Research: News articles

Play Being 'Pushed Aside' in Nurseries:

  • I found this news article online.
  • It states that nurseries are being told to push aside the emphasis on play as the government want to introduce a 'schoolification' of nurseries. 
  • "Play is being sidelined in England’s nurseries because of governments shifts towards formal ways of learning”
  • “Nursery teachers/child carers no longer need training in how children learn through play”
  • “Play is central to learning for under fives”
  • “The ‘schoolification’ of early years education”
  • Early Years Educator/Teacher (EYE, EYT)
  • The article states that play is to be sidelined because the government want nurseries to have a more structured and formal way of learning. I have had first hand experience at seeing how 'play' can give children a more creative outlook on their first years of education.  
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23033496

Social Skills Key to Good Start at School:

  • “Childcare workers calling for more play in early years after a survey suggested social rather than academic skills were key to school readiness”
  • Survey of more than 2,000 childcare workers and teachers
  • “Government said ‘teacher-led’ education benefited young children”
  • Survey suggests parents want play in nurseries
  • "Good quality early years education, which is teacher-led, has been shown to be beneficial for children, especially those from low income backgrounds."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24302481

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