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Youth workers ‘magic touch’ can help transition back to school
Authors: Simpson Fiona
Published: October 2022

Covid-19 has hit the education of the most disadvantaged children hardest. As schools prepare to reopen to all pupils, sector leaders outline how youth workers can play a key role in helping children return to the classroom
Agencies innovate to recruit foster carers
Authors: Hayes Derren
Published: October 2022

The pandemic has reduced the existing pool of foster carers, so charities and councils have utlised digital methods to attract people to fostering
Charities push for Staying Put
Authors: Hayes Derren
Published: October 2022

Better funding and tackling bureaucracy are needed to help more over-18s stay with their foster carer
FOUR DECADES OF ADOPTION & FOSTERING
Authors: Simmonds John
Published: October 2022

Adoption and fostering charity CoramBAAF celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2020. As another year gets under way key figures from the organisation reflect on past achievements and priorities for 2021
Large social care providers
Authors: Stephenson Jo
Published: October 2022

Large private companies continue to play an increasing role in the provision of children's home and fostering placements. Jo Stephenson analyses what the data says about the quality of large providers
Pupils get the right support to achieve more
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

Pupils receive a tailored programme of tutoring and counselling, helping them get better grades while tackling problems around depression, anxiety and relationships
Cafcass sharpens practice focus
Authors: Hayes Derren
Published: October 2022

Chief executive Jacky Tiotto explains new practice framework prioritises showing its ‘clarity of thinking’
RECIPE FOR BEATING CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Authors: Thomas Chris
Published: October 2022

Obesity is one of the biggest long-term health challenges. Professionals explore what needs to change and five councils outline how they are developing healthy food schemes for disadvantaged children
BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST: THREE YEARS IN
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

Following a decade of poor performance, England's largest children's services department moved to a trust model in 2018. Charlotte Goddard speaks to key people about whether the move has paid off
ADCS presidency to be focused on recovery
Authors: Hayes Derren
Published: October 2022

New ADCS president for 2021/22 Charlotte Ramsden sets out her key priorities and how she will apply a collaborative style of leadership
The price of British citizenship
Authors: Hurrell Anita
Published: October 2022

There is increasing scrutiny of the high cost of a child registering their right to British nationality, writes Anita Hurrell, head of the Migrant Children's Project at Coram Children's Legal Centre
Research evidence
Authors: Baggaley Jonathan
Published: October 2022

Jonathan Baggaley, chief executive of the PSHE Association, outlines research on the impact of pornography on young people and how schools can cover the topic in statutory relationships, sex and health education
Report reveals rural youth work cuts and how to boost provision
Authors: Hayes Derren
Published: October 2022

Analysis highlights how youth service cuts in rural communities have compounded transport and infrastructure barriers faced by young people and calls for more investment in mobile units and digital provision post pandemic
Promoting respect for diversity in the community
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

Ground-breaking programme helps parents realise how their behaviour and prejudices affect their children and others, so they can develop respect for difference
Local area SEND inspections
Authors: Stephenson Jo
Published: October 2022

Children and young people with SEND have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, yet Ofsted inspections show support in many areas is substandard and not improving, reports Jo Stephenson
Remote working in children's services
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

Many children's professionals have been working remotely during the pandemic. Charlotte Goddard looks at the pros and cons and asks whether it could become the norm once the health crisis is over
Families face childcare barriers as councils report lack of sufficiency
Authors: Hayes Derren
Published: October 2022

Report from Coram Family and Childcare reveals a fall in the availability of funded childcare places, with the problem particularly acute in disadvantaged areas and for children with special educational needs
Plan to boost mental wellbeing
Authors: Hayes Derren
Published: October 2022

Cross-government vision for mental health must deliver more funding for children's services, say experts
Finding directors of the future
Authors: Hayes Derren
Published: October 2022

With an expected surge in DCSs changing post, the upon programme is helping prepare aspiring leaders
Early learning Messy play
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

What does messy play entail, how do children benefit from it, and what can you do to help them take part in such activities? By Annette Rawstrone
We've explored… Firefighters
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

Children at one setting have been role-playing being firefighters. Annette Rawstrone reports
5 ways to… mark-make outside
Authors: Mountain Julie
Published: October 2022

How to combine mark-making activity with the outdoors environment. By Julie Mountain
A good start?
Authors: Grenier Julian
Published: October 2022

Despite its many plus points, it is time to update Development Matters, explains Dr Julian Grenier, who is leading the work to revise it
Future proof
Authors: Taplin Jill Tina
Published: October 2022

What childcare training involves under the Steiner Waldorf approach. By Jill Tina Taplin
All about…: makerspaces
Authors: Marsh Jackie , Ardron Alex , Clayton Zoe , Hetherington Diane
Published: October 2022

How do makerspaces aid the provision of STEM learning in the early years? By Professor Jackie Marsh, Alex Ardron, Zoe Clayton and Diane Hetherington
opportunity areas: Ipswich: In evidence
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

Ipswich is the only one of the Opportunity Areas to have improved self-regulation as an early years target. Charlotte Goddard reports
workforce: human capital: Adding value to the early years
Authors: Campbell-Barr Verity
Published: October 2022

