News for the East Midlands
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8
Sep
Instruction outshines play, says study
The most effective programmes for children in their early years are instructive and teacher-led, not play-based, a report by the CfBT Education Trust has shown.
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6
Sep
Kids Go For Gold with Dame Kelly Holmes
Young people celebrate success on Olympian’s ‘Get On Track’ Charity Programme.
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2
Sep
SkillsActive calls for playwork sectors views on EYFS
SkillsActive and Play England have worked in partnership to develop a short consultation questionnaire to understand playwork sectors views on EYFS.
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2
Sep
Playday 2010 biggest on record!
Wednesday 4 August was Playday, the annual celebration of children's right to play, and over 850 events took place across the UK, making Playday 2010 the biggest on record!
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27
Aug
Olympian joins SkillsActive board
Anna Hemmings has paddled up six world champion canoeing titles, now she’s making a splash in the skills sector as the newest member of the SkillsActive board.
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25
Aug
Expedition management and leadership open meeting
Employers are invited to discuss potential qualifications for the expedition sector at an open meeting entitled 'Expedition Management and Leadership - Developing the workforce; professionalising the organisations', taking place on 11 October in London.
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24
Aug
New youth basketball competition
England Basketball and British Colleges Sport are pleased to confirm the establishment of an U19 Men’s Premier Basketball Competition for the 2010-11 academic year featuring teams from Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence.
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18
Aug
Consultation on the QCF and Guidance for those working with children and young people
Skills for Justice, on behalf of the Children's Workforce Development Council, are working to develop the QCF and guidance based on Core Competencies for all those involved in working with children or young people.
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11
Aug
Consultation launched on right to request time to train
John Hayes has today launched a consultation on the future of the right to request time to train.
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