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Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

As Ofsted publishes its second Early Years Annual Report, Nick Hudson looks at how early years settings need to balance teaching and play in a child’s early years

The ''Tesco-isation'' of England's Early Years: The Choices before Us

Opinion

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

| Nursery World

Those who lived through the bleak days of the Woodhead/Blunkett Education regime of the late 1990s scarcely imagined that early-years policy-making could be any more Dark-Aged, but in this respect the current Wilshaw/Gove regime is breaking all previous records.

Early Years in School: Opinion - Game up

Opinion

Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Improving the quality of assessment information while reducing the quantity of it will result in better provision, says Dr Julian Grenier

'Clear political agenda' behind Ofsted Reception report

Opinion

Friday, December 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Kym Scott says that Ofsted risks taking the early years backwards

Alison Featherbe: 'Lessons from past safeguarding cases have driven the need for clarity'

Opinion

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

| Nursery World

Early years expert Alison Featherbe delves deeper into the DfE's plans to change the safeguarding requirements in the EYFS.

Re-write the early years curriculum for today's children

Opinion

Thursday, January 24, 2019

| Nursery World

In her new book Professor Pat Preedy, with co-authors Kay Sanderson and Sir Christopher Ball, call for a new birth to seven curriculum and the scrapping of the EYFS profile

EYFS consultation: Question of responsibility

Opinion

Monday, January 6, 2020

| Nursery World

Making ‘positive attachments’ to adults and ‘forming friendships with peers’ should not be part of the Early Learning Goals for children, says early years expert Anne O'Connor

Lockdown teaches us that children need less stress

Opinion

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Early childhood lecturer Thamara Bulmer's research into young children's experiences of school closures shows that a new reality should mean a new approach, she argues

Physical reality

Opinion

Monday, October 3, 2016

| Nursery World

The experiences of a child in early years are critical for their future, says Jan Dubiel

'Pre-school PISA': sad story of a wasted opportunity

Opinion

Monday, July 10, 2017

| Nursery World

Professor Peter Moss explains why he thinks England's participation in the 'pre-school PISA' is a wrong move.

Let’s find a new vision

Opinion

Monday, April 30, 2018

| Nursery World

It’s time to create a new curriculum and early years system that better cater to today’s children, writes Professor Iram Siraj

EYFS guidance - Better together

Opinion

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| Nursery World

The revised Development Matters has strengths and weaknesses, and continued discussion is needed, write Prof Kathy Sylva, Prof Iram Siraj and Dr Sandra Mathers

Why Early Years Teacher standards fail the youngest children

Opinion

Monday, July 22, 2013

| Nursery World

The Early Years Teacher standards have a vital role in shaping the nature of the work that early years teachers will undertake and the training towards meeting those standards.

Lines of inquiry

Opinion

Friday, February 12, 2016

| Nursery World

Put the emphasis on inquiry-based learning, says Kath Murdoch

The Government needs to catch up with early years professionals

Opinion

Monday, March 22, 2021

| Nursery World

Early years assessment needs rethinking in light of the pandemic's effects, say Dr Guy Roberts-Holmes, Dr Siew-Fung Lee and Dr Diana Sousa of UCL Institute of Education.

Playing and learning

Opinion

Monday, February 3, 2020

| Nursery World

Practitioners must protect play’s central role in early years learning and development, and watch out for bad policy and practice, says early years expert Marjorie Ouvry

Literacy and play for all

Opinion

Monday, July 8, 2019

| Nursery World

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

Confusion over equality in the revised EYFS

Opinion

Monday, June 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Early Years Equality has been inundated by calls from settings concerned that their equalities responsibilities have been diluted in the recently revised EYFS.

A new conversation has begun!

Opinion

Friday, October 14, 2022

| Nursery World

The arena of Early Childhood Education (ECE) has always been, and continues to be, an intense area of discussion and debate, says James Hempsall, founder of hey!

Practitioners must speak out about the failings of proposed ELGs

Opinion

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

| Nursery World

Early years consultant Helen Moylett is urging early years staff to make clear in the revised EYFS consultation the 'failings' of the proposed ELG for communication and language.

Don't let assessment drive the curriculum

Opinion

Monday, January 15, 2018

| Nursery World

Getting the right balance between assessment and curriculum in the EYFS is tricky - but who said it was going to be easy? Dr Julian Grenier and Lydia Cuddy-Gibbs, head of early years at Ark, give their views

A school waiting room?

Opinion

Monday, May 14, 2018

| Nursery World

From the 30 hours to Bold Beginnings to a new Baseline pilot, the DfE is consistently ignoring our sector’s concerns, says Sue Cowley

EYFS reforms: New and improved?

Opinion

Monday, January 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Let’s not have change in the EYFS for change’s sake, says Beatrice Merrick

Correcting the primary assessment imbalance

Opinion

Monday, May 1, 2017

| Nursery World

As a former primary head teacher, I am no great fan of statutory assessment.

To the Point - Do you read me?

Opinion

Friday, January 25, 2013

| Nursery World

I often get into heated discussions with people about reading. I find that one of the reasons for the heat is that, as we get deep into the discussion, I discover that we are using the word 'read' in different ways.

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Exclusive: Minibeasts and the Big Bad Wolf

The ''Tesco-isation'' of England's Early Years: The Choices before Us

Early Years in School: Opinion - Game up

'Clear political agenda' behind Ofsted Reception report

Alison Featherbe: 'Lessons from past safeguarding cases have driven the need for clarity'

Re-write the early years curriculum for today's children

EYFS consultation: Question of responsibility

Lockdown teaches us that children need less stress

Physical reality

'Pre-school PISA': sad story of a wasted opportunity

Let’s find a new vision

EYFS guidance - Better together

Why Early Years Teacher standards fail the youngest children

Lines of inquiry

The Government needs to catch up with early years professionals

Playing and learning

Literacy and play for all

Confusion over equality in the revised EYFS

A new conversation has begun!

Practitioners must speak out about the failings of proposed ELGs

Don't let assessment drive the curriculum

A school waiting room?

EYFS reforms: New and improved?

Correcting the primary assessment imbalance

To the Point - Do you read me?

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