All Early Years settings & Childminders: General Issues
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Parent's Evening
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Hello everyone, I would like some ideas on how you prepare for Parent's evenings? I have done them before but im interested in how other people plan for this. Im a Nursery teacher in a Prep school. Next Monday I have to talk non stop to parents for 3 hours! The joys of working in a school! Hannah
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Boys Writing
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Hi I am looking to turn my writing area into something spectacular that will encourage the boys to mark make. My topic at the moment is change and growth and we only started it yesterday so would like to link it around that if possible. Has anyone got any suggestions please any would help. thanks kate
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A member of staff has told us her NVQ assessor has said we must hot give children apples with the peel on as the wax used on them can cause cancer. All fruit & vegetables are washed before being given to children and we encourage them to cut their own fruit but we don't peel apples or pears. I know there have been several emails winging around about apple peel causing cancer and just wondered if anyone knew anything official? Thank-you Karrie
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The national strategy "Sounds and Letters" recommends the use of correct terminology. So do you ask the children what sounds they hear in a word or what phonemes?
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Funding For Training
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How long does it take for your funding for training to be paid?? I sent off our application forms early December and it's only just been paid out!! That's 8 weeks!! Why should it take that long, when, after all, this is money that is rightfully ours. Am I being too critical???
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First Aid
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I am in a pvi setting and have always thought that staff need to complete a 12hour First Aid cert every 3 years and have a 3 hour interim upskill every year. But, I have heard that you only need to complete the 12hour course once and can redo 3 hour epdates each year now!!! Any one know the truth?
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Staff Felxibility..how Do You Manage
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Hi all Well just wanted views from both managers and staff on flexibility of working. Eg I currently work 2 mornings per week(Thurs/fri) at my pre-school and job share with another assistant who does 3 mornings (mon-wed). There is also deputy (when we manage to keep one!) and supervisor both do 5 mornings per week. This is all woked out down to numbers of children attending but cant have less than 3 staff in per day (which it is currently). Now numbers look like increasing...good news...and commitee have asked me and job share to increase our days after easter. But then this will not be on our current contracts as it may not be permanent ie as soon as numbers drop off t…
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Bad Behaviour
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WE have a child at our pre-school who is an absolute nightmare (and thats putting it mildly). He refuses to do everything. He will not sit at circle time,snack time, line up for washing hads time, participate in tidy up time without throwing himself onto the floor. We have all at some time been spat at,hit,puched and kicked by this child and he uses some very choice words (none that are on the national curriculum I must add). We have tried all sorts from reward charts,home school diaries (which mum couldn,t be bothered to fill in ) plus ignoring the behaviour but htis just makes him louder and behaviour worsens. We have spoken to mum to explain that it would be …
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Anyone got a supplier for one of these? We need one for our book corner TVM
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All Early Years Practitioners To Have Level 3 Qualification By 2015
by Guest lucyevans- 1 follower
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educa...an-A-level.html
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