The Government wants a new definition of ‘human capital’. Plymouth Institute of Education's Verity Campbell-Barr asks what this means for the early years
Sector insight
Authors: Crown Hannah
Published: October 2022

‘UK nursery businesses: striving for success’ was the theme of this Big Debate at Nursery World's recent Business Summit. Hannah Crown reports
In their Prime?
Authors: Tassoni Penny
Published: October 2022

How settings can meet the requirements of the Prime areas of the EYFS in the baby room. By Penny Tassoni
6 things you need to know about…: parent anxieties
Authors: Vollans Caroline
Published: October 2022

The strangeness of settings in ‘the new normal’ is just one concern that parents have about sending their children back to nursery or school – but keeping them at home is not worry-free either. Caroline Vollans reports
training talk: MOVING TO OUTDOOR LEARNING
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: October 2022

A transitions course inspired teaching director Lynn Jenkins to move her provision outside. By Gabriella Jozwiak
child poverty: Slipping through the net
Authors: Udakis Deborah
Published: October 2022

Without Government intervention, the Covid-19 outbreak could increase the number of British children living in poverty to 4.5 million, says Deborah Udakis
Let's talk about race
Authors: Louis Stella
Published: October 2022

To open up conversations about race, and challenge racism, we need to understand the central issues and overcome barriers of language, says Dr Stella Louis
Boxed in?
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

An outpouring of dismay across social media has met the publication of the revised Early Years Foundation Stage. Annette Rawstrone investigates why and what will happen next
We've explored…: campfires
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

How one setting's use of open-ended resources outdoors led to the recreation of a campfire. By Annette Rawstrone
Open days
Authors: Weinstein Nicole
Published: October 2022

The open-air movement in the early 20th century aimed to prevent the spread of tuberculosis. So, is it time for another outdoors revolution, asks Nicole Weinstein
leadership under the EIF: partnerships: In partnership
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

Annette Rawstrone finds out how holistic practice means working with others, both inside and beyond the setting
rebuilding your staff team, part 1: Welcome back
Authors: Caswell Jo
Published: October 2022

As well as meeting the needs of children, how can settings ensure staff are properly looked after during their return to business as ‘normal’, asks Jo Caswell
new parents: Back to business
Authors: Hoyland Laura
Published: October 2022

How can settings reassure parents at a time of anxiety around Covid-19, and attract new ones while adhering to safety measures, asks Laura Hoyland
An A to Z of learning: F is for…friends, fireworks & frogs
Authors: Keeling Rachel
Published: October 2022

The team at Rachel Keeling Nursery School explain how they encourage friendships, celebrate festivals such as Bonfire Night, and embrace unexpected learning opportunities
All smiles?
Authors: Russell Meredith Jones
Published: October 2022

How one child's misfortune inspired her setting to take action on local oral health problems. By Meredith Jones Russell
The big picture
Authors: Grenier Julian
Published: October 2022

What are the main changes in the updated Development Matters guidance, and what is the reasoning behind these revisions? Dr Julian Grenier explains
Win, win?
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

One benefit of coronavirus is that mixed-age groups have become a practical reality in some settings. By Annette Rawstrone
In the bag!
Authors: McCormack Andy
Published: October 2022

How story sacks can extend the learning and play potential provided by picturebooks. Andy McCormack explains
Party time?
Authors: Tassoni Penny
Published: October 2022

Despite social distancing, we can still give children the chance to work together – such as planning a party, writes Penny Tassoni
training talk
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: October 2022

An online ADHD course enabled Amanda Hubball to reflect on how to cater for children showing possible symptoms. By Gabriella Jozwiak
continuing professional development, part 1: Much in evidence
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

High-quality CPD should continue to be a priority under the revised EYFS, and this means using training that is evidence-based and long-lasting, finds Annette Rawstrone
‘Wakanda forever!’
Authors: Pemberton Liz
Published: October 2022

One boy's interest in the Black Panther film shows how stories can help build a secure sense of identity, says Liz Pemberton
All about …: Early Childhood Education for Sustainability
Authors: Boyd Diane
Published: October 2022

Diane Boyd explains her framework for promoting environmental sustainability and social justice in the early years and how it fits in with the EYFS
Out in the lead
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

How a Language Leaders project in Liverpool improved children's language development and practitioners' confidence, and helped to share good practice. By Annette Rawstrone
continuing professional development, part 2: Spoilt for choice
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

Online CPD opportunities have greatly increased recently, but settings and practitioners need to choose carefully to ensure the training is of benefit, finds Annette Rawstrone
rebuilding your staff team, part 4: Big picture
Authors: Caswell Jo
Published: October 2022

In the final part of this series, Jo Caswell covers how to support staff with safeguarding vulnerable children
All out?
Authors: Russell Meredith Jones
Published: October 2022

Can UK settings learn from the Norwegian practice of being in – and connecting with – nature, asks Meredith Jones Russell
An essential guide to: norovirus
Authors: Russell Meredith Jones
Published: October 2022

What are the symptoms of the ‘winter vomiting bug’, how can you treat it and which measures should you follow to avoid catching it? Meredith Jones Russell reports
In a puff!
Authors: Jones-Russell Meredith
Published: October 2022

