Literacy news
Literacy news covers the latest news from the media and other sources, as well as updates on NLT activity. The most recent headlines are listed below and you can browse archived news by moving through the page numbers at the bottom of the page.
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Early Years news stories:
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16Feb2010Disadvantaged children ‘lag a year behind’ middle class children at school research suggests
Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are a year behind middle class pupils by the time they start school, a study reveals.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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29Jan2010Firm Foundations campaign seeks to promote the need for investment and quality in early years settings
The Firm Foundations campaign is being run by the Early Childhood Unit at the National Children’s Bureau and is supported by the Early Childhood Forum, which is a coalition of 55 professional associations, voluntary organisations and interest groups invol
Posted by Edward Mather
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28Jan2010Tories propose adding new module to childcare training
A Green Paper from the Centre for Social Justice, and independent think-tank set up by former Conservative party leader Iain Duncan-Smith has recommended that a new module be added to childcare courses to teach practitioners how to identify developmental
Posted by Charlotte Foster
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18Jan2010Government to launch guide for all new fathers
Publishing its green paper on families and relationships, the government has also announced plans to issue guidance to help every new father support their partner and baby.
Posted by Edward Mather
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12Jan2010Cameron plans to bring 'spirit of enterprise' to Sure Start
David Cameron has set out Conservative plans to focus Sure Start more heavily on early intervention, reaching the disadvantaged, and better involving the voluntary sector in a speech to think-tank Demos.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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11Jan2010New research explores the calming effect of Mozart on premature babies
Research produced by the Tel Aviv University’s School of Medicine has found that playing Mozart to premature babies reduces their resting energy expenditure (REE) and the researchers have cautiously speculated that this could, in turn, help premature babi
Posted by Edward Mather
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01Jan2010'One in six' children have difficulty learning to talk
Nearly one in six children - and almost one quarter of boys - have difficulty learning to talk, research suggests.
Posted by Edward Mather
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17Dec2009NDNA gives MPs ten priorities for childcare
The National Day Nurseries Association launched their ten-point plan for childcare at a seminar and reception at the House of Commons last week.
Posted by Edward Mather
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14Dec2009"Childcare workers are worth more to society than bankers", says thinktank
A report from the New Economics Foundation studies the social impacts of several jobs.
Posted by Edward Mather
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07Dec2009Three is a magic number, so we need to get them young
Lesley Riddoch writes in The Scotsman about how the Scandinavian model of kindergarten care highlights the inadequacies of the Scottish early education system.
Posted by Edward Mather
