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New tool to boost early years language

Thursday, September 24, 2015

| Nursery World

A new improvement tool to help staff in early years settings foster children’s language, literacy and communication is being developed.

School starting age campaigners call on Northern Ireland Assembly for action

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

| Nursery World

School starting age campaigners in Northern Ireland are today (Wednesday) meeting with the Northern Ireland Assembly's Education Committee to urge 'speedy action' on introducing a more flexible system.

Northern Ireland education minister considers flexible school starting age

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

| Nursery World

School starting age campaigners in Northern Ireland have welcomed a commitment by the education minister John O'Dowd to look in to making the age summer-born children start school more flexible.

'More Great Childcare': a guide to the key points

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| Nursery World

The long-awaited Government response to Professor Cathy Nutbrown's review of early education and childcare qualifications goes further than responses to her recommendations.

'Reading for pleasure' key to turning boys into readers

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Monday, July 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Male reading volunteers in schools and parenting programmes that focus on fathers are among the recommendations of a major report into how to tackle the gap between boys and girls in reading.

Early years sector raises concerns about revised EYFS amid a broad welcome

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Monday, April 2, 2012

| Nursery World

The revised Early Years Foundation Stage has received a broadly positive response from the early years sector, although some reservations have been raised over the requirement for progress checks on two-year-olds.

EYFS REVIEW: children's minister confirms guidance is on the way

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners will receive guidance on implementing the revised EYFS, children's minister Sarah Teather has confirmed.

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| Nursery World

The early learning goals for literacy and mathematics in the EYFS have been amended, in light of the response from the early years sector to the revised framework.

Free books scheme for under-fives extends to all areas

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

The Scottish Book Trust's early years book gifting programme has received an additional 450,000, bringing the total amount of funding for the scheme to 1.5m until 2013.

1.4 million book giveaway for all Reception children

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Monday, June 27, 2011

| Nursery World

Around 690,000 children starting school this autumn will receive two free books through the Booktime initiative.

EYFS REVIEW: Early years sector gives EYFS review a warm welcome

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

| Nursery World

The early years sector has given an overwhelmingly positive response to recommendations made by Dame Clare Tickell in her review of the EYFS.

EYFS REVIEW: The key points in an interview with Dame Clare Tickell

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| Nursery World

Communication and language should be given greater emphasis than literacy in young children's development, the review into the Early Years Foundation Stage recommends.

Allen's early intervention report calls for better-qualified workforce

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

| Nursery World

Labour MP Graham Allen has called for an increase in graduate and postgraduate leadership in early years settings, in his Government-commissioned report on early intervention.

Poverty review head calls for revamp of early years

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

| Nursery World

The early years should be re-named the Foundation Years, as part of a plan to reform education policy and target support for children from before birth to age five, according to the Labour MP who has been commissioned by David Cameron to investigate the way poverty is defined and how to tackle it.

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.

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