Policies and Strategies
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 Article 31 Action Pack: Children's Rights and Children's Play Resources for action to implement Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Available from Community Insight, The Pembroke Centre, Cheney Manor, Swindon SN2 2PQ. Tel: +44 (0)1793 512612. ISBN 0 9519013 1 1 |
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Australian Early Years Learning Framework The Early Years Learning Framework is part of the Council of Australian Government’s (COAG) reform agenda for early childhood education and care and is a key component of the Australian Government’s National Quality Framework for early childhood education and care. |
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ARTSmart ARTSsmart is a strategy for arts education in South Australian schools. It is the first strategy for arts education and is designed to cater for young people from Birth to Year 12. |
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Building a Strategy for Children and Young People Government consultation document |
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Confident, Capable and Creative: Supporting Boy's Achievements Using the four principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) as a framework, the booklet provides examples of effective practice, encouraging practitioners to reflect on the quality of their provision, ask questions and find solutions. |
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Changing Curriculum for Early Childhood Education in England An article by Young-Ihm Kwon published by Early Childhood Research and Practice , Fall 2002, Volume 4 Number 2 |
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Children's Plan - Building a Brighter Future Building Brighter Futures - a report published by the Department for Culutre,Media and Sport. |
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Convention on the Rights of the Child UNICEF's mission is to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Built on varied legal systems and cultural traditions, the Convention is a universally agreed set of non-negotiable standards and obligations. |
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Cultural Policy Update CPU is a new international e-journal of the Boekman Foundation about changing cultural policies |
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport - Family Policy We encourage very young children and their families to take part in cultural, social and sporting activities. |
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DCSF - Excellence and Enjoyment: A Strategy for Primary Schools The document sets out the Government's vision for primary schools where excellence in teaching is combined with enjoyment of learning to combine the achievement of high standards with a broad and rich curriculum. |
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Education and Employment Select Committee Enquiry into Early Years The Government's first Early Years report in full detail. |
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Early Years and Family Support The Scottish Government's policies on early years and family support |
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Early Years Learning Framework The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) is a key component of the Australian Government's national initiatives for early childhood education and care. |
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Every Child Matters The new-look Every Child Matters website provides a dynamic service and a variety of new features to help practitioners, managers and policy-makers. |
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Every Child Matters - Change for Children Every Child Matters: Change for Children sets out the national framework for local change programmes to build services around the needs of children and young people so that we maximise opportunity and minimise risk. |
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Guidance on the Children and Young People's Plan The national Children’s Plan: Building brighter futures sets out a compelling vision to make England the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up. |
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Getting it Right for Every Child Getting it right for every child is a programme that aims to improve outcomes for all children and young people. |
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Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto Every young person should experience the world beyond the classroom as an essential part of learning and personal development, whatever their age, ability or circumstances |
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National Union of Teachers Response to the DfES Consultation on Early Years The NUT response to the DfES consultation 'Better beginings, improving quality and increasing provision in early years education and childcare' |
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Nurturing Creativity in Young People Nurturing Creativity in Young People is the report that follows the Creativity in Schools Review, which was led by Paul Roberts, Director of Strategy at IdEA (Improvement and Development Agency). Jointly commissioned by the DCMS and DfES, the report sets out what more the Government can do to nurture young people. |
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OfSTED children and young people's homepage Essential information on childminding and day-care services, standards, inspections, national policy for early years, and links to other statutory guidance . |
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Nurturing Creativity - Government's Response Government Response to Paul Roberts'Report on Nurturing Creativity in Young People - November 2006. |
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New Statutory Children’s Trust Guidance This document provides draft new statutory guidance on Children’s Trusts and draft new Children and Young People’s Plan regulations. The consultation is on both the statutory guidance and the regulations. |
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Settings Other Than Schools This website helps trainee teachers and staff of museums, libraries and archives work together to plan and deliver placements in settings other than schools |
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4 Nations Child Policy Network Nations Child Policy Network is a partnership between the National Children's Bureau, Children in Northern Ireland, Children in Scotland and Children in Wales. |
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The Basic Skills Agency - Observatory of Basic Skills - Policy, Practice and Research Basic Skills in the Early Years Sector |
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State of the young people's workforce report Three annual young people's workforce reports covering the years, 2008, 2009 and 2010 will be produced. These reports will establish the baseline data position and measure changes over the three year period in relation to the young people's workforce in England. |
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Principles of the Reggio Emilia setting Regulations for schools and nurseries in Reggio Emilia |
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The Good Childhood Enquiry The Good Childhood Inquiry was commissioned by The Children's Society and launched in September 2006 as the UK's first independent national inquiry into childhood. Its aims were to renew society's understanding of modern childhood and to inform, improve and inspire all our relationships with children. |
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Understanding Early Years Policy An overview of early years policy |
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UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Information on the human rights of children and the standards to which all governments must aspire plus details of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. |
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