The waiting game
Leading lights from the early years sector have been out in force at a succession of events this week – [...]
McDonalds to replace Happy Meal toy with book-‘ba da ba ba baa, I'm lovin' it’
McDonalds has long been criticised for offering free toys in its meals to entice children, but the fast food chain [...]
Action speaks louder than words
I remember when John Bercow’s review of speech, language and communications needs services was published back in 2008 there was [...]Latest Blogs
Carrot and stick?
Classroom Carrots is a ‘unique’ new app that enables teachers to ‘easily’ and ‘immediately’ reward pupils with matching virtual and physical stickers. Each student is assigned their own avatar, a computer-generated, virtual identity, and when rewards are given out teachers simply drag and drop a virtual sticker on to the relevant avatar. Immediately the pupil’s name and reward flash up on the classroom whiteboard or computer. Pupils are then given the matching physical sticker, and if requested, an email can be automatically sent to parents to keep them informed. Read More
New faces
The appointment of Elizabeth Truss could divide opinion among the early years and childcare sector.
On the one hand the new minister for early years has at least shown an interest in tackling problems to do with the affordability and availability of childcare for families. In fact, you could say she has a keen interest in it.
