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Teaching assistants need personal touch

    News
  • Wednesday, May 29, 2002
    • | Nursery World
A teaching assistant's personal qualities are even more important than training in determining whether he or she contributes effectively to children's learning, according to research carried out by a team from the University of London's Institute of Education. The research team could not reach conclusive evidence on whether teaching assistants improved children's educational attainment, because in some classes the assistants were used effectively and in others they were not. There were also particular problems when support was not well planned and did not link clearly to teachers' aims and lesson plans.

Future direction of Government policies

    News
  • Wednesday, April 23, 2003
    • | Nursery World
Views are being sought on the future direction of Government policies on work and family life as part of a wide-ranging consultation until the end of August. Points raised include how well support for childcare costs within tax credits is working and whether entry to the home childcarer scheme should be widened to include people who are not already childminders. Balancing work and family life: enhancing choice and support for parents is available on the websites www.dti.gov.uk and www.hm-treasury.gov.uk.

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    News
  • Wednesday, July 30, 2008
    • | Nursery World
The best photo of the week will win 30 worth of children's books.

PLA helps to put policies in place

    News
  • Wednesday, November 16, 2005
    • | Nursery World
Early years settings can look to new guidance from the Pre-school Learning Alliance on developing policies to support best practice. The resource, 'Policies for early years settings', has been produced in consultation with Ofsted. It includes detailed information on the policies needed for settings to meet Standard 14 of the National Standards, 'Documentation'.

New book series aimed at traveller children

    News
  • Wednesday, April 23, 2003
    • | Nursery World
The first book in a series aiming to encourage traveller children of primary school age to read has just been published. It features colourful photographs and descriptions of traditional wagons, barges and modern caravans, which are compared to the houses and flats of non-travellers. Houses and Homes, published by the Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group, is the first of a planned 100-plus books, aimed at children in Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. Series editor Robert Dawson said, 'Lack of literacy is still often used as a weapon against travellers, knowing that older ones, especially, cannot read or understand official documents.'

Early Years Pioneers: Rudolf Steiner

    Features
  • Wednesday, November 16, 2005
    • | Nursery World
The ideals of Rudolf Steiner, which are being put into practice in thousands of schools and kindergartens around the world today, are outlined by Janni Nicol

What should I do if a child wants to tell me something important?

    News
  • Wednesday, May 29, 2002
    • | Nursery World
Make no mistake - you are in a huge position of trust here. A child is giving you information they may never have given to anyone else, so the way you deal with it will be vital. If a young person tells you that they want to talk to you about something that is worrying, hurting or frightening them:

CWDC reports on year's work

    News
  • Tuesday, August 12, 2008
    • | Nursery World
The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) published its annual report and accounts for 2007-2008 last week.

Degree benefits are immeasurable

    News
  • Wednesday, May 29, 2002
    • | Nursery World
I would like to respond to the feature 'The first degree' (16 May) as I feel the article painted a rather gloomy picture of the benefits for early years practitioners of studying for an Early Childhood Studies degree. The article acknowledged that such degrees can provide a route into teaching, and other careers, but then it reverted to the ongoing issue of low pay and inadequate career progression for early years practitioners. Only a limited range of views was presented. A more balanced perspective might have been offered if more students, and those on part-time degrees (combining studying with early years work) had been included.

Worth recognition

    News
  • Wednesday, May 29, 2002
    • | Nursery World
I am a nursery nurse working in a primary school reception class. I have the qualifications the NAMCW Advanced Certificate in Childcare and Education, NAMCW Conversion to Diploma and NAMCW Certificate in Nursery management. When completing the courses we were told NAMCW (National Association for Maternal and Child Welfare) would no longer exist and that it would now be called CACHE (Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education). Unfortunately, few people recognise my qualification and when trying to obtain a degree, my qualifications do not count in the same way as CACHE.

Regulation issue

    News
  • Wednesday, April 23, 2003
    • | Nursery World
The drive for tighter regulation of nanny agencies - in the absence of registration for nannies themselves - is moving from Scotland into England. Julia Harris (above), who runs North West Childcare, based in Manchester, is lobbying the Government on the issue. If agencies were registered, Julia says, 'Parents would be able to select an agency secure in the knowledge that it adhered to strict vetting procedures. And they would be able to claim the new tax credit introduced on 6 April.'

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