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

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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

Share your thoughts on two-year-old ratios

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

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Researchers from the Institute of Education at Nottingham University are asking for early years professionals and nursery managers and leaders to share their experiences of the recent changes to ratios for staff and two-year-olds in the EYFS.

Slight rise in children achieving 'a good level of development' at end of EYFS

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Friday, December 1, 2023

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The proportion of five-year-olds with a good level of development and who reach the expected level across all areas of the EYFS at the end of the Reception year has risen slightly, according to the latest statistics.

Reception Baseline: Just 3 per cent of teachers believe test provides 'accurate' information on children's skills

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Friday, October 20, 2023

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Most teachers believe Reception Baseline tests in English and Maths for four- and five-year-olds are inaccurate and do not provide a good experience for children, according to a new survey.

Draft EYFS published, ahead of changes to two-year-old ratios in September

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

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Changes to the EYFS, including staff-to-child ratios in nurseries and clarifying how many children childminders can care for, are now set out in an updated version of the framework, which will come into force on 4 September.

Wales launches ant-racist training and resources for practitioners working with babies and young children

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Friday, May 12, 2023

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The Welsh government has launched anti-racist professional training for the childcare, playwork and early years sector.

Wildflower seeds to be sent to every primary school in England to celebrate the Coronation and boost biodiversity

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

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Wildflower seeds will be given to every primary school to mark the Coronation and inspire children to learn about nature and biodiversity, in a joint project between the Department for Education and the Eden project.

DfE-funded website still fails to include all EYFS areas of learning despite amendment

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

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Oak National Academy has updated its website to more accurately reflect the EYFS, however it only lists five of the seven areas of learning, leaving early years experts confused at such a change.

Educators call for primary school testing to be scrapped

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

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A new report calls for all tests in primary school, including the baseline assessment and phonics screening check, to be replaced by a system that prioritises children’s learning.

Government keeps the early years sector guessing on childcare reforms

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

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Early years organisations and campaigners have urged the new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to scrap plans to change staff-to-child ratios, and axe the deregulation agenda pursued by the previous PM Liz Truss.

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!

Early years experts call for incorrect information on DfE funded website to be amended

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Friday, September 30, 2022

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Early years experts are calling for Oak National Academy, which provides online teaching resources and is partially funded by the DfE, to update its website to accurately reflect the EYFS areas of learning.

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

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Friday, April 1, 2022

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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.

Early years settings told they can relax ratios as Covid deemed an 'exceptional circumstance'

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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The Department for Education has confirmed that early years settings struggling with staff absences due to Covid can relax their ratios in line with the EYFS.

EYFS: Development Matters updated following early adopter trial

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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A revised version of Development Matters has been published by the Department for Education this week following feedback from early adopters of the revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

Education secretary confirms phonics check to go ahead in the Autumn term

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

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The phonics check will go ahead in the Autumn term with children in Year 2, the education secretary has confirmed.

Call to scrap the Reception Baseline intensifies

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

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The introduction of Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) is ‘misguided’ and should not go ahead in September, according to a united call for action from hundreds of head teachers, academics, writers and parents.

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.

DfE consults on minor changes to the EYFS

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Thursday, February 18, 2021

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The Department for Education has published the new draft EYFS, and is asking for comments on minor changes to do with the welfare and safeguarding elements of the framework.

EYFS: Draft of Birth to 5 Matters out for consultation with early years practitioners

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

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Play and the characteristics of effective learning (CoEL) have been included in the first draft of ‘Birth to 5 Matters – Guidance by the sector, for the sector’ which is published today.

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

Share your thoughts on two-year-old ratios

Slight rise in children achieving 'a good level of development' at end of EYFS

Reception Baseline: Just 3 per cent of teachers believe test provides 'accurate' information on children's skills

Draft EYFS published, ahead of changes to two-year-old ratios in September

Wales launches ant-racist training and resources for practitioners working with babies and young children

Wildflower seeds to be sent to every primary school in England to celebrate the Coronation and boost biodiversity

DfE-funded website still fails to include all EYFS areas of learning despite amendment

Educators call for primary school testing to be scrapped

Government keeps the early years sector guessing on childcare reforms

A new conversation has begun!

Early years experts call for incorrect information on DfE funded website to be amended

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

Early years settings told they can relax ratios as Covid deemed an 'exceptional circumstance'

EYFS: Development Matters updated following early adopter trial

Education secretary confirms phonics check to go ahead in the Autumn term

Call to scrap the Reception Baseline intensifies

The Government needs to catch up with early years professionals

DfE consults on minor changes to the EYFS

EYFS: Draft of Birth to 5 Matters out for consultation with early years practitioners

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