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Nursery school is named a beacon

Anew wave of 425 beacon and 650 specialist schools have been named by education and skills secretary Estelle Morris. Triangle Nursery School in the London borough of Lambeth was among the new beacon schools aiming to deliver excellence and raise standards in the early years sector.

Triangle Nursery School in the London borough of Lambeth was among the new beacon schools aiming to deliver excellence and raise standards in the early years sector.

Triangle Nursery School, based in an inner-city area, is attended by 33 full-time and 56 part-time children.

The nursery school works closely with parents through discussions and workshops to involve them in their children's curriculum and in their own development. It intends to share its good practice with other schools in Lambeth and to develop an area support group for all providers in early years education to stimulate debate on successful practices.

Head teacher Debbie Hardy said, 'We have already been working with the non-maintained sector to help develop planning and support them for Ofsted. I now want to extend and develop that work.

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