Almost 200 schools drop out of Baseline pilot

18 September 2019 | by Catherine Gaunt

Almost 200 schools that initially signed up to the Reception Baseline pilot have dropped out.

Parents find reading together helps children talk about their worries

18 September 2019 | by Meredith Jones Russell

More than 700,000 Reception children will receive a free book this week, as a study finds reading helps children to open up about their feelings.

EYFS Activities: Five ways to… mark-make outside

16 September 2019 | by Julie Mountain

How to combine mark-making activity with the outdoors environment. By Julie Mountain

EYFS training: part 9 – Literacy - The write way

15 September 2019 | by Charlotte Goddard

What training is available to help practitioners support children’s early literacy? Charlotte Goddard reports

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… We’re Going on an Egg Hunt

19 August 2019 | by Penny Tassoni

Penny Tassoni has ideas for sharing We're Going on an Egg Hunt that will work all year round

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… Monkey Puzzle

22 July 2019 | by Penny Tassoni

While Julia Donaldson is best known for The Gruffalo, she has written many other children’s books that are worth sharing with children, says Penny Tassoni

Children’s Laureate - It’s magic

19 July 2019 | by Meredith Jones Russell

New children’s laureate Cressida Cowell has unveiled her ‘to-do list’ while in the role. Meredith Jones Russell reports

Literacy and play for all

08 July 2019 | by Catherine Gaunt

The developmental importance of play needs to be recognised beyond the EYFS and into children’s subsequent years at school

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… Dear Zoo

23 June 2019 | by Penny Tassoni

by Rod Campbell (Macmillan edition 2019)

Phonics training company to run literacy centre

13 June 2019 | by Catherine Gaunt

The Department for Education has come under fire for awarding the contract to run a centre that will train Reception teachers to teach children to read to a leading commercial phonics provider.