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Scotland pledges £49m for free school meals for primary children

Monday, June 7, 2021

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Universal free school lunches for children aged eight- to 10-years-old and targeted support in the holidays have been announced by the Scottish Government.

Sadiq Khan launches business support programme for London nurseries and childminders

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Friday, June 4, 2021

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The Mayor of London has launched a £150,000 fund to provide business support for the capital’s private and voluntary early years settings.

School catch-up tsar resigns in funding row

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

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The prime minister’s catch-up tsar Sir Kevan Collins resigned on Wednesday night in response to the Government’s ‘half-hearted approach’ to education recovery for hundreds of thousands of children, whose learning has been disrupted by the pandemic.

Amanda Spielman’s role as Ofsted chief inspector extended to 2023

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman will remain in post for a further two years to oversee the reintroduction of inspections following the pandemic.

Non-maintained settings in Wales to benefit from post-Covid education recovery plan

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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Welsh education and early years settings are to benefit from an extra £19m in funding to ensure children continue their learning progress following disruption during the pandemic, the Welsh Government has announced

Labour pledges £110m for early years out of total £14.7bn Children’s Recovery Plan

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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Proposals for children to ‘play, learn and develop’ are central to Labour’s post-Covid education recovery plan released today [Wednesday] but it has been criticised for a lack of focus on the early years.

Cash boost for nurseries hosting T Level placements

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

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Employers will be able to claim a £1,000 cash boost for every Education and Childcare T Level student they host on an industry placement, as part of a new incentive scheme launched by the Department for Education.

Latest data shows early years attendance has risen slightly

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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Attendance levels at early years settings have risen slightly in May, official figures show, while school attendance continues to drop as unions express concern around the spread of the Indian variant.

Early years a ‘top priority’ in union’s education recovery report

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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Investment in the early years should be ‘at the heart’ of the Government’s educational recovery plan, according to a report published by the National Union of Headteachers (NAHT) today (Wednesday).

Labour calls for free school meals in school holidays, as eligibility rises

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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More than half a million children have become eligible for free school meals during the pandemic, Labour estimates.

Coronavirus: DfE had 'no plan', MPs' report finds

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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The Department for Education (DfE) had ‘no plan’ and was ‘unprepared’ for the challenges of Covid-19, a Public Accounts Committee report released today (Wednesday) states.

Anna Freud appointed as centre of excellence for family hubs

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

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Plans to increase the number of family hubs in operation and to open a national centre championing their work, were announced by education secretary Gavin Williamson this afternoon (19 May).

Coalition calls for 'credible' plan from Government to end Child Poverty

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

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The End Child Poverty Coalition says the Government owes it to ‘our children’ to come up with a plan to tackle poverty as figures show a 'dramatic' rise.

Coronavirus: £13.5bn education package ‘needed to prevent pupils from being left behind’

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Friday, May 14, 2021

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The Early Years Pupil Premium should be increased in line with that of primary schools to reverse the damage to children’s learning during the pandemic, according to a new report which sets out fully-costed education recovery plans.

More than 2,000 early years providers lost since the start of the year

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

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The latest statistics show that more than 2,000 providers have closed since the end of December, the majority childminders and home childcarers, with some nursery closures.

Dads want more flexible working options to be ‘better dads’ - study

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

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Fathers are calling for more flexible, home-based working options post-pandemic, in order to continue being ‘better fathers’, a new study by the Fatherhood Institute has revealed.

Union calls for 'substantial' pay rise for 'undervalued' school support staff

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

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Three-quarters of people think teaching assistants aren’t paid enough, new data shows.

Queen's speech 2021: children's early years identified as a priority

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

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The Queen has made reference to the early years in her speech to officially re-open Parliament.

Nursery schools forced to cut staff and services – survey shows

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

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More than a third of maintained nursery schools have been forced to cut staff and services as a result of lost income due to Covid and uncertainty over next year’s funding, a survey has found.

Parents 'will be turned away' due to Level 3 staffing crisis

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

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While recruiting Level 3-qualified staff has been an issue for several years, settings have told Nursery World that the situation is now so dire they fear they will be forced to turn families away because of staff shortages.

Call to scrap the Reception Baseline intensifies

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

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The introduction of Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) is ‘misguided’ and should not go ahead in September, according to a united call for action from hundreds of head teachers, academics, writers and parents.

9 in 10 parents think early years sector underfunded - MPs' survey

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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The vast majority of parents think that the current level of funding for their nursery, pre-school or childminder is inadequate – and have raised concerns over their ability to work if the sector is not supported to remain financially sustainable.

Labour launches 'big conversation' on early years

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Friday, April 23, 2021

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Labour is launching a programme of early years events, as part of what it is calling ‘a big conversation’ to talk to childcare providers and families.

Scotland: lone parents need more support to find jobs, charities warn

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

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Scotland’s child poverty targets are ‘destined for failure’ unless single parents and carers receive better support to obtain good-quality jobs, charities warn.

Children missing out on adventurous outdoor play – study

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

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Primary school children in the UK are not engaging in outdoor adventurous play or playing outdoors freely in the same way as their parents’ generation, according to new research around children’s play.

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Scotland pledges £49m for free school meals for primary children

Sadiq Khan launches business support programme for London nurseries and childminders

School catch-up tsar resigns in funding row

Amanda Spielman’s role as Ofsted chief inspector extended to 2023

Non-maintained settings in Wales to benefit from post-Covid education recovery plan

Labour pledges £110m for early years out of total £14.7bn Children’s Recovery Plan

Cash boost for nurseries hosting T Level placements

Latest data shows early years attendance has risen slightly

Early years a ‘top priority’ in union’s education recovery report

Labour calls for free school meals in school holidays, as eligibility rises

Coronavirus: DfE had 'no plan', MPs' report finds

Anna Freud appointed as centre of excellence for family hubs

Coalition calls for 'credible' plan from Government to end Child Poverty

Coronavirus: £13.5bn education package ‘needed to prevent pupils from being left behind’

More than 2,000 early years providers lost since the start of the year

Dads want more flexible working options to be ‘better dads’ - study

Union calls for 'substantial' pay rise for 'undervalued' school support staff

Queen's speech 2021: children's early years identified as a priority

Nursery schools forced to cut staff and services – survey shows

Parents 'will be turned away' due to Level 3 staffing crisis

Call to scrap the Reception Baseline intensifies

9 in 10 parents think early years sector underfunded - MPs' survey

Labour launches 'big conversation' on early years

Scotland: lone parents need more support to find jobs, charities warn

Children missing out on adventurous outdoor play – study

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