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Renewed call for early years curriculum to be extended up to seven

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Play and well-being must be at the centre of young children's development and learning after the coronavirus crisis, when children return to early years settings and school, say campaigners.

DfE publishes Development Matters curriculum guidance, as early adopter schools start updated EYFS

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Thursday, September 3, 2020

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has published revised curriculum guidance ahead of the implementation of the updated EYFS.

Early years sector coalition launches survey to develop alternative EYFS guidance

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are being urged to have their say on the development of alternative guidance to support the revised EYFS statutory framework, following criticism of the document published by the Department for Education in September.

EYFS Essentials - Nursery World's new training videos now out

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Monday, February 8, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery World has launched a brand-new video training series on different aspects of the Early Years Foundation Stage, to support practitioners as the new EYFS comes into force this September.

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.

Early arts conference takes a creative approach

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

| Nursery World

Earlyarts, a professional development network for people working creatively with children and families, holds its international conference in Halifax on 9 November.

Shipwrecked at the theatre

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

| Nursery World

Shipwrecked on a craggy island, a little girl named Marie meets a curious, scaly creature called Skitterbang who shows her a cave full of metal and junk, a musical treasure trove washed up by the sea.

First look at feedback on the Baseline models

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Monday, November 16, 2015

| Nursery World

Primary schools in England taking part in the pilot year of the Reception Baseline have been receiving their results.

Early years experts review the baselines

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| Nursery World

Two leading early years organisations are recommending that schools should not introduce the baseline.

Funding for school book clubs to foster love of reading

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Friday, March 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Ministers want schools to set up book clubs and arrange library membership for all seven- and eight-year-olds to help boost children’s reading skills.

Rise in children passing phonics check, but teachers' doubts remain

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

While the number of children passing the phonics check has increased year-on-year, teaching staff are unsure of its value.

Book charity's 10th anniversary giveaway

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

| Nursery World

More than 700,000 four- and five-year-olds will be given a free picture book to celebrate Booktime's tenth birthday.

Teachers share grassroots views on teaching in Reception

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Monday, May 29, 2017

| Nursery World

Review highlights need for greater understanding of what teaching four- and five-year-olds means.

EYFS REVIEW: Second consultation deadline is nearing

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Monday, January 9, 2012

| Nursery World

The early years sector has only until 19 January to respond to the Department for Education's second consultation on proposed changes to some of the learning and development requirements in the EYFS.

Funny books awards

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

| Nursery World

Dog Loves Books by Louise Yates, (pictured), is the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2010 for books for children from birth to six.

Baseline protest group calls for assessment review after DfE U-turn

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Monday, April 11, 2016

| Nursery World

The Better Without Baseline Coalition is calling for a review of assessment and accountability for the early years following the scrapping of Baseline as a progress measure.

Talking Tents are a winner

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

| Nursery World

Encouraging a love of language, stories and reading among pre-school children and their families has won a Norwich nursery a National Literacy Trust award.

Tim Peake reveals space seeds used in children's 'rocket science' experiment

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Thursday, June 30, 2016

| Nursery World

A YouTube video of astronaut Tim Peake has revealed which salad rocket seeds planted by UK children actually went into space as part of the national Rocket Science experiment – the seeds in the blue packet.

'Teach first aid to early years children'

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Pre-school children are capable of learning and performing basic first aid in an emergency situation, according to a new study.

NUT calls for nursery children to be taught about LGBT issues

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Children as young as two should receive ‘age-appropriate’ education about LGBT+ issues in nurseries, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) has said.

Dora to help children explore learning

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

| Nursery World

Free curriculum-linked activity resources and the opportunity to apply for a grant of up to 20,000 are being offered to nurseries and pre-schools by the children's television channel Nick Jr.

Reading charity gives away books at food banks this Christmas

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Free books for children and adults are to be handed out at food banks during the festive period, thanks to a partnership between Booktrust and The Trussell Trust food bank network.

Teaching assistants boost children's speaking abilities

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Friday, February 26, 2016

| Nursery World

Teaching assistants working with small groups of young children struggling to talk have successfully improved their language skills by several months.

Parents rate early education highly, survey shows

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

| Nursery World

Nine in ten parents of children six and under agree that early years educators have an essential role to play in their child’s development and believe they should be paid accordingly, research suggests.

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Renewed call for early years curriculum to be extended up to seven

DfE publishes Development Matters curriculum guidance, as early adopter schools start updated EYFS

Early years sector coalition launches survey to develop alternative EYFS guidance

EYFS Essentials - Nursery World's new training videos now out

More six-year-olds pass the phonics reading check

Minister to give keynote speech at NW 'twos' conference

Early arts conference takes a creative approach

Shipwrecked at the theatre

First look at feedback on the Baseline models

Early years experts review the baselines

Funding for school book clubs to foster love of reading

Rise in children passing phonics check, but teachers' doubts remain

Book charity's 10th anniversary giveaway

Teachers share grassroots views on teaching in Reception

EYFS REVIEW: Second consultation deadline is nearing

Funny books awards

Baseline protest group calls for assessment review after DfE U-turn

Talking Tents are a winner

Tim Peake reveals space seeds used in children's 'rocket science' experiment

'Teach first aid to early years children'

NUT calls for nursery children to be taught about LGBT issues

Dora to help children explore learning

Reading charity gives away books at food banks this Christmas

Teaching assistants boost children's speaking abilities

Parents rate early education highly, survey shows

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