Guest Posted January 30, 2004 Posted January 30, 2004 Hi Everyone Just received my copy of the new Sure Start magazine - very interesting on browsing through. Topics covered included: Healthy eating for families New Foundation Stage director Foundation Degrees Every Child Matters green paper Children's Centres Body Language and on the 'What's Out There' Section I find the Foundation-Stage Forum mentioned. with a favourable review. I've attached a copy to Steve But I apologise for the poor quality as I had to scan it. Quote
Steve Posted January 30, 2004 Posted January 30, 2004 Thanks Sue. That's the first issue I take it? Quote
Guest Jillbetts Posted February 8, 2004 Posted February 8, 2004 Hi How do I get a copy of surestart magazine? Jill Quote
Steve Posted February 8, 2004 Posted February 8, 2004 Hi Jill - If you work with a registered setting you should have received one by now - you can chase them up by phoning 0845 602 2260 and quoting reference SSMAG01. If you're not, I guess you could call the same number and ask them about alternative ways of getting a copy? I don't think they're available in shops or anything. Hope that helps! Quote
Guest Jillbetts Posted February 8, 2004 Posted February 8, 2004 Hi Steve Thank for the above information I will ring the number and see what they say Thanks again Jill Quote
Guest Posted February 8, 2004 Posted February 8, 2004 I ordered from the SureStart website. No sign of anything yet though. Diane Quote
Steve Posted February 8, 2004 Posted February 8, 2004 We had a pretty good experience. We knew the Foundation Stage Forum had been mentioned, so when it hadn't turned up by early January I gave them a ring. As soon as I gave our postcode they knew the name of the nursery and it arrived a couple of days later. I was slightly startled at how efficient it all was! Quote
Guest Jillbetts Posted February 8, 2004 Posted February 8, 2004 thank you Diane I will visit the website and see if I can order one. Thanks again Jill Quote
Guest Jillbetts Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 Dear Diane I have ordered a copy of the magazine via the web address and will wait to see if I recieve them. Thanks for the help again Jill Quote
Guest Jillbetts Posted February 11, 2004 Posted February 11, 2004 I popped into a Surestart Nursery and asked for a copy of their first magazine and they said What magazine! They had never heard of it and suggested I visited the web site! So I'll wait and wait and wait ...................................... Quote
Steve Posted February 11, 2004 Posted February 11, 2004 I would give the nice people a call on that number I mentioned. When I did that I had a magazine delivered within two days. You really shouldn't trust all this nasty new fangled website technology... Quote
Guest Jillbetts Posted February 16, 2004 Posted February 16, 2004 I rang the nice people at surestart and they said they would send my a copy of the magazine, the evenlope can yesterday containing some information but not the information that I wanted I then emailed them and asked for a copy of the magazine with a diet for life on the front they said that they would send me a copy of that magazine today so I shall wait again for the postman tomorrow Jill Quote
Steve Posted February 16, 2004 Posted February 16, 2004 Ooh. Are there two issues available then Jill? I've only received the one with a mention of us in it! Quote
Guest Jillbetts Posted February 17, 2004 Posted February 17, 2004 Hi all The postman delivered THE magazine this morning, It is Issue 1 winter 2003-04. So I am now going to sit down with a cup of tea and read this long awaited magazine. see ya........................................ Jill Quote
Guest Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 I sit here rather smugly having received my copy of the sure start magazine without any trouble ages ago. Sorrrry. However I knew nothing about it until it popped through the letter box, so it doesn't surprise me that other people are having trouble. I didn't know there was another out there. Is there or are we all getting confused, excited over nothing? mobbster Quote
Guest Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 I have only received one-the same as Steve by the sounds of it. I had the impression that was the first and there hasn't been one since. I got mine about the end of January. Linda Quote
Steve Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 Sorry - that's probably my fault. I misread Jill's post and thought they'd delivered a Surestart magazine but not the one they wanted. But I spoke to some people from the magazine and apparently issue 2 is out next month (March). So I guess it's a quarterly magazine. Promising journal though? Quote
JacquieL Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 Today I need cheering up. I attended a Primary Strategy Day for Reception Class teachers. We were told: we must get children to acheive all the ELG's or we are letting our Y1 teachers down. (This regardless of age on entry) We mustn't allow messing about such as arguing over equipment etc in role-play. We must begin a set Lit. and Num. in term 3 because transition should be managed at the end of R and not at the beginning of Y1. Last of all Literacy and Numreacy in outdoor play involved children copying letters on easels outside, filling in 2 missing numbers on a hopscotch, and taking junk box modelling outside. Somebody is in the wrong job and I didn't used to think it was me. Have i got it wrong! Quote
Guest Jillbetts Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 Hi Looking through the magazine it says that it is a quarterly magazine and does not have print date that I can see. So there has only been 1 published that the moment. Sorry you are going to have to wait a while for the next issue. Jill Quote
Helen Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 Oh Jacquie, How disheartening. Who organised this? Your LEA? If so, they should really know better Was the EYDCP/School Improvement Service involved? Clearly the Education Team of the Surestart Unit need to get to know about this pressure.... hopefully, when transition becomes really hot gossip, things will start to improve in the 3rd term of reception. It can't continue like this, with mixed messages about FS practice and formal learning, can it? Quote
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