During the election and the formation of the coalition government I’d been keeping a very close eye on the EYFS parliamentary e-petition. The petition had been closed down for around six weeks. During this time the site displayed a message saying that all petition deadlines would be extended to compensate for the closure. I hadn’t done a lot of work on the EYFS [...]
Archive for the ‘parliamentary petition on eyfs’ Category
28 May
Half term – politics, academies, PTA, eyfs parliamentary petition, coalition government and a child’s first year at school
As the coalition government sets about it’s business – coalition agreements on education and schools are analysed in the mainstream press but official statements on the future of the Early Years Foundation Stage compulsory Learning and Development Requirements remain noticeably absent. The e-parliamentary petition system was de-activated by the U.K. administration around six weeks ago (due to the election, they said). [...]
29 Nov
Do you know what your child (aged four) needs to do to improve?
Sunday afternoon. I’m tackling that familiar set of tasks befalling parents on a regular basis: making sure school uniform is clean and checking the school bag for forms and notices…in preparation for another busy week. I’ve got something to say about this form, readers, as you can imagine. I’m sharing the answers we’re sending to our local authority. It may be useful to other parents [...]
27 Nov
Early Years Foundation Stage – Learning and Development Requirements
I’ve lifted this comment out of the comments section. I was very pleased to receive it, thanks Jo. And no, you’re not making a fuss about nothing. I’m working on another means of taking action, so stay tuned next week for more… Jo’s words: “I am so pleased to have found this site, which I [...]
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 [...]
19 Aug
Early Years Foundation Stage. Response to Reader Feedback. Freedom of Information Act query.
Here are my own initial comments about Lucy Giffen’s remarks. More to follow. Lucy says she is a ‘newly registered childminder’ who ‘felt the need to comment as a search on line took me to your blog which I felt was quite negative and not necessarily representing the full picture’. Firstly, may I say, Lucy I’m truly glad you took [...]
17 Aug
Early Years Foundation Stage. The importance of learning through play.
‘The importance of learning through play’ is one of my recent Helium articles – it’s directly relevant to criticisms of the statutory Learning and Development goals elements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Here is an extract: “The importance of learning through play is at the heart of the controversies surrounding the British Government’s Early Years [...]
10 Aug
The Parliamentary Petition on the Early Years Foundation Stage
Getting to the core of the arguments…here are two vital links: First – the Open Eye parliamentary petition objecting to the learning and development goals elements of the early years foundation stage (and our government’s response).The petition said: “We recognise the government’s good intentions in its early-years policy-making, but are concerned about the EYFS legislation, which comes [...]
