New Ofsted Chief proposes creation of team to identify failing academies
Monday, 26 March 2012 13:07 http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/dec/28/new-ofsted-chief-failing-academies A team of local commissioners should be employed to identify institutions that should lose their academy status and find headteachers who should be…
Parents believe nursery have more influence on childrens reading than them
Tuesday, 06 March 2012 13:16 http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/news/1120219/Parents-believe-nursery-influence-childrens-reading-do-survey-suggests/ Michael Glenister, 02 March 2012, 10:43am Many parents consider early years settings to be more important than the home environment when it…
Activities in encouraging speech and language in your toddler - Birth to 2 years
Friday, 24 February 2012 12:11 http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/Parent-stim-Activities/ I am going through this myself at the moment with my 19month son, he is coming along well with his speech and understanding…
Manchester's childrens centres to stay open but council daycare to go
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 12:15 http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/news/1115677/Manchesters-childrens-centres-stay-open-council-daycare-go/ Catherine Gaunt, 06 February 2012, 12:54pm The council says that there is enough good quality and affordable childcare run by the private,…
Child Benefit cuts 'looked at for fairness'
Friday, 13 January 2012 10:59 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16539428 Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the government is looking at ways to make controversial plans to cut child benefit "fairer". He…
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