Is it time to panic about the effects of vaping? Meredith Jones-Russell investigates
inclusion: Reaching out
Authors: Dembrey Rob
Published: October 2022

A project to upskill practitioners' SEND knowledge saw children's outcomes improve, says Achieving for Children's Rob Dembrey
Smart moves
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

What can schools do to ensure their early years children are given adequate opportunity to be physically active? Charlotte Goddard reports
In two minds
Authors: Russell Meredith Jones
Published: October 2022

Concerns have been raised about some early years settings using phonics with two-year-olds. Meredith Jones Russell reports
training talk
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: October 2022

OPTIMAL LEARNING

A course on creating an optimal learning environment helped Lucy Stevens put self-regulation at the heart of good communication. By Gabriella Jozwiak
a guide to: Ofsted registration: Registration revised
Authors: Russell Meredith Jones
Published: October 2022

Ofsted launched a revised registration system in February after complaints about its old one. So how does the new process work, asks Meredith Jones Russell
Looking after staff
Authors: Hoyland Laura
Published: October 2022

Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy's managing director, Laura Hoyland, explains how managers can make their staff teams feel genuinely cared for
tidying up
Authors: Morton Katy
Published: October 2022

Top tips for introducing tidying-up time to your child at home and the benefits that learning this skill can bring. By Katy Morton
childcare counsel
Authors: Belton Hannah
Published: October 2022

Hannah Belton, director, Morgan LaRoche, sets out key aspects of the Government's new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
5 things you need to know about… empathy
Authors: Thomson Ruth
Published: October 2022

What is empathy, how does it develop in the early years, and what can practitioners and parents do to support it? Ruth Thomson explains
Link up
Authors: Thomas Amanda
Published: October 2022

Can supporting children's schemas increase their level of involvement in learning activities? Yes, explains Dr Amanda Thomas
A happy ending?
Authors: Holme Jessica
Published: October 2022

What happened when early years teacher Jessica Holme used ‘story grammar’ to get children really involved in storytelling
training talk: TACKLING FURLOUGH
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: October 2022

A coronavirus-themed webinar explained common sticking points on furlough, reports Gabriella Jozwiak
Thinking it over
Authors: Wood Elizabeth
Published: October 2022

Thinking and talking about curriculum in early childhood education involves recognising, valuing and building on children's knowledge, explains Professor Elizabeth Wood
We've explored…: Covid wards
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

One setting created a coronavirus hospital ward so the children could make sense of the pandemic. Annette Rawstrone reports
In deep water
Authors: Parkes Joanne
Published: October 2022

What does the coronavirus crisis mean for the future of the structure of the nursery sector? Joanne Parkes reports
We've explored… mud
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

An art gallery project inspired one setting to get creative with mud and explore the material's various qualities. By Annette Rawstrone
Playing it safe
Authors: Russell Meredith Jones
Published: October 2022

Once the Christmas decorations are back in the box, settings must still bear coronavirus in mind, as Meredith Jones Russell discovers
in focus… A sense of place
Authors: Armstrong Phil
Published: October 2022

How can we help children understand the world around them – both their immediate surroundings and places and people far away? Phil Armstrong explains
staff health & wellbeing: part 6: Weighty issue
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

What is being done nationally and at individual nursery level to tackle staff obesity? Charlotte Goddard reports
Recovering through play
Authors: Grant Anita
Published: October 2022

Access to free play outside should be a central part of efforts to help children recover from the Covid-19 pandemic
On the move
Authors: Weinstein Nicole
Published: October 2022

In the first in a new series about schemas, Nicole Weinstein looks at the key resources for supporting children with the trajectory scheme
Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 7: Getting active
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

How should settings encourage their practitioners to take up more physical exercise? Charlotte Goddard reports
Shaping up
Authors: Tassoni Penny
Published: October 2022

What are the developmental benefits of using 3D objects in play and making activities, and how can early years settings best resource for this? Penny Tassoni explains
staff health & wellbeing: part 8: Covid's legacy
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

How can employers ensure staff's health and wellbeing needs are met post-pandemic, asks Charlotte Goddard
qualification levels: part 6: New horizons
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

What are the options and requirements for early years degree students? Charlotte Goddard reports
Live large
Authors: Weinstein Nicole
Published: October 2022

Why settings should introduce magnification to children, with a selection of useful resources to purchase. By Nicole Weinstein
We've explored…: making paper
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

One setting has been recycling its waste paper in-house – giving children the opportunity to problem-solve while teaching them about caring for the environment. By Annette Rawstrone
Deep impact
Authors: Russell Meredith Jones
Published: October 2022

How can training managers who are designing in-house CPD ensure their programmes meet the needs of the workforce, have a lasting effect, and are based on current issues and evidence? Meredith Jones Russell reports
in focus…: mathematics
Authors: Chilvers' Di
Published: October 2022

How can early years practitioners continue to support the mathematical learning of all children within the framework of the revised EYFS? Di Chilvers explains
Taking the strain
Authors: Russell Meredith Jones
Published: October 2022

