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Fossilised vertebra of an Ice Age woolly rhinocerous donated to museum

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  • Tuesday, November 11, 2008
    • | Nursery World
Five-year-old Emelia Fawbert displays the 50,000-year-old fossilised vertebra of an Ice Age woolly rhinoceros she found on her first excavation near her home in Cirencester, Gloucester. The 16in-long bone, described by palaeontologists as a rare find, has now been donated to a museum.

Why exempt the two-hour carers?

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  • Wednesday, February 5, 2003
    • | Nursery World
With reference to all the recent discussion and issues concerned with child protection and Criminal Records Bureau checks, why is it still possible under Ofsted for people in England to look after other people's children for under two hours a day and not have to be registered - and therefore not checked by anybody? Surely this is in direct contradiction to the latest child protection and safety checks. After all, a lot could happen to a child in two hours and over a period of days or weeks.

Understanding babies' minds

    News
  • Monday, August 22, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Kate Cairns Associates, which specialises in training on attachment, early brain development and developmental trauma, has just launched a new series of one-day national training events.

Super software

    News
  • Wednesday, February 5, 2003
    • | Nursery World
KSI teacher Margaret Edwards makes her own recommendations Lollipop Software from Lollipop Learning is an interesting innovation that introduces children-and teachers! - to the concept of website design through an easy to use wizard. It also allows children to send and receive email in a secure environment. Typically, I first tried it without using the written manual, which I guess many busy people try to do, and came a cropper as I had not uploaded any images. Once I tried again with the user guide, it did what it should be doing, although it did seem out of sync to upload the images before doing anything else. I do have some reservations about this product. For instance, as I was completing the wizard to create the first page it wasn't clear to me which bits of text would be where on the page; it would be better if one could type straight on to the page. It also took ages to upload and move the pictures around, but we haven't got Broadband yet. We have a technician who is in the process of designing and building a website for us, but if this were not the case I would consider Lollipop, despite some quibbles. This is because it is easy for the children to use and also very reasonably priced, at 350 for a whole school website.

The number of three-and four-year-olds in Britain's schools has trebled

    News
  • Wednesday, February 6, 2002
    • | Nursery World
The number of three-and four-year-olds in Britain's schools has trebled over the past 30 years, Government statistics show. The 32nd edition of Social Trends, published last week by the Office for National Statistics, said that as a result of the rise in pre-school-age children enrolled in schools, the total number of playgroups and pre-schools in 2001 fell to 14,000, which was 300 fewer than in 2000. The number of places also fell by 23,000 - a six per cent drop - to 330,000 in 2001. But there are now 12 times the number of out-of-school club places for children aged five to seven in England than there were a decade ago. In 2001, 4,900 out-of-school clubs provided 152,800 places for five-to seven-year-olds, compared with 350 clubs in 1992. Among other areas profiled in Social Trends, the report noted 'a highly-significant increasing trend' in the proportion of nought- to four-year-olds who are overweight. But children's dental health has improved in recent years. In 1999/2000, 60 per cent of five-year-olds had no decayed, missing or filled teeth compared with 56 per cent in 1989. The report also noted that the number of families with dependent children headed by a lone parent is three times higher than it was in 1971.

Work Matters: On course

    Features
  • Tuesday, November 11, 2008
    • | Nursery World
26 NOVEMBER. Including me: Working with children with complex health needs. Participants on this National Children's Bureau course will hear case studies of good practice to gain an understanding of the needs of children with complex health needs, consider the implications for their own practice, and learn about the legislation that underpins the inclusion of children in schools and early years settings and how to design policies and procedures to use in their own workplace.

A can of worms

    News
  • Wednesday, February 6, 2002
    • | Nursery World
The Government may not have guessed what a complicated set of issues it was opening up when it said it wanted to enhance the role of teaching assistants, says Dr Alan Marr The Government is pushing ahead with its plans to develop an enhanced role for classroom assistants. After ministers insisting for months that the rise in numbers of teaching assistants (TAs) was unrelated to teacher shortages and denying that they were a cheap option to paper over recruitment difficulties, recent statements have suggested that the Government does now view TA employment as going some way to alleviating the problem.

Interview - Beatrice Merrick

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  • Friday, September 20, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Beatrice Merrick, new chief executive of Early Education, previously director of services and research at the UK Council for International Student Affairs.

Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition preview

    News
  • Wednesday, April 13, 2005
    • | Nursery World
There's a wealth of things to see and do at this year's Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition in Manchester. Come along to see the very latest equipment, attend informative seminars and pick up top-notch ideas from leading early years and primary professionals. Held at the G-Mex Centre, this is the only professional exhibition dedicated solely to the early years and primary age group.

Picture-taking at nursery reviewed

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  • Wednesday, January 29, 2003
    • | Nursery World
A review of photographing and filming at children's events is underway after parents of pupils at Strathburn Nursery in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, launched a protest petition. Parents were furious when they were told they would not be allowed to photograph their children's first nativity play. One mother said, 'They are making everyone lose out on a very precious part of their family's life. No group photos were allowed. It was only your own child propped against a bare wall. It was such a shock and disappointment.'

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