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Government-funded report focuses on early intervention to help children with SEN

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  • Wednesday, January 2, 2013
  • | Nursery World
The recommendations of the Better Communication Research Programme (BCRP), the largest ever programme of research into children's speech, language and communication services in the UK, put an emphasis on early intervention, close involvement of families and joint commissioning of services across education, health and social care to support children with speech, language and communication needs.

Providers to lead speech skills campaign

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  • Tuesday, March 2, 2010
  • | Nursery World
Children's communications skills will be the focus of a 'National Year' campaign in 2011 spearheaded by the Communication Trust, a 38-strong consortium of private and voluntary sector providers, set up by Afasic, BT Better World Campaign, the Council for Disabled Children and I CAN.

MPs' report on special educational needs says draft bill 'lacks detail'

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  • Thursday, December 20, 2012
  • | Nursery World
A committee of MPs has welcomed the overall direction of the Government's proposed legislation to reform provision for children with special educational needs (SEN), but warns that the draft legislation lacks significant detail, making it impossible to assess the impact of the proposals.

Roots of Empathy programme brings babies to the classroom

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  • Monday, November 26, 2012
  • | Nursery World
A Canadian programme shown to reduce aggression and encourage empathy in children by bringing a very young baby into the classroom was officially launched in England by the Pre-School Learning Alliance last week (23 November)

Analysis: How a community can help itself

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  • Tuesday, October 12, 2010
  • | Nursery World
Offering a children's centre alongside other services puts this place at the heart of the community in a deprived inner city area, says Annette Rawstrone.

Dolly Parton boosts family reading

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  • Tuesday, May 17, 2011
  • | Nursery World
The number of parents who read to their children has seen a sharp increase since they joined the Dolly Parton free book gifting programme, according to a new survey.

Fathers write children's stories to share

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  • Tuesday, May 17, 2011
  • | Nursery World
Eight fathers who attend a dads' group have written a book of children's stories to be given out free to fathers and encourage them to read to their children.

Sure Start innovates in rural outreach

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  • Tuesday, March 16, 2010
  • | Nursery World
Play vans, fire stations and a children's centre on a military base are among the measures being used by West Northumberland Sure Start to improve outreach services in rural areas.

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