The mental health of new fathers is rarely assessed as part of ante- or postnatal care. With dads' depression on the rise, this needs to change, finds Meredith Jones Russell
Flourishing Froebel
Authors: Weinstein Nicole
Published: October 2022

The Froebelian approach is being given a new international push to demonstrate its continued relevance and to train more leaders in the pedagogy. Nicole Weinstein reports
Big build up
Authors: Weinstein Nicole
Published: October 2022

Knowledge of the seven stages of block play gives practitioners a framework to understand children's learning in this area, finds Nicole Weinstein – with ideas for products to buy
Birth to three…: balancing
Authors: Manners Lala
Published: October 2022

Learning how to balance is a stepping stone for children to become confident in their environment and bodies, says Dr Lala Manners
Game changers
Authors: Vollans Caroline
Published: October 2022

At one sett ing in East London, parents of Bangladeshi descent showed a cultural and generational divide in att itudes towards play and gender, writes Caroline Vollans
in focus…: Expressive arts and design
Authors: Tassoni Penny
Published: October 2022

How should practitioners approach the revised learning area of EAD within the new EYFS, and how does it compare to the previous version? Penny Tassoni reports
An A to Z of learning: R is for…relationships and resilience
Authors:   Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Published: October 2022

Strong and healthy relationships are prioritised and the development of resilience is well-supported to ensure children's wellbeing, explain the Rachel Keeling Nursery School team
education for sustainability: Great minds
Authors: Boyd Diane
Published: October 2022

Continuing her series on introducing the themes of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to children, Dr Diane Boyd looks at industry, innovation and infrastructure
We've explored…: wunderkabinett
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

How one setting's introduction of a traditional cabinet of curiosities has supported children's explorations of the natural world around them. By Annette Rawstrone
qualification levels: part 3: In demand
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

Increasing numbers of staff and students are reportedly shunning Level 3. Charlotte Goddard reports
Ups and downs
Authors: Roberts Catherine
Published: October 2022

There is no change at the very top of the table ranking the 25 largest nursery chains in the UK, but there is plenty of movement elsewhere. Catherine Gaunt reports
Come on in
Authors: Russell Meredith Jones
Published: October 2022

What services will the new family hubs offer and how are they going to be introduced over the coming years? Meredith Jones Russell investigates
Together again
Authors: Weinstein Nicole
Published: October 2022

Young and old are reuniting in Torbay to celebrate nature and music-making outdoors, thanks to a new series of intergenerational projects supported by the council, Nicole Weinstein finds out
STAY RESOLUTE!
Authors: Read Nicola
Published: October 2022

Nicola Read helps you make New Year resolutions you can stick to and that you will see results from
anti-racist leadership: part 1: Think again
Authors: Pemberton Liz
Published: October 2022

In the first part of a new series, Liz Pemberton sets out how early years leaders can instil anti-racist practice
All about … ableism
Authors: Murphy Kerry
Published: October 2022

What is ableism, and how can early years settings make sure that children with different needs and abilities are included, supported and celebrated? By Kerry Murphy
early years leadership qualifications: part 2: Going pro
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

What does the new NPQEYL qualification cover and how will it benefit early years practitioners, asks Charlotte Goddard
All aboard!
Authors: White Jan
Published: October 2022

Professor Jan White looks at how to ensure that parents are fully on board with your outdoor provision
An A to Z of learning: X, Y & Z are for eXhibition, Yes and Zeal
Authors:   Rachel Keeling Nursery School team
Published: October 2022

In the final part of this series, the Rachel Keeling Nursery School team discusses displaying children's work, creating a positive setting, and the enthusiasm of practitioners
All about … military nurseries
Authors: Lakey Helen
Published: October 2022

What is nursery life like for children, staff and families at military bases such as those on Cyprus? Helen Lakey, Defence Children Services early years advisor, explains
anti-racist leadership: part 3: What we say
Authors: Pemberton Liz
Published: October 2022

Continuing her series on anti-racist leadership, this month, Liz Pemberton focuses on language
Defending policies
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: October 2022

Gabriella Jozwiak asks nursery leaders what their approach is to parents questioning their key policies and procedures.
All about … Observing Progress
Authors: Chilvers Di
Published: October 2022

Amid the chance to ditch tick-lists, Di Chilvers considers how best to observe children's development and progress
Follow a Thread
Authors: Weinstein Nicole
Published: October 2022

In the last in this series on schemes, Nicole Weinstein looks at resources for the connecting scheme
A Taste for Adventure
Authors: Weinstein Nicole
Published: October 2022

How can organised outdoor spaces compensate for children's lack of risk and challenge in everyday life? Nicole Weinstein investigates
education for sustainability: Working together
Authors: Boyd Diane
Published: October 2022

For the final UN Sustainable Development Goal, Dr Diane Boyd considers how early years settings can encourage children to think and work in partnership
When it's too late
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: October 2022

What is the best way to deal with a member of staff who is consistently late, which is having a knock-on effect on her colleagues? Gabriella Jozwiak asks our panel
The right stuff!
Authors: White Jan
Published: October 2022

