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In brief...A website on the national curriculum

    News
  • Wednesday, September 5, 2001
    • | Nursery World
A website to guide children aged five to 11 and their parents through the national curriculum in England has been set up jointly by the Department for Education and Skills and the BBC. The website, 'Digger and the Gang', follows the adventures of a gang of children and their dog Digger while giving users experience of different subjects and levels of learning across the curriculum. The website can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/education/ schools/digger.

Feeling the heat

    News
  • Wednesday, September 5, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Nursery nurses and classroom assistants are being put under pressure by the growing teacher recruitment crisis, often left to cope alone. Mary Evans investigates Schools are beginning the new year facing a teacher shortage described by Ofsted chief inspector Mike Tomlinson as the worst he has seen in his 35-year career in education. However, an academic leading a major study on classroom assistants says that the practice of using support staff for teaching is masking the true extent of the crisis.

My week at work: Sure footed

    News
  • Tuesday, April 23, 2002
    • | Nursery World

As an outreach worker for a Sure Start programme Julie Slingsby provides vital support for families with babies and toddlers. Here she describes a typical working week

School provision plans see fresh wave of criticism

    News
  • Friday, September 19, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Early years organisations have renewed their call for the Government to abandon its drive for more schools to offer places for two-year-olds, in light of findings from the Department for Education’s (DfE) annual survey on the state of the early years sector.

Autumn collection

    Other
  • Monday, October 20, 2014
    • | Nursery World
The Big Bumbles (four-year-olds) at Busy Bears Durham had an outing to collect autumn items, including leaves and conkers.

Young children can join a character called Seea Brightstar

    News
  • Wednesday, April 17, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Young children can join a character called Seea Brightstar on adventures in an outrageous world of raucous witches. 'Wee Witches', by the Wee Stories Theatre for Children, will be performing at nurseries and schools in central Scotland and many theatres throughout May and June. The imaginative production, suitable for children aged three to seven, uses stories, music, singing, dancing and rhyme. For information on tour venues call 01786 449162.

Maternity worries

    News
  • Tuesday, November 3, 2009
    • | Nursery World
First-time mothers feel most anxious and have the most questions about their babies' development five months after the birth, according to research to help develop the NHS Baby LifeCheck, a free online questionnaire. It found that mothers felt more isolated and had more questions as visits from family and friends declined. Visit www.nhs.uk/babylifecheck.

Roots and shoots

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 22, 2014
    • | Nursery World
As summer comes to an end, gardeners start preparing for winter: tidying fallen leaves, planting bulbs for the spring, and protecting some more delicate plants from anticipated frosts.

Quote of the week

    News
  • Wednesday, August 29, 2001
    • | Nursery World
'Under-fives are eager to try things out, which makes them exciting to work with. If you give them a piece of clay they don't start out with adult preconceptions of success or failure, they just want to enjoy the experience.' Jean Pickering, co-founder and director of Kidsunlimited, in The Sun

Tales of the unexpected

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Real-life experiences, legends and fairytales make great sources for storytime, especially if told in your own words When choosing material for storytime, practitioners need to remember that stories do not always come in books. The funny little incident on the way to the nursery and the great legends passed down through word of mouth can all provide rich material.

Little Bear and the Long Road

    News
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Retold by Mary Medlicott with thanks to storyteller Kyoko Matsuoka, the Japanese storyteller who passed on the story. This is a story for the very youngest children, though older children may enjoy it, too. To tell it, you will need a little teddy bear - a finger-puppet teddy would be good as the story actions involves the bear 'travelling' from your shoulder to the tips of your fingers and back again.

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