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Shared nursery and elder care sites will end ‘age apartheid’

Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

A new report has called for the introduction of 500 intergenerational shared sites to unite young and old people and counter ‘age apartheid’.

Spotlight on…Lucy McLintock

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Sunday, January 7, 2018

| Nursery World

Position: Co-director, BeeLingual

Call for 'shared sites' to bring young and old together

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Friday, January 5, 2018

| Nursery World

A new report has called for the introduction of 500 intergenerational shared sites to unite young and old people and counter ‘age apartheid’.

Gap between disadvantaged children and their peers remains at the end of reception

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Thursday, November 30, 2017

| Nursery World

A breakdown of the EYFS Profile results for 2016/17 reveals that children eligible for free school meals continue to lag behind their peers at the end of the Reception year.

The Big Picture - Apps for SEND

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Monday, November 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Parents of a child with Down syndrome have developed a range of educational apps for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Charities lobby for foster children to access 30 hours childcare

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Thursday, November 9, 2017

| Nursery World

A group of charities have written to the children and families minister urging him to extend the 30-hours of funded childcare to foster carers.

LEYF nurseries to welcome drag queens for storytime

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Friday, November 3, 2017

| Nursery World

Children at London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) nurseries will be read stories by drag queens as part of project to spread a message of tolerance and kindness.

SEND charity launches online training resources

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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

| Nursery World

Special educational needs charity nasen has launched its first early years training webcasts.

Parents experience lack of support for premature children

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Thursday, June 29, 2017

| Nursery World

New research suggest that early years settings, schools and healthcare providers need to work harder to support the ongoing needs of children who are born prematurely.

SEND Fund kicks in

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Monday, June 12, 2017

| Nursery World

Childcare providers are taking advantage of extra funding available to support children in their care with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Charity offers free music therapy training

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Tuesday, May 9, 2017

| Nursery World

A new free music therapy training scheme for early years settings is being launched by an award-winning charity.

British Sign Language wins GCSE equivalent status for early years apprenticeships

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

| Nursery World

British Sign Language (BSL) is to be included as an alternative to GCSE English in early years apprenticeships from 24 April, after years of lobbying from equalities campaigners.

Charity wins funding to boost SEND expertise of early years staff

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

| Nursery World

Special educational needs charity nasen has secured £315,000 of DfE funding for an SEND training and resources project, with Nursery World as one of the partners.

Missing data on disabled children raises concern that services cannot cope

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| Nursery World

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of school children living with complex needs, but information on them is scarce.

Lack of SLC training for early years and school staff

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Thursday, February 9, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of the children and young people’s workforce reveals a gap in initial training on children’s speech, language and communication needs.

'Patchy' local offer restricting SEND children's access to childcare

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

| Nursery World

Many local authorities are failing to provide families with the information they need to access childcare for their disabled child, finds a new report.

'Learning together' trial open to 150 settings

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Friday, October 21, 2016

| Nursery World

Settings are invited to taking part in a £680k trial looking at the effects on children of boosting their parents' teaching skills and confidence.

Proposed SEND funds 'not enough', sector says

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Monday, October 3, 2016

| Nursery World

The sector has welcomed the Government’s recognition of the inequality of access to childcare for children with special educational needs and disabilities, but has questioned how far its proposed reforms will go.

Call for 'real living wage' to meet childcare costs

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Thursday, September 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Working parents are increasingly demanding good quality childcare for a basic standard of living, according to a child poverty charity which is calling for a ‘real living wage’ to help reach that goal.

Testing 'killing the joy of reading', top author claims

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

| Nursery World

Testing in schools is creating an ‘apartheid system’ in the young that is ‘killing the joy of reading’ according to a leading children’s author.

Shining a light on outstanding practice

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Thursday, September 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Early years settings, practitioners and schools are invited to enter this year’s Shine A Light Awards, which celebrate those who support children’s, communication and language skills.

Summer holiday services failing children with learning disabilities

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Local government cuts have stranded children with learning disabilities without effective access to services during the school holidays, according to a survey by charity Mencap.

New programme to monitor two-year-olds' progress

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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

| Nursery World

The progress and outcomes of funded two-year-olds are to be tracked from point of entry to the end of Reception in a new project backed by funding from the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.

Judges block ‘named person’ plans

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Thursday, July 28, 2016

| Nursery World

The UK Supreme Court has ruled against the Scottish government’s plan for every child in Scotland to have a ‘named person’ to support their wellbeing.

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

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Monday, July 18, 2016

| Nursery World

A ‘gender gap crisis’ is seriously damaging prospects for boys in this country, according to a children’s charity.

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Shared nursery and elder care sites will end ‘age apartheid’

Spotlight on…Lucy McLintock

Call for 'shared sites' to bring young and old together

Gap between disadvantaged children and their peers remains at the end of reception

The Big Picture - Apps for SEND

Charities lobby for foster children to access 30 hours childcare

LEYF nurseries to welcome drag queens for storytime

SEND charity launches online training resources

Parents experience lack of support for premature children

SEND Fund kicks in

Charity offers free music therapy training

British Sign Language wins GCSE equivalent status for early years apprenticeships

Charity wins funding to boost SEND expertise of early years staff

Missing data on disabled children raises concern that services cannot cope

Lack of SLC training for early years and school staff

'Patchy' local offer restricting SEND children's access to childcare

'Learning together' trial open to 150 settings

Proposed SEND funds 'not enough', sector says

Call for 'real living wage' to meet childcare costs

Testing 'killing the joy of reading', top author claims

Shining a light on outstanding practice

Summer holiday services failing children with learning disabilities

New programme to monitor two-year-olds' progress

Judges block ‘named person’ plans

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

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