Continuing her series on harnessing the potential of the outdoors environment, Professor Jan White considers what materials and resources to provide for outside play
Social cues
Authors: Russell Meredith Jones
Published: October 2022

Parents, researchers and early years practitioners are noticing lockdown's effect on children's communication and social skills. Meredith Jones Russell reports
business challenges: part 3: Reaching out
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

How should settings strengthen their connection to local parents in a shifting landscape, asks Charlotte Goddard
Turning two
Authors: Pacey Megan
Published: October 2022

New guidance on the statutory progress check has an emphasis on working with parents and understanding home learning. Co-author Megan Pacey explains its importance
Integration: part 2: New horizons
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

How can nursery groups taking on a new setting build a positive working culture within the workplace? Charlotte Goddard reports
Music Outdoors: Sound it out
Authors: Newman Sue
Published: October 2022

Boogie Mites’ Sue Newman on what the opportunities for music-making are outdoors
We've explored…: dragon school
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: October 2022

A series of events culminating in a day at ‘dragon school’ were experienced by the children at one primary school in South East London. By Annette Rawstrone
Getting out more
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: October 2022

Nursery leaders suggest a variety of tried and tested ways to support staff to enjoy being outside with the children. By Gabriella Jozwiak
music outdoors: Mixing music and words
Authors: Newman Sue
Published: October 2022

Music and storytelling are natural bedfellows, says Boogie Mites' Sue Newman
Sweet dreams
Authors: Russell Meredith Jones
Published: October 2022

How can staff help parents who are struggling with their children's sleep routines asks Meredith Jones Russell
Find a best fit
Authors: Goddard Charlotte
Published: October 2022

What are the best training options for those wishing to enter the early years sector, and for existing staff who wish to progress their careers? Charlotte Goddard reports
Frames - adjustment and fitting
Authors: Kite Liam
Published: October 2022

Liam Kite offers a practical guide to the correct fitting of a spectacle frame.
Photoprotection part 2 - investigating oxidative stress
Authors: Barrau Coralie , Kudla Amélie , Tessieres Mélanie
Published: October 2022

In the second in this series looking at short wavelength light and its impact on ocular structures, Coralie Barrau, Amelie Kudla and Melanie Tessieres continue their review of the evidence for cell damage by incident radiation.
Binocular vision walkthrough part 4 – cosmetic appearance
Authors: Tang Sosena TW
Published: October 2022

A fighting fantasy-style adventure walkthrough in binocular vision investigation and management from Sosena Tang.
Eye movements and reading disorders in dyslexia - part 2
Authors: Sandhu Jaskiran
Published: October 2022

Having looked at evidence of an anatomical and a physiological basis for dyslexia, Jaskiran Sandhu describes an alternative to the long-established theory based on sound association and takes a look at the impact of the disorder on contrast sensitivity.
Round table: Spotlight on blue light
Authors: Optician
Published: October 2022

A panel of experts were recently assembled to discuss the evidence for visible blue light being a hazard for eye health, Optician reports.
Binocular vision walkthrough part 1 - asthenopia
Authors: Tang Sosena T.W.
Published: October 2022

A fighting fantasy-style adventure walkthrough in binocular vision investigation and management from Sosena Tang.
Listing's law: eye movement and near vision
Authors: Becken Wolfgang , Welk Andrea , Schubart Johannes , Schwarz llka , Esser Gregor
Published: October 2022

Dr Wolfgang Becken, Andrea Welk, Johannes Schubart, llka Schwarz and Dr Gregor Esser conclude their discussion of Listing's Law and how it can be used to improve the quality of vision through progressive lenses.
Ethical supplies: Materials matter when sourcing frames
Authors: Berry Simon
Published: October 2022

Simon Berry uncovers the byzantine supply chain behind spectacle frames and probes the ethical questions raised by it.
The vitreoretinal interface
Authors: Hiscox Rachel
Published: October 2022

Dr Rachel Hiscox describes the structure of the vitreous in the normal eye and the assessment and management of common changes that may impact upon eye health.
The inside story of the human microbiota
Authors: Grant Ross
Published: October 2022

Ross Grant explains how an understanding of the body's normal microbe population and its genetic make-up has a major influence on the presentation of diseases and their management.
Age related macular degeneration – a review
Authors: Smith Nigel , Mansell Claire , O'Donnell Clare , Mahmood Sajjad
Published: October 2022

Nigel Smith, Claire Mansell, Dr Clare O’Donnell and Sajjad Mahmood explore optometrists’ role in the assessment and management of patients with age-related macular degeneration, current management strategies and an overview of future treatment options.
Roundtable: Soft contact lens materials
Authors: Hale Mike
Published: October 2022

An expert panel debate soft contact lens materials and the importance of ensuring your patient is always wearing the best material for their eyes and wearing demands, Mike Hale reports.
Look Local: Trust strikes a chord in Pinner practices
Authors: Sebag Saul
Published: October 2022

Look Local this week whistles down the Yellow Brick Road to the north-west London childhood home town of Elton John and speaks to two independent practitioners.
Looking at Labs: The Wrexham faculty dedicated to lens learning
Authors: Bennett Chris
Published: October 2022

