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Join us for a webinar on the International Baccalaureate early years programme

Friday, October 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Find out how the IB Primary Years Programme Early Years (PYP) can enrich your curriculum and enhance best practice with children from the age of three to six, at a free webinar hosted by Nursery World on 15 November.

Early years settings in Wales prepare for the roll out of the new national curriculum

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Friday, April 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Wales’ education minister Jeremy Miles has praised the work of early years settings as they prepare for the roll-out of the new national curriculum for three-to-16-year-olds.

New toolkit to support early learning for children in poverty

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Thursday, August 29, 2019

| Nursery World

Save the Children has developed a new toolkit to provide a guide for improving the early learning outcomes of children growing up in poverty.

New survey asks about child-friendly transitions to KS1

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Tuesday, June 11, 2019

| Nursery World

Professor Julie Fisher is inviting Reception and KS1 teachers to fill in a brief survey about children's experiences of moving to KS1 to inform a new edition of her influential book.

Get ready for the new Ofsted inspection framework at our conference

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Thursday, March 14, 2019

| Nursery World

Nursery World's one-day event on 9 July has a line-up of leading experts to take you through what Ofsted expects under the forthcoming Education Inspection Framework.

Boys from poorer backgrounds gain most from not delaying school start

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Friday, February 22, 2019

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged boys benefit most from starting Reception in September, according to new research.

Changes to Early Learning Goals 'criminal' says early years expert

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Friday, November 9, 2018

| Nursery World

Children are being steered towards pleasing teachers over developing a genuine love of learning under proposed reforms to the Early Learning Goals, early years experts said yesterday.

Ofsted calls for early years experts

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Thursday, August 30, 2018

| Nursery World

Ofsted is calling for academics, researchers and practitioners to apply to take part in a new early years forum to debate early years teaching and practice.

From Bach to Baby

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Sunday, January 7, 2018

| Nursery World

Orchestral musicians are to visit settings in a new venture called Bach to School, from classical concert series Bach to Baby.

Ofsted expands on Bold Beginnings messages in sector meeting

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Thursday, January 4, 2018

| Nursery World

Ofsted early years chief Gill Jones said that the controversial 'Bold Beginnings' report should not be taken in isolation, as she sought to clarify its action points.

New order for ELGs and Profile

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Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

Plans to reform the EYFS Profile and goals are proving controversial. Annette Rawstrone reports

Have your say on early years arts and creativity

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Monday, August 21, 2017

| Nursery World

Arts Council England (ACE) is asking early years practitioners to contribute to a consultation on arts and creative practice in early years settings.

Last few days to book for our conference on international approaches

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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

| Nursery World

'Play and Learning: a global perspective' includes sessions on New Zealand's Te Whariki curriculum and Sweden's outdoor culture.

Bringing maths into everyday activities key to success

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Monday, February 27, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report outlines what nurseries and childminders can do to close the gap in maths attainment for children, especially for those from less privileged backgrounds.

Reception practice report ‘flawed’

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Monday, November 14, 2016

| Nursery World

Early years experts have hit out at a report by the Teaching Schools Council (TSC) which calls for the Government to carry out a review of the Reception year.

Reception year: 'could do better', report finds

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Friday, November 4, 2016

| Nursery World

Education leaders have called for a Government review of the Reception year after research found inconsistencies in teaching practice.

Council aims to narrow gap with 'fun phonics'

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Oxfordshire early years providers are being offered free 'letters and sounds’ training after EYFS Profile scores revealed the county’s most disadvantaged children were getting left behind.

ICT - for & against: Toddlers, TV and touchscreens

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Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

Do ICT and multimedia in the early years have positive potential, or are they a danger to development? Here, two experts make their case.

Minister to give keynote speech at NW 'twos' conference

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

| Nursery World

Childcare and education minister Sam Gyimah has confirmed he will open NW's conference on 2 July with a Government update on the programme of funded places for two-year-olds.

Education policies: Current certainties to new visions

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Monday, May 4, 2015

| Nursery World

A new book looks at the ways we teach children and how we assess their progress - and sets out a vision for improving our methods. One of the book's editors, Dominic Wyse, explains.

Cambridge Primary Review Trust - Challenging aspects of EY practice

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Monday, April 6, 2015

| Nursery World

A research paper published earlier this year has major implications for the early years because of the challenges it makes to some of the ideas that have become 'best practice', says Julian Grenier

Sector urges re-think on plans for 'harmful' baseline assessment

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Monday, November 3, 2014

| Nursery World

The early years sector is calling on the childcare and education minister to reconsider plans for a baseline assessment for reception pupils.

Reading for enjoyment helps children do better at maths

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Friday, September 13, 2013

| Nursery World

Children who read for pleasure are more likely to perform well at maths and English, according to new research by the Institute of Education (IOE).

Survey seeks sector's views on children's literacy and language

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are invited to take part in the National Literacy Trusts survey on supporting childrens language.

Phonics check branded 'a waste of money'

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

| Nursery World

The largest teaching union has slammed the phonics reading check for six-year-olds as a 'waste of money', after Government research found that the majority of teachers found it had 'little or no impact' on children's reading and writing.

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Join us for a webinar on the International Baccalaureate early years programme

Early years settings in Wales prepare for the roll out of the new national curriculum

New toolkit to support early learning for children in poverty

New survey asks about child-friendly transitions to KS1

Get ready for the new Ofsted inspection framework at our conference

Boys from poorer backgrounds gain most from not delaying school start

Changes to Early Learning Goals 'criminal' says early years expert

Ofsted calls for early years experts

From Bach to Baby

Ofsted expands on Bold Beginnings messages in sector meeting

New order for ELGs and Profile

Have your say on early years arts and creativity

Last few days to book for our conference on international approaches

Bringing maths into everyday activities key to success

Reception practice report ‘flawed’

Reception year: 'could do better', report finds

Council aims to narrow gap with 'fun phonics'

ICT - for & against: Toddlers, TV and touchscreens

Minister to give keynote speech at NW 'twos' conference

Education policies: Current certainties to new visions

Cambridge Primary Review Trust - Challenging aspects of EY practice

Sector urges re-think on plans for 'harmful' baseline assessment

Reading for enjoyment helps children do better at maths

Survey seeks sector's views on children's literacy and language

Phonics check branded 'a waste of money'

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