Early Years Digest

4 December 2024

 

PRESS & MEDIA 

Not just broken but elitist’: UK’s top earners benefit most from shared parental leave - The Independent

Tests for year 1 pupils in England should be dropped, headteachers urge - The Guardian

Ofsted ‘putting children’s safety at risk’ to protect teachers’ mental health - The Telegraph [Subscription required]

Social media ban for under-16s 'on the table' in UK - BBC News

Free school breakfast clubs will start next year with extra childcare for parents - The Daily Mirror

Ofsted data shows a loss of 1,000 childminders within a year - Nursery World Magazine

Schools urged to sign up for free breakfast club rollout - Gov.uk

Call for universal free meals in early years settings to combat food poverty in the under-fives - Nursery World Magazine

 

FEATURE STORIES

We need a common vision for childhood so all pupils can flourish - TES Magazine
 
Meet Ms Rachel, the YouTube goddess worshipped by toddlers and parents alike - The Guardian
 
Stephen Morgan: 'I’m really conscious that parents have had it pretty tough' - Politics Home
 
What school-based nurseries need to consider about disadvantage - TES Magazine
 
Mayor’s regional masterplan to tackle staff shortage in Early Years education and childcare - Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
 
 
 

BLOGS, PODCASTS & MORE

OPINION: As a child I needed free school meals, as mayor, I provide them. And this policy works – here’s the proof - The Guardian

NEWSLETTER: Early Years Evidence in Action - Julian Grenier 

PODCAST: Talking Early Years: In conversation with Eunice Lumsden - The London Early Years Foundation

LETTERS: When social care is put in private hands - The Guardian

 

RESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENT 

 
 
 

 

EVENTS & COURSES

TRAINING: School Attendance and Mental Wellbeing: Full day - Anna Freud

Thursday 5 December, Thursday 23 January and Tuesday 11 March (online, tickets from £249)

TOOLKIT: Parental engagement. High impact for low cost based on extensive evidence - Education Endowment Foundation 

 

JOBS   

Media and Publicity Manager - Speech and Language UK (London Hybrid/Remote)
 
Development director - All Child (London)
 
Strategic Communications Manager - Froebel Trust (Remote/London)
 
Trusts & Foundations Officer - Home Start UK (Remote)
 

 

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