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Teachers rally to save nursery jobs

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  • Wednesday, February 1, 2006
    • | Nursery World
More than 500 nursery teachers and parents gathered at a rally in Glasgow on Saturday to protest against council plans to axe nursery school teachers' jobs. Under measures for next year's budget, Glasgow City Council is proposing to replace the city's nursery school teachers with nursery nurses, now called child development officers (News, 10 November 2005). It is believed that around 37 nursery school teachers could be affected.

Editor's view

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  • Wednesday, January 25, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Nursery World's Outdoor Challenge, run with Learning Through Landscapes, has become an incredibly popular annual event. This week we launch the 2006 competition, with a fantastic 9,000 worth of prizes including a tailor-made shade sail from Keep it Kool, lots of great NES Arnold equipment, advice from LTL and more. Awareness of how important good outdoor provision is for young children is growing, and practitioners cite lack of suitable opportunities as one of the biggest challenges in meeting curriculum objectives. We hope our competition will highlight the need to support settings in improving their facilities and practice, and for theGovernment to regulate to make access to good outdoor play mandatory for all children. Entering the Outdoor Challenge will help your setting to reflect on current provision, identify ideas for development, and gain the motivation to put them into practice - and you could be a winner! We've also got several new features starting this week. Many practitioners still feel a lack of confidence about working with babies and toddlers, so Jennie Lindon's new series on the applying the principles of the English and Scottish birth-to-threes guidance should be invaluable. Plus, Jenny Mosely, renowned for her circle time work, tackles child behaviour problems, and Andrew Trythall of Sir Robert Hitcham's School has great ICT ideas.

A new series of Play Awards is being launched by the Pre-school Learning Alliance

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  • Wednesday, January 25, 2006
    • | Nursery World
A new series of Play Awards is being launched by the Pre-school Learning Alliance to highlight the importance of play in child development and recognise those whose work promotes it. Parents and carers of children under five can nominate early years workers in categories including outstanding early years group, outstanding carer network, outstanding individual practitioner and outstanding childminder. The awards will be given in London during National Play Week in June. There are cash prizes for winning groups and Fisher-Price learning toys for those who nominate them. Call 01628 500 303 or e-mail ukpress.office@ mattel.com for an entry form. Nominations close on 31 March.

Reader offer

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  • Wednesday, January 25, 2006
    • | Nursery World
We have ten copies of Baa for Beginners (Red Fox, 5.99) to give away to Nursery World readers. Send your name and address on the back of a postcard or envelope, marked 'Baa for Beginners' to the address on page 3. Winners will be the first ten names drawn on 9 February.

Nursery nurse Laura Bradley dons her cowgirl outfit and shouts 'Yee ha!'

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  • Wednesday, January 25, 2006
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Nursery nurse Laura Bradley dons her cowgirl outfit and shouts 'Yee-ha!' to the delight of children at Abbey Nursery in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Ms Bradley, who is a keen rider, is preparing to make tracks to the American state of Wyoming, where she will take part in a cattle drive to raise money for the International League for the Protection of Horses. She said, 'I will spend up to eight hours a day moving cattle. It will be the experience of a lifetime.' Photo Chris James

Right from the start

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  • Wednesday, January 25, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Ideas for implementing Birth to Three Matters. This week: Snuggle up - feeling close, feeling good, how to promote trust and self-worth Aspect: a strong child Component: a sense of belonging Heads-up lookers and communicators What you need: * a soft blanket * baby's own comfort toy * light and sound musical toy, or soothing music and a lamp.

Additional Support for Learning Act

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  • Wednesday, January 25, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Parents in Scotland can find help to get the best out of the new Additional Support for Learning Act in a new guide from the Scottish Consumer Council, Supporting children and young people's learning: a handbook for parents when their child needs additional support. The guide costs Pounds 8.99 from the Stationery Office on 0870 242 2345 or www.tsoshop.co.uk.

Nurseries feel let down by schools

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  • Wednesday, January 25, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Nursery owners have told Nursery World of increasing disillusionment with their involvement in the Government's plans for extended schools. Eileen Melling, owner of Westside Day Nursery in Hull, said that she had approached a local primary school to explore the possibility of setting up a nursery, but was turned down immediately.

Close to you

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  • Wednesday, January 25, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Security and affection are essential to young children, says Jennie Lindon in her new series on the principles behind Birth to Three Matters Babies and young children have significant needs wherever they spend their days, be it at home with their families, in the home of a childminder or in an early years setting such as a nursery.

Turning the scales

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  • Wednesday, January 25, 2006
    • | Nursery World
The case for making fish oil diet supplements available free for pre-school children everywhere is gathering strength in the wake of trials involving many with challenging behaviour. Liz Fox reports Most young children would turn up their noses at a dose of fish oil. But the latest trial results from Durham Local Education Authority suggest that taking regular fish oil supplements that are rich in essential fatty acids is well worth the effort.

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