Issue 11

Summer 2006

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Front cover
Contents
3-5: News	Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill - Rough Guide to the Phonics Debate - Can practitioners contribute to the Education Bill?
6-7: Interview: Ruth Pimentel	As the new National Director of the Foundation Stage, what drives Ruth Pimentel's passion for early education - and what's her vision for the future?
8-9: Fresh start	Focused activities and a flexibile outlook are two effective tools when it comes to reaching teen parents
10-13: Completing the picture	Lead Professionals. Information Sharing Guidance. The Common Assessment Framework. What are these new tools for partnership working all about?
14-15: Crunch time	Early years settings and extended schools are finding imaginative and effective ways to encourage children to eat more healthily
16-17: Diary of a Contact a Family worker	Linking up with the voluntary sector can really boost the kind of support practitioners offer families with disabled children, as key worker Julian Brooks explains
18-19: It's a dad thing	What's the best way to get dads more involved in family support activities? From father-and-toddler swim sessions to quality training for staff, our experts recommend methods that work
20-21: Under inspection	With careful preparation and a balanced approach, your Ofsted inspection could prove less terrifying and more satisfying
22-23: Resources	Enlightening courses, exciting events and tons of stuff to help make summer sizzle
24-25: Over to you	Webwatch - If you ask me... engaging fathers in activities and governance - Reading Room
26: Day in the life	Work's a driving passion for Rebecca Goody, Playbus Development Leader at Sure Start Barkerend Children's Centre
27: Letters	Children are people too
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