Hoya has been a premier league player in the lens market and a major manufacturer in Wrexham for many years. Its role there has changed dramatically over the years, so Chris Bennett travelled to North Wales to gauge the state of play.
Lens File: Essilor Eyezen
Authors: Bouillet Aude
Published: October 2022

Eyezen is one of a new generation of lenses specifically designed for people who use digital devices frequently. Essilor Eyezen lenses are designed so that wearers can relax their eyes while they protect their visual health for the future. Aude Bouillet explains.
The inexorable rise of the freelance optometrist
Authors: Brogan Rory
Published: October 2022

What does the increasing use of locums say about the optical sector – is it that optometrists are rejecting full-time employment or are companies finding a pool of freelancers beneficial to the bottom line? Rory Brogan investigates.
In Focus: Technology rush helps optical sector evolve
Authors: Sebag Saul
Published: October 2022

How developing technology will effect the optical sector was a key theme at this year's Optrafair - Saul Sebag and his VoxBox film crew gathered insights from exhibitors, visitors and lecturers during the weekend.
Event report: Optix users treated to a feast of business ideas
Authors: Rowley Trevor , Bennett Chris
Published: October 2022

Trevor Rowley has a habit of attracting interesting and eclectic speaker line-ups at Optix's annual user group meeting and this year was no exception, Chris Bennett travelled to Celtic Manor to find out more.
In focus: Radical changes needed to avert eye health crisis
Authors: Ayling Joe
Published: October 2022

Optics was invited to present its case to help alleviate capacity pressures on hospital eye care services. Joe Ayling reports from this week's inaugural eye health summit in London.
Managing ocular symptoms of hay fever – simple can be effective
Authors: Purslow Christine
Published: October 2022

Professor Christine Purslow discusses the management of an all too common complaint at this time of year.
Retinal vascular disease – part I
Authors: Probert Ceri
Published: October 2022

Ceri Probert looks at the various common forms of retinal vascular disease that may present in practice and explains how they may best be identified and managed.
In focus: Profession sets out to restore faith in ‘good optometry’
Authors: Ayling Joe
Published: October 2022

Widespread media coverage of the tragic death of a young patient following a missed referral has left its mark on the profession, despite his parents' wish not to damage the reputation of optometrists. Joe Ayling reports on the continued fallout from a landmark trial for the profession and wider medical sector.
The aftercare essentials
Authors: Franklin Andy
Published: October 2022

In advance of an interactive exercise looking at aftercare frequency, Andrew Franklin reminds us of the essential components of a contact lens aftercare appointment.
In focus: Chasing away the blues
Authors: Bennett Chris
Published: October 2022

Blue light filtering lenses have been introduced by most of the major manufacturers but early claims about the potential damage certain wavelengths of the blue light could cause have been scaled back dramatically. Optician takes views from around the sector and hears how one Bath practitioner has sought to bring some clarity. Chris Bennett reports.
PVD and retinal detachment, an optometric approach - part 2
Authors: MacAlister Graham
Published: October 2022

In the second of this three part series, Dr Graham MacAlister focuses on the detection of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
PVD and retinal detachment, an optometric approach - management
Authors: Macalister Graham
Published: October 2022

In the third and final part of this series, Dr Graham Macalister looks at the clinical assessment and management options for the patient presenting with symptoms suggestive of possible retinal detachment.
Litigation and the practitioner - part 4
Authors: Hirji Nizar K
Published: October 2022

Dr Nizar K Hirji looks at accountability within civil law and explains the processes surrounding clinical negligence.
Progressive power lenses: part 6
Authors: Jalie Mo
Published: October 2022

In the sixth part of our comprehensive series discussing progressive spectacle lens design, Professor Mo Jalie looks at degressive designs
Case study: The curious case of a contact lens in the eye for 10 years
Authors: Stevenson Graeme , MacPhail David PC , Bidgood Kirsty C
Published: October 2022

Graeme Stevenson, David MacPhail and Kirsty Bidgood report on a case of a contact lens lodged in the eye for more than a decade
Binocular vision
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

This month's interactive CET is aimed at developing discussion concerning the management of a child with a binocular vision concern. Bill Harvey explains.
OCT-A in practice part 6: glaucoma
Authors: Patel Kirit
Published: October 2022

In the first of two case studies showing the usefulness of OCT angiography in community practice, Kirit Patel describes a case of progressive glaucoma.
Primary care in South Wales: White dot syndrome
Authors: Britton Andy
Published: October 2022

This year, Specsavers in Haverfordwest won the Optician Award for Enhanced Optical Services. In this, the last in a monthly series of case studies based around these services, practice director Andy Britton describes the unusual case of a patient with a white dot syndrome
An ‘eye’ on psychiatry – part 2 Psychiatric disorders with ocular side effects
Authors: Gherghel Doina
Published: October 2022

In the second of a two part look at the links between optometry and psychiatry, Dr Doina Gherghel describes how the treatment of psychiatric diseases can have ocular and visual impact
Interview: Alex Shortt, ophthalmologist
Authors: Hale Mike
Published: October 2022

Mike Hale speaks to ophthalmologist Alex Shortt about his lecture at the BCLA Evening Meeting.
In focus: Responding to glaucoma
Authors: Gallacher Jo
Published: October 2022

