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Educators call for primary school testing to be scrapped

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report calls for all tests in primary school, including the baseline assessment and phonics screening check, to be replaced by a system that prioritises children’s learning.

Thousands turn out for 'March of the Mummies' childcare protest

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Monday, October 31, 2022

| Nursery World

The March of the Mummies attracted more than 15,000 people in 11 cities across the country to demand Government reform on childcare, parental leave and flexible working.

MPs to debate petition against the relaxation of ratios

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Friday, October 28, 2022

| Nursery World

Proposals to reduce staff to child ratios in early years settings are to be debated in Parliament next month (14 November), following a petition against the move which has attracted more than 100,000 signatures.

Scottish childminders call for major reform to inspections that are 'geared' towards nurseries

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

| Nursery World

New research suggests that the current quality assurance and inspection system in Scotland is not working for childminders and requires major reform.

Gibb and Halfon back at the Department for Education

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Nick Gibb and Robert Halfon have returned as ministers at the Department for Education (DfE) in the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ministerial reshuffle.

New PM Rishi Sunak appoints Gillian Keegan as education secretary

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

| Nursery World

Gillian Keegan has been appointed as the new education secretary by Rishi Sunak in the cabinet reshuffle.

Government keeps the early years sector guessing on childcare reforms

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years organisations and campaigners have urged the new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to scrap plans to change staff-to-child ratios, and axe the deregulation agenda pursued by the previous PM Liz Truss.

Sector sets out its priorities for new PM Rishi Sunak

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Monday, October 24, 2022

| Nursery World

Sector organisations and charities have urged the new PM Rishi Sunak to support families and education providers, amid the funding and cost-of-living crisis.

DfE reaffirms its commitment to helping young children impacted by the pandemic

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

| Nursery World

The minister for schools and childhood, Kelly Tolhurst, has today reiterated the £180m package of support available to the early years sector to help support children's development.

Liz Truss resigns as Prime Minister

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

| Nursery World

Liz Truss has this afternoon resigned her position as Prime Minister - just 44 days into the job.

More pressure put on families as inflation returns to 40-year high

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

| Nursery World

Further concerns have been raised for families with the news that inflation has returned to a 40-year high of 10.1 per cent.

Low income families will be pushed to the 'brink of survival' if benefits don't rise with inflation

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

| Nursery World

Parents in low-paid positions, including nursery practitioners, will gain less from the National Insurance cut and see the biggest loss to their income if benefits increase with earnings, not inflation, warns new research.

'Alarming' increase in food insecurity as millions are forced to skip meals

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

| Nursery World

Within the past month, nearly one in five households, including those with children, have eaten less, skipped meals or gone without eating for an entire day, reveals new data.

PM's new chancellor scales back energy bill support and reverses tax cuts

News

Monday, October 17, 2022

| Nursery World

New chancellor Jeremy Hunt is scrapping almost all of the policies announced by former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng in the mini-budget just a few weeks ago.

A new conversation has begun!

Opinion

Friday, October 14, 2022

| Nursery World

The arena of Early Childhood Education (ECE) has always been, and continues to be, an intense area of discussion and debate, says James Hempsall, founder of hey!