Tuesday, July 01, 2008

News Centre : Department for Children, Schools and Families

This is the DCSF press release on which the previous two posts on the review of the EYFS are based. Notably, given that some of the opposition to it has been associated with the Steiner movement, the Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship spokesperson is reported as valuing the principles on which the EYFS is based. News Centre : Department for Children, Schools and Families: "Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship"

The Kindergarchy

Every child a dauphin. Joseph Epstein describes -- and decries -- the 'lavishing of expense and anxiety' on American (and, presumably other) children.

Our little emperors: does worrying do more harm than good? - Times Online

Childcentredness as 'navel-gazing'? As in the toxic-childhoods discussions appearing in the media recently, this article seems to heap just about everything but the kitchen sink into a description of why today's children are too soft for their own good.

Government agrees to rethink early years curriculum | News crumb | EducationGuardian.co.uk

Settings to be able to opt out of EYFS as opposition forces government to retreat. Government agrees to rethink early years curriculum | News crumb | EducationGuardian.co.uk

BBC NEWS | Education | Review for early learning goals

Widespread opposition brings about a review of EYFS literacy targets before they have been implemented. BBC NEWS | Education | Review for early learning goals