It’s fairly standard these days for a government review to be ‘leaked’ in a targeted way to the press – before it is published. That’s how certain media machines work. Your average PR agency with any clout – knows that public opinion can be influenced by providing journalists with crease-free copy before the event. That [...]
Archive for the ‘EYFS media coverage’ Category
31 Mar
In which the writer considers the EYFS Review and only narrowly avoids the use of expletives…
7 Jan
Stop league tables for five year olds. International petition launch.
It started quietly with a solid and thoughtful consensus. It became an international petition. It changed government policy. Aim high. Join us and sign it at the end of this post: “The U.K. government is proposing to begin publishing school league performance tables for England’s five year olds on a school by school basis. We, the [...]
7 Apr
Early Years Foundation Stage. Election Packages.
Early Years Foundation Stage. Election Package. So. There we have it. My ‘in’ box is spilling over with press releases from every organisation I can think of. It seems many of us are considering how we can make our voices heard in the (carefully orchestrated) media mayhem which is the general election. The teaching unions [...]
14 Jan
“No grounds for learning to read at five” says researcher. Nursery World
See link to recent Nursery World article here.
30 Dec
Mumsnet and the Early Years Foundation Stage discussion thread
Some have said the next election will be a ‘Mumsnet’ election. As a parent I sometimes frequent chat boards – for advice, help, support or simply for fun. Yesterday I started a thread at the social networking site Mumsnet about the parliamentary e-petition I launched recently. The text of the petition is quite simple and reads as follows: [...]
19 Oct
Is screen-based technology a benefit for children today?
Woman’s Hour slot today with Sue Palmer 10.a.m. Listen (again) here.
16 Oct
What the government has to say: The Cambridge Primary Schools Review
Couldn’t let this go without reading what the government has to say in today’s Guardian online – see this link. What do you think? Leave a comment at the ‘leave a comment’ link…
8 Oct
Beverley Hughes and criticisms of the Early Years Foundation Stage
The Guardian’s ‘Mortarboard’ blog filled up with comments last year. I’m including a link to it here, as this blog clearly shows up the weaknesses of Children’s Minister Beverley Hughes’ position and the sustained and wide ranging criticisms that have been fired in the direction of the Early Years Foundation Learning and Development Requirements. We [...]