This week marks World Glaucoma Week, where organisations from across the globe come together to raise awareness of the eye disease. Jo Gallacher looked at what UK businesses are doing to promote the campaign.
Spectacle frame materials
Authors: Kite Liam
Published: October 2022

Liam Kite offers an overview of the materials used in frame manufacture and how they influence fitting, adjustment and successful wear.
Progressive lenses
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

This month's interactive CET is aimed at the selection of an appropriate progressive lens design for a patient with specific demands. Bill Harvey explains.
In focus: Putting it to the politicians
Authors: Optician  , Ayling Joe
Published: October 2022

With another general election scheduled for next month, Optician asks representatives across the profession what they will be asking MPs and the elected government to deliver this time around. Joe Ayling reports.
Lens study: Taking the strain
Authors: Ang Chris , Dinevski Dejan , Vlasak Natalia , Kok Andria
Published: October 2022

Chris Ang, Professor Dejan Dinevski, Dr Natalia Vlasak and Andria Kok evaluate the efficiency of spectacle lenses with accommodative support and a blue light filter in reducing computer vision syndrome/digital eye strain symptoms in comparison with habitual spectacles.
Progressive power lenses - part 10
Authors: Jalie Mo
Published: October 2022

Professor Mo Jalie takes a look at adaptive optics and the development of lenses with controllable power change capability.
CET interactive feedback: Myopia management
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey offers some feedback on the latest interactive CET exercise.
A new look at tears
Authors: Elder Marian , Srinivasan Sruthi , Jones Lyndon
Published: October 2022

Dr Marian Elder, Dr Sruthi Srinivasan, and Professor Lyndon Jones take a look at a new method of evaluating the tear film and anterior segment using the Easytear view+ dacrioscope.
A sight for sore eyes: Ophthalmic medical tourism
Authors: Yip Ivan YM , Pritchard Edward WJ , Suleman Hanif , Ilango Balasubramaniam
Published: October 2022

Ivan YM Yip, Edward WJ Pritchard, Hanif Suleman and Balasubramaniam Ilango describe some cases illustrating the dangers of ophthalmic medical tourism.
Information storage and transfer - part 2
Authors: Clarkson Douglas
Published: October 2022

In the second in our series looking at the legal requirements in providing a safe clinical service, Dr Douglas Clarkson examines the increasingly important area of appropriate identification, labelling and classification of devices and instrumentation.
Lifting the lid on dry eye practice – part 6
Authors: McArthur Craig
Published: October 2022

In the latest in our series aimed at those thinking about setting up a specialised dry eye clinical service, Craig McArthur looks at the diagnosis and management of aqueous deficiency dry eye disease.
Instruments: Putting pressure on MGD
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey tries out a management option for meibomian gland disfunction, newly available in the UK.
Progressive myopia and the scotopic light-gradient theory
Authors: Adams Ed
Published: October 2022

Contact lens optician Ed Adams offers an overview of the essential information you may need when asked about the latest developments in myopia in practice and offers a novel view on how myopia progression may be influenced.
Essentials of cardiovascular health for eye care practitioners
Authors: Williams Catherine
Published: October 2022

Dr Catherine Williams describes the nature of the cardiovascular system, how health is assessed and what common diseases affect it.
Looking at labs: An overview of spectacle lens manufacture
Authors: Bennett Chris
Published: October 2022

Optical lens manufacture is something many people in practice take for granted but the high technology processes that go into producing modern spectacle lenses deserve closer scrutiny. Chris Bennett reports
TFOS DEWS II – part 3 Management
Authors: Farrant Sarah
Published: October 2022

In the last of a three-part discussion of the key points from the recently published second TFOS Dry Eye Workshop, Sarah Farrant describes the recommendations for the management of dry eye disease
In Focus: Safe contact lens disposal
Authors: Wickens Zoe
Published: October 2022

The importance of recycling plastics has never been more prevalent in the current climate. Zoe Wickens reports on how contact lenses can be appropriately disposed
Refract – react – refer: What more can be done for Lucy?
Authors: Daniel Williams
Published: October 2022

In the last of his features offering an overview of the ever-evolving provision of help and support for people with visual impairment, Daniel Williams argues that eye care professionals can guide people to a wide array of help without resorting to the traditional approach of referral to secondary services
In focus: Surrey Downs issues stark reminder of MECs value
Authors: Ayling Joe
Published: October 2022

Local Optical Committees will be determined that the award of a standalone MECs service in Surrey Downs to Specsavers becomes the exception rather than the rule. Joe Ayling reports
Effective new slit lamp techniques for tear hyperosmolarity in dry eye
Authors: Meynell Steve , Privato Clare
Published: October 2022

Steve Meynell and Clare Privato suggest how careful analysis of fluorescein can offer a useful insight into tear osmolarity
In focus: Pre-reg trainees favouring multiple destinations
Authors: Ayling Joe
Published: October 2022

Latest figures show multiple chains are gaining market share of optometry students as they are released from university for their Scheme for Registration. Joe Ayling reports
Paediatric eye care Part 3 – Amblyopia
Authors: Speedwell Lynne , Walters Bronwen
Published: October 2022

