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# Early Years Digest

## 07 April 2026

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PRESS & MEDIA   
<https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/norway-get-kids-reading-again-7rcvm90lm>  
Social media firms must better enforce Australia under-16 ban, watchdog says - [BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4181pkxl2o)

Partou appoints former Ofsted lead as head of early years - [Nursery World](https://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/news/partou-appoints-former-ofsted-lead-as-head-of-early-years)

Teachers vow to 'fight censorship' after school book row - [BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gv7y9jvydo)

Benefits and pensions rise as two-child cap ends - [BBC News ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn085pdly86o)  
FEATURE STORIES  

Is ‘gentle parenting’ to blame for violence in primary schools? - [The Times](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/is-gentle-parenting-to-blame-for-violence-in-primary-schools-xjrgs8b5h)

‘People died’: Meta failed to heed warnings about harms to children - [The Observer](https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/people-died-meta-failed-to-heed-warnings-about-harmsto-children?UID=&dm_i=7EQK%2CC2WQ%2C39BYDD%2C1MDVO%2C1%2C0%2C0%2C0)

RESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENT

GUIDANCE: Screen time guidance for under 5s- [Best Start in Life, UK Government](https://beststartinlife.gov.uk/screen-time-under-5s/#:~:text=How%20much%20screen%20time%20should,to%201%20hour%20a%20day.)

RESEARCH: The Early Years Pupil Premium: a practice review of current awareness, use and decision-making in settings - [Education Endowment Foundation ](https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evidence/evidence-reviews/early-years-pupil-premium-practice-review)

RESEARCH: Model for Change - [Early Education and Childcare Coalition](https://www.earlyeducationchