In our September issue we have a special report on sustainability, an analysis of 25 years of childcare policy, a project to engage parents in the characteristics of effective learning, and a new series on qualifications for leaders.
Best practice features:
- Assistant head teacher Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School Elizabeth Powell explains how the setting pushed parents out of their comfort zones to help support their children’s Characteristics of Effective Learning at home
- We consider what is circle time, and why are some settings turning their backs on it?
- The Nuffield Foundation analyse the past 20 years of childcare policy, looking at successes and failures the past, present and future
- Donna Gaywood unpicks the assumptions behind many early years behaviour policies in an extract from her new book on children’s mental health
- Our pioneer of the month is Susan Isaacs. We look at what resources needed to create your very own ‘garden of imagination’
- Jan White looks at planning to give the best outdoors experience
- Health and nutrition: How staff can help parents struggling with sleep routines
- Special report: Sustainability- getting children, parents and staff on board
Activities:
- We have a new series on enhancements to continuous provision, starting with A for authentic objects
- How a baby sign programme is giving deaf children tools to communicate
- How an early years themed tour of Liverpool cathedral prompted various triggers for learning
- In our Outdoor Calendar of activities, Julie Mountain leaps into the new school year looking at how to devise an annual maintenance and improvement plan for your outdoor space.
- Plus our final early years on a shoestring and music series from boogie mites
Management:
- What qualifications are out there for leaders? Part one of this new series looks at baby room leaders
- In part four of her series on integrating new acquisitions, Charlotte Goddard looks at re-branding
- Childcare counsel: right to work checks
- Manager’s problem page: How to respond to staff who bother you with trivial matters out of hours
Analysis:
We look at the problems facing schools this autumn, including the cost of living crisis and staff strikes
Opinion:
Michael Pettavel on Why profit can be toxic in education
Interview: Natalie Arnett, senior equalities officer at NAHT
Poster:
A new series on light starts with sources of light. Next month - colours