In the third of our series developed and co-ordinated by Lynne Speedwell, Bronwen Walters explains how amblyopia affects children and how it can be managed
Frames: A little extra care sometimes makes a big difference
Authors: Kumar Narendra
Published: October 2022

Dr Narendra Kumar presents some cases where careful modification of optical appliances have addressed particular patient needs
Footprints in the ether – curating your online presence
Authors: Millington Andy
Published: October 2022

Andy Millington outlines a strategy for online success
HR File: Letting them know you're letting them go
Authors: Allen Phil
Published: October 2022

Phil Allen gives his five top tips for giving notice of dismissal to employees
At the surface: Conjunctival disease
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

In the first of his reports from the recent EAOO conference, Bill Harvey passes on some clinical tips for practitioners assessing conjunctival health
Getting an intelligent second opinion
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey discusses a recent paper highlighting the potential value of artificial intelligence in primary care eye care
Colour vision tests for children
Authors: Mandel Michael , Mandel Joshua
Published: October 2022

Michael and Joshua Mandel find out whether a low-cost colour vision test could be designed with coloured sweets that mght be more attuned to the specific needs of the paediatric population
Case Study: Fluid on the brain
Authors: Patel Kirit
Published: October 2022

In the latest of his neurology cases from optometric practice, Kirit Patel looks at two instances of intracranial fluid build-up, the first due to hydrocephalus and the second with problems due to the development of an intracranial cyst
E-Scoop lens and non-exudative age-related macular degeneration
Authors: Meehan Noel , Beirne Raymond
Published: October 2022

Noel Meehan and Dr Raymond Beirne describe their study to determine if the E-Scoop lens has a significant effect on visual performance in individuals with age-related macular degeneration which found the lens can significantly improve a variety of clinical measures of visual performance in some patients
Case Study: Optometric vision therapy
Authors: Shayler Geoff , Lupton Laura
Published: October 2022

Optometrist Geoff Shayler and patient Laura Lupton describe an interesting case study successfully treating a diplopic visual problem that occurred following a road traffic accident and which resulted in many years of patient distress before any resolution was achieved
Artificial intelligence in eye care
Authors: Clarkson Douglas
Published: October 2022

Dr Douglas Clarkson looks at some of the developments in the use of artificial intelligence in the provision of eye care
Smart specs
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey finds out more about a new device that, when attached to spectacles, offers an insight into the wearer's visual activity that might have a wide range of useful applications in the future
Wear and care: responsible contact lens recycling
Authors: Wickens Zoe
Published: October 2022

Optician has launched its contact lens recycling campaign to encourage more practices to get involved in responsibly disposing of them. Zoe Wickens speaks to practices already on the bandwagon and those who have yet to join in
Eye care in the community: Part 1 – optic disc drusen
Authors: Patel Kirit
Published: October 2022

Kirit Patel starts a new monthly series of interesting optometry cases with a look at four different presentations of optic disc drusen
In Focus: Full transparency
Authors: Jones Simon
Published: October 2022

Johnson & Johnson's Acuvue contact lens recycling campaign grabs people's attention in good and bad ways. Simon Jones reports
Updated dry eye guide 2019
Authors: Christie Caroline
Published: October 2022

This week Caroline Christie presents an up-to-date guide, listing the currently available dry eye management preparations in the UK
Worldwide correction
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey summarises an important new report released by the World Health Organisation
In focus: How the plans will be put into action
Authors: Wickens Zoe
Published: October 2022

Zoe Wickens reports on the GOC’s Draft Strategic Plan for 2020 to 2026 and also provides an update on the Education Strategic Review
Eye care in the community Part 12 — Uveal melanoma
Authors: Patel Kirit
Published: October 2022

The last in our series of interesting case studies from community-based optometrist Kirit Patel is a two-part look at uveal melanoma. The first part considers lesions affecting the iris and ciliary body
A case for phasing
Authors: Papageorgiou Christos
Published: October 2022

Optometrist Christos Papageorgiou describes how monitoring ocular parameters throughout the day helped to explain a presenting symptom
In focus: Research offers fresh thinking on glaucoma care
Authors: Rai-Roche Sean
Published: October 2022

A new trial comparing drops and laser-based treatment could have huge impact on managing the disease. Sean Rai-Roche reports
Case study: An unusual case of incontinentia pigmenti
Authors: Woolley Tim
Published: October 2022

Tim Woolley describes a patient with persistent hyaloid vasculature possibly related to their unusual inherited disorder
Short wavelength visible light
Authors: Rabbetts Ronald
Published: October 2022

Ronald Rabbetts describes a new British Standards technical report which helps to clarify the definition of short wavelength visible light
Eye care in the community: Part 5
Authors: Patel Kirit
Published: October 2022

Kirit Patel continues his series with a discussion of two cases presenting with ocular muscle imbalance found to be related to myasthenia gravis
Fields on the go
Authors: Harvey Bill
Published: October 2022

Bill Harvey describes two recent cases where a portable electronic fields analyser came to the rescue when gross perimetry proved inadequate