New from DfEThe Department for Education has just released its latest batch of research reports, and this month there are quite a few! If you're a glutton for punishment then you can read all of the latest reports by clicking here, but what I've tried to do is provide links to the ones which are particularly re…
Outdoor Play & LearningToday the National Trust is holding an event entitled the Natural Childhood Summit and has marked the occasion by releasing a new booklet called Reconnecting Children with Nature, which summarises the findings of the Natural Childhood report which was published earlier this year. This seems to be a …
Literacy in the Sand TableI had the opportunity to present a workshop at the North Carolina AEYC Conference this past week. It was a joy to meet with wonderful early childhood teachers in North Carolina. I always love visiting that beautiful state. No matter where I visit in the United States, there are early childhood t…
Open Access Research for Childhood / EducationAlmost all of the posts on this site link to free resources (usually research reports or similar) which those with an interest in childhood & education will hopefully find useful. However, it still remains the case that much high quality peer-reviewed research is inaccessible to many - you either ne…
Education At A Glance 2012Today sees the publication of the OECD's annual Education At A Glance report. This is a huge document, comparing a mass of information on education provision in dozens of different countries, from preschool right up to University level.The full report can be downloaded here, though you'd be forgiven…
Children's Reading TodayThe National Literacy Trust has just published the findings from it's latest annual survey. The report explores children's attitudes towards reading, what they read, the different media they read on and the amount of time they spend reading, while issues such as gender and ethnicity are also consi…
It Shouldn't Happen HereSave the Children has just published a new report entitled Child Poverty in 2012: It Shouldn’t Happen Here, to mark their first ever fundraising drive aimed at helping children in poverty in the UK. While it's a relatively short document, the report does contain some interesting figures showing the …
Support Materials for the New EYFSThis week sees the new Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) come into effect across the children's sector. I've covered this topic before on the blog, so here's a quick list of need-to-know material relating to the new regulations: The central document is the Statutory Framework for the Early Years F…
