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Getting the right balance between assessment and curriculum in the EYFS is tricky - but who said it was going to be easy? Dr Julian Grenier and Lydia Cuddy-Gibbs, head of early years at Ark, give their views

Editor’s view – where are we boldly going?

Opinion

Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

Will the storm of protest about Ofsted's 'Bold Beginnings' report help to soften its negative effects?

'Clear political agenda' behind Ofsted Reception report

Opinion

Friday, December 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Kym Scott says that Ofsted risks taking the early years backwards

Ofsted's Reception report open to misinterpretation

Opinion

Friday, December 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Early Excellence, the training and resources organisation, shares its first thoughts on Ofsted's Bold Beginnings report, arguing that there is much more to Reception than reading, writing and maths

Look at the evidence for play and participation

Opinion

Friday, December 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Creativity and Critical Thinking is central to an effective early years curriculum and pedagogy, argue Professor Chris Pascal and Professor Tony Bertram

Making the most of Reception

Opinion

Thursday, November 30, 2017

| Nursery World

Ofsted's Gill Jones explains why she considers Reception to be the most important year of a child's school life

'Pre-school PISA': sad story of a wasted opportunity

Opinion

Monday, July 10, 2017

| Nursery World

Professor Peter Moss explains why he thinks England's participation in the 'pre-school PISA' is a wrong move.

Correcting the primary assessment imbalance

Opinion

Monday, May 1, 2017

| Nursery World

As a former primary head teacher, I am no great fan of statutory assessment.

Preparing children for an uncertain future

Opinion

Monday, February 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Saku Tuominen, creative director of HundrED, a mission from Finland to help schools change by sharing inspiring innovations in education

Early Years in School: Opinion - Game up

Opinion

Monday, January 23, 2017

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Improving the quality of assessment information while reducing the quantity of it will result in better provision, says Dr Julian Grenier

To the Point - Digging up the future

Opinion

Monday, November 14, 2016

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Professor Cathy Nutbrown says that the downgrading of classical studies at A level could have ramifications for the early years.

Physical reality

Opinion

Monday, October 3, 2016

| Nursery World

The experiences of a child in early years are critical for their future, says Jan Dubiel

Go with the flow

Opinion

Monday, August 22, 2016

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Let go, so that everyone can enjoy themselves, says Sue Cowley

Finding the colour

Opinion

Monday, August 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Professor Cathy Nutbrown says let children look for their rainbows

Readiness for what?

Opinion

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

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Replacing Baseline assessment with a 'school-readiness' check would not be a simple matter, warns Karen Wickett

Lines of inquiry

Opinion

Friday, February 12, 2016

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Put the emphasis on inquiry-based learning, says Kath Murdoch

Editor's view - Tablets of stone?

Opinion

Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

Debate about the role of ICT in the early years is surely some of the most polarised around, as our head-to-head between Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith and Dr Richard House shows (see pages 14-16).