Leading NGO calls for new thinking on play safety around the world
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.100″ custom_padding=”0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https://bristolearlyyears.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Boy-on-ladder.jpg” _builder_version=”3.0.100″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″]Playgrounds have for decades been shaped by a zero risk mindset with any injury seen as a sign of failure. But things are changing, in what the New York Times recently called a “movement for freer, riskier play.” Tim Gill is […]
Early Excellence Briefings – Bold Beginnings
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″ background_layout=”light”] This recently published video discusses concerns regarding Ofsted’s Bold Beginnings report and opens up possibilities for good YR practice. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″ background_layout=”light”] [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
April 2018 – Bristol Standard Newsletter published
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.100″] Read the April 2018 newsletter now [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning – The Education Endowment Foundation
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″] The Education Endowment Foundation has just published a guidance report on Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning. Although the guidance is applicable to primary and secondary schools, there are some recommendations that may be relevant for Early Years education. Download the full report here. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
Reception Baseline Assessment
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.100″ custom_padding=”0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″] On 11th April 2018, the Department for Education confirmed that the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) has been chosen as the supplier to design and deliver the new reception baseline assessment ( RBA). It will be an activity-based assessment of pupils’ ability […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming!
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.100″ custom_padding=”0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″ background_layout=”light”] The General Data Protection Regulation is coming! Look at our GDPR guideline documents which are available on the Policies and Documents page and below. On the advice of the ICO, create three documents to show compliance: A Data Protection Policy which shows your awareness […]
Bristol nursery school features in beach school articles
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.100″ custom_padding=”0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.100″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″] Archfield House Nursery and Pre-School has recently featured in two articles highlighting the benefits of regular trips to the beach. An increasing number of pre-schools and nurseries lucky enough to be located near a beach are beginning to take their children more regularly to the beach, after being inspired […]
Baseline Assessment : Why it doesn’t add up
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.100″ src=”https://bristolearlyyears.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/More-Than-a-Score-Baseline-Assessment-cover.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url=”https://bristolearlyyears.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/beyond-the-exam-factory.compressed.pdf” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” force_fullwidth=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″ background_layout=”light”] This report presents the view that early years education is at risk. Not just from spending cuts and staff shortages, but from policies which will change how teachers teach and children’s opportunities to learn. The report argues that […]
Beyond the Exam Factory
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image src=”https://bristolearlyyears.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/beyond-the-exam-factory-cover.jpg” _builder_version=”3.0.100″ box_shadow_style=”preset2″ custom_padding=”|||”] [/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″ background_layout=”light”] More Than A Score is a broad coalition established by the largest teachers’ union the NUT (now part of the NEU), parents’ organisations, academic researchers, and specialist associations for school subjects, primary schools and early education. This publication arose […]
Health Protection – Who to Call and Why
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″ background_layout=”light”] Health Protection – Who to Call and Why Due to recent reports of a rise in cases of measles and scarlet fever and flu outbreaks in several education settings, it is important you know what to do and who to call. If a member of staff or pupil has a […]