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
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
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