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In brief...Estelle Morris has been appointed to the newly-formed Department of Education and Skills

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  • Wednesday, June 13, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Estelle Morris has been appointed to the newly-formed Department of Education and Skills (DES) as Secretary of State for Education. Ms Morris, a former teacher and the school standards minister since May 1997, replaces David Blunkett, named Home Secretary in the new Cabinet revealed this week. The Department of Education and Employment has been split into two, the DES and the Department for Work and Pensions. The DES will focus on raising standards in education, with an emphasis on secondary education to follow Labour's improvements at primary level. Parliament.

Case study: extending schemas

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  • Wednesday, June 13, 2001
    • | Nursery World
The Bradshaw Early Years Centre in Salford has developed its practice by applying the ideas of Chris Athey's schemas to daily life with under-threes. Head of centre Jean Coward explains that observation is central for staff to build on young children's play interests. She actively supports her team to watch and make notes of how toddlers are using the play materials, including a child's current schema, such as transporting materials around the centre. It is then possible for alert staff to put out, or encourage a child to access play materials that can extend the transporting.

How to grow green fingers in the nursery

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  • Wednesday, June 13, 2001
    • | Nursery World
* A new campaign for nurseries and reception classes is aiming to make young children more aware of the wildlife and nature around them. Childcarers and teachers can register for the free campaign, 'Grow Your Own Garden', devised by the publishers of the magazine Percy's Park based on the popular character Percy the Parkkeeper, in association with English Nature. Those signing up will initially receive a pack containing suggestions and materials for class projects, plus a year-round wallchart of topics and projects.

Sounds of the sea

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  • Wednesday, June 13, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Liven up your music and movement sessions and enhance your sea project with a range of instruments that simulate sea sounds. Sea boxes

Make a splash

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  • Wednesday, June 13, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Explore the world under the water with an exciting new Foundation Stage project by nursery school headteacher Ann Adb El Kader This project provides opportunities for children to learn about marine life in a way that will engage their curiosity and imagination, and let them experiment and have fun.

Your questions answered

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  • Wednesday, June 13, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Chewing it over 'A four-year-old boy in our nursery has suddenly started chewing on his sleeves or other parts of his clothing, or on soft toys, for long periods of time. Are children of this age still teething?' Dr Pat Gilbert replies:

International study takes UK to task

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  • Wednesday, June 13, 2001
    • | Nursery World
New Labour's early years policies in its first four years of Government have been weighed up and found wanting in parts in a report published this week by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The report, Early childhood education and care policy in the United Kingdom, is being officially launched in Stockholm today (Thursday) at a conference on early childhood education and care policy organised by the Ministry of Education and Science in Sweden and OECD. Completed last December, it takes an overview of early years policies in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The report traces how early education has evolved over the past 200 years from New Lanark, near Edinburgh, where Welshman Robert Owen founded the first infant and nursery schools in 1816.

Down the drain

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  • Wednesday, June 13, 2001
    • | Nursery World
A large pool of expertise in early years education will be lost when Ofsted takes over all inspections. Alison Mercer reports The schools inspectorate Ofsted has moved to reassure early years workers about the sweeping changes ahead for daycare regulation. It has been pointing out that the person who carries out their inspection will probably be the same as before, just working for a different organisation, as former social services registration and inspection officers transfer to Ofsted's new Early Years Directorate on 3 September.

Editor's view

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  • Wednesday, June 13, 2001
    • | Nursery World
The report into the UK's early childhood education and care system by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (see News, page 4) has been ready for publication since February. Nothing appeared for general consumption, although the odd copy was spotted being eagerly thumbed through at gatherings of leading early years experts. Perhaps it was the report's criticism of certain aspects of recent Government initiatives that prompted the DfEE to hold back. The report is now out just before the international conference that will discuss the findings of the investigations in 12 countries. And it is opportune that publication has come just as the Labour Government begins its second term. While the OECD's findings - praise for the money and focus given the early years, criticism of the lack of integrated policy for the whole birth-to-five period - are ones that have already been voiced by leaders in the UK field, it is interesting to see these views reinforced by an international team comparing countries as diverse as Australia, Finland and Italy. Scotland's approach is yet again cited as one that could hold some lessons for the rest of the UK.

Childminders told what to expect from inspectors

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  • Wednesday, June 13, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Ofsted is not responsible for formulating the policy which allows childminders in England to smack children and smoke in their presence, only for implementing it, childminders were told at a conference in London last week. Maggie Smith, the head of Ofsted's new Early Years Directorate, told delegates at a seminar organised by the National Childminding Association that she could not comment on Government policy because the election had not then taken place. But, she said, Ofsted's childcare inspectors would be expected to ask questions such as 'Are the children safe and well cared for, are they doing worthwhile and engaging things, are things done well, what could be improved?'

Bits and pieces

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  • Wednesday, June 13, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Are you making the most of your stock of jigsaws? Nursery teacher Brenda Kay offers some fitting tips You can never have too many puzzles in an early years setting. Our own cupboard is bursting at the seams with well-loved and well-used jigsaw puzzles. Weekends find us searching the local charity shops and car boot sales for more. After all, this fun resource can cover all six areas of learning.

Unjust desserts

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  • Wednesday, June 13, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Further to the news story about nursery nurses' pay (31 May), I am a nursery nurse and work beside a woman who retires this year. She has worked in a nursery for almost 30 years and gets just under 13,000 per annum after almost 30 years at this grade. I wonder if Tony Blair would be able to cope with doing our job.

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