Early Years news & events

The government has accepted the recommendations of an independent review in to the skills that teach... Changes to teaching standards

Changes to teaching standards

The government unveiled it’s new child poverty strategy this week. A New Approach to Child Poverty... Child Poverty and Social Mobility Strategies

Child Poverty and Social Mobility Strategies

I watched the Newsnight report last night about the different approaches to childcare in the UK and... Childcare Ratios: A French Perspective

Childcare Ratios: A French Perspective

After his calamitous attempt to introduce the English Baccalaureate Michael Gove has moved on to ano... Compulsory Cooking Lessons for 7-14 year olds?

Compulsory Cooking Lessons for 7-14 year olds?

December saw the official preview of Clicker 6 at Crick software’s headquarters inNorthampton.  C... Crick Software’s Clicker 6

Crick Software’s Clicker 6

A report conducted by the National Trust  has highlighted an alarming deterioration in children’... Decline in Outdoor Play

Decline in Outdoor Play

I thought I’d draw everyone’s attention to a really interesting workshop taking place on the 30t... Developing a whole-school approach to teaching multiplication, division and fractions

Developing a whole-school approach to teaching multiplication, division and fractions

Today is the beginning of the British Nutrition Foundations week-long, nationwide campaign for healt... Do Tomatoes Grow Underground? – Children’s Misconceptions about the Origins of Food

Do Tomatoes Grow Underground? – Children’s Misconceptions about the Origins of Food

Can I urge everyone to take part in the consultation for the new EYFS to be implemented Sept 2012? C... Early Years Foundation Stage Consultation (part 1)

Early Years Foundation Stage Consultation (part 1)

Not only would statutory assessment at 24-36 months fail to reach all children you have to ask wheth... Early Years Foundation Stage Consultation (part 2)

Early Years Foundation Stage Consultation (part 2)

  The School Food Trust has drawn up voluntary guidelines for nutrition in early years settings... Eat Better, Start Better: Nutrition within Early Years Settings

Eat Better, Start Better: Nutrition within Early Years Settings

Just a quick post about an interesting report I read last week claiming that those who stay in Educa... Education and Blood Pressure

Education and Blood Pressure

The long awaited independent review in to the Early Years Foundations Stage led by Dame Clare Tickel... EYFS Review Published

EYFS Review Published

I’ve blogged recently about various outdoor play activities and the benefits of gardening and grow... Farming for children

Farming for children

One of our visitors sent me a link to a handy new application on the Department for Education’s We... Foundation Years Benchmarking Tool

Foundation Years Benchmarking Tool

Here at ELHQ we strive to offer quality free teaching resources for parents, primary schools and nur... Government cut backs and policy changes affecting early childhood education

Government cut backs and policy changes affecting early childhood education

I was interested to read this week that the Government has rejected the Education Select Committee�... Government rejects recommendations to restructure Ofsted

Government rejects recommendations to restructure Ofsted

Schools across the UK are likely to be closed for a day later this month after the National Associat... Head teachers vote in favour of industrial action

Head teachers vote in favour of industrial action

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