornton and Pat Brunton that was held by Bracknell Forest Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership. I was fortunate that they extended their already long day to visit our neighbourhood nursery, the Family Tree.

No teacher needed

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  • Wednesday, April 28, 2004
    • | Nursery World
As the head of a nursery centre, with more than 30 years of experience in the early years, I ask myself why some teachers are still living in the dark ages ('Qualified to teach', Letters, 26 February). Until all professionals truly value and respect their colleagues, these ridiculous comments will continue to be made.

Tax break could cost parents

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  • Wednesday, April 28, 2004
    • | Nursery World
Thousands of working parents could find themselves out of pocket next year when the Government's much-heralded 50 a week tax and national insurance break on employer-supported childcare comes into operation.

Agencies regroup

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  • Wednesday, April 28, 2004
    • | Nursery World
A new organisation to represent nanny agencies has arisen out of a meeting last month to discuss the Government's latest rules on recruitment. Agencies at a forum held by the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses voiced dismay that the new regulations are not as strong as they would like, and that nanny agencies have too little support or means to share information. The Association of Nanny Agencies is starting out on a voluntary basis, with free membership open to all. Initially it will be administered by PANN, where those interested can contact professional officer Tricia Pritchard on 01332 372 337.

Cracking ideas

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  • Wednesday, April 28, 2004
    • | Nursery World
With children's appetites whetted for eggs, try these tasty tips on a versatile food from Fiona Hamilton-Fairley Easter has come and gone, and just when you thought you never wanted to see another egg - chocolate or otherwise - here are some ideas for you to explore in the kitchen, along with a some nuggets of information.

Hearings 'must tackle behaviour'

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  • Wednesday, April 28, 2004
    • | Nursery World
The Scottish Executive's planned overhaul of the children's hearing system must restore its original aim of reducing the number of young people ending up in court for anti-social behaviour, a leading children's charity said last week. According to NCH, the system of hearings created 33 years ago was too often used as a route to services for children in need. Maggie Mellon, NCH head of public policy said, 'When it was set up it was clearly intended to deal with children involved in offending and anti-social behaviour.

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