News Archive for May 2008
Davies Sports teams up with SOCATOTS to kick start sport - 14 May 2008
Children from six months to five years can now benefit from a new physical play programme to boost soccer skills and fitness levels.
New scheme to champion reading - 14 May 2008
Scholastic joins top publishers and libraries in new children’s reading scheme
Roald Dahl prize honours funny books - 14 May 2008
A new prize has been launched by Booktrust to celebrate the funniest children’s books
Head teacher launches special needs campaign - 14 May 2008
Top head teacher wants the Government to adopt a ‘personalised’ approach to learning to help millions of children suffering from learning difficulties
Breast is best - 14 May 2008
The Department of Health is encouraging Children’s Centres to support this year’s National Breastfeeding Awareness Week
Dive into Hector’s World - 13 May 2008
CEOP launch a new online safety programme
Space challenge! - 13 May 2008
Children are being asked to devise an out-of-this world experiment
Children to influence Primary Review - 13 May 2008
Children will have a say in the Government’s review of the primary curriculum at a conference organised by the National College for School Leadership
Sainsbury’s get Active Kids talking - 13 May 2008
Sainsbury’s launches PSHE and Citizenship initiative giving children a voice in developing their Active Kids scheme.
Top children’s authors say scrap SATs - 12 May 2008
Philip Pullman, Jacqueline Wilson and Michael Rosen back campaign to abolish national tests
Early years specialist receives OBE - 12 May 2008
A leading Government adviser on childcare has received an honorary OBE
Early Literacy Programmes working - 12 May 2008
Institute of Education research shows ‘Reading Recovery’ participants getting higher than average results for their age
SLA award - 12 May 2008
SLA School Librarian of the Year 2008 announced
Parents prefer informal chats to parents’ evenings - 9 May 2008
Government survey finds parents want more involvement in children’s education via informal chats
SEN policy should be driven by parents - 9 May 2008
New SEN report puts parents in control
Helping children gain citizenship skills - 8 May 2008
New advice on getting young people involved at school and learning important citizenship skills published
Bring your Bear! - 8 May 2008
Zoe Ball rises to Paddington’s Suitcase Challenge!
Free book for NYR Coordinators - 7 May 2008
Scholastic are giving a free copy of their title You Can Make the most of the National Year of Reading to every Local Authority Coordinator for the National Year of Reading
In my view: For love or money? - 6 May 2008
Purnima Tanuku, Chief Executive of NDNA, and a member of the Early Childhood Forum gives her view on the latest IPPR report
Diversity in the workforce - 6 May 2008
Daycare Trust is calling for a childcare workforce that better represents the ethnic diversity of the children being cared for
National Childcare Week - 6 May 2008
2-9 June 2008 is Daycare Trust’s annual National Childcare Week
For Love or Money? That is the question… - 6 May 2008
The latest Institute for Public Policy Research report focuses on poverty among working people and the challenges that low-wage sectors face
Roving reporter - 6 May 2008
Bite-size news from around the country
Funding cuts for after-school clubs - 2 May 2008
Primary schools in Northern Ireland face losing extra curricular provision
New funding for children with speech and language difficulties - 2 May 2008
Ed Ball announces new funding for children with stammers
