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Unions row over teaching duties

29 May 2003, Nursery World

Awar of words broke out last week between two unions over the Government's workload agreement for schools in England. The row between the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and Unison,...

Nursery nurses walk out

29 May 2003, Nursery World

Nursery nurse members of the public services union Unison took part in a three-day programme of strike action across Scotland last week, demanding a review and regrading of their jobs....

SATs reforms need to go further, teachers declare

29 May 2003, Nursery World

Teaching unions and early years organisations told the Government last week that its plans to reform SATs and place greater importance on teacher assessment at Key Stage 1 in England...

Scottish early years practitioners exchange trip

29 May 2003, Nursery World

The recent exchange trip made by Scottish early years practitioners to the headquarters of Westminster Children's Society (News, 22 May) was funded by Glasgow City Council, we have been asked...

The spring fair at Four Seasons Nursery in Glasgow

29 May 2003, Nursery World

The spring fair at Four Seasons Nursery in Glasgow raised £500 for poor children in Bosnia, Croatia, Malawi and Romania. The development officer for the charity Scottish International Relief, Andrew...

Peter Peacock

29 May 2003, Nursery World

Peter Peacock has replaced Cathy Jamieson as Scotland's minister for education and young people. Previously he held the post of deputy minister for finance and public services. His new responsibilities...

Making the most of toddlergroups

29 May 2003, Nursery World

Making the most of toddlergroups is the subject of a new booklet published by the Scottish Pre-School Play Association. Learning through play for the under-threes in parent and toddler groups...

Question time for early gardeners

29 May 2003, Nursery World

Early years professionals in Perth got back to nature last week in the first in a new series of wildlife workshops aimed at helping children to explore the natural world...

Quote of the week

29 May 2003, Nursery World

'The most profound thing facing the new education minister isn't national tests or attainment levels or the jiggery pokery of justifying the PFI involvement in schools; it's the crisis caused...

New light on shaken babies

29 May 2003, Nursery World

Medical, legal and child protection experts from around the world met in Edinburgh last week to discuss strategies to ensure better diagnosis and public education about Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)....