Activematters highly recommends this new resource – full of useful information / statistics. It will provide an effective support for all teachers and carers of young children.
Author: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales in collaboration with Professor Robert Waldinger
Pikler news – a really interesting/useful piece highlighting Pikler principles – a must read.
How active-play uniforms could reshape UK primary school classrooms by boosting children’s health, confidence and engagement.
A new online physical development course has been launched by NZ based Moving Smart – activematters is delighted to support this initiative and would encourage anyone caring for young children to engage – easy to follow and including excellent visuals – students can download a wide range of materials to support their practice and parenting.
Presented to Parliament by Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State for Education by Command of His Majesty.
A new free resource emphasising the importance of play in children’s early years and how educators can promote play, has been launched.
Why early years matters.
Nearly one in five parents buy unhealthy food every week because they can’t afford healthier food, reveals new research as a coalition of organisations call for free school meals to be expanded.
The Feed the Future campaign run by the School Food Review is calling for Free School Meals at lunchtime to be extended to all children, beginning with those from families on Universal Credit.
A coalition of education and childcare organisations has developed a new ‘school readiness’ definition to be used by early years settings, school staff, parents and carers.
The Government has launched its national supervised toothbrushing programme for early years, which will see nurseries and primary schools help three to five-year-olds develop good brushing habits.
Report focusing on the Government’s headline metric of relative child poverty and look at what might be needed to achieve this welcome goal in the face of significant headwinds.
Pre-school children’s speech and language development is in “steady decline” due to an over-reliance on screen time, an expert has said.
Some children are starting reception school “unable to climb a staircase”, while others use Americanisms in their speech because of too much screen time, according to a survey of teachers.
Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership introduces new Herts Mini Movers content!
This paper examines how a group of eight London nurseries undertook a short pilot study to review the role of bikes in the nursery.
The Shaping Us Framework aims to provide an accessible approach to talking about social and emotional skills that cuts across disciplines and engages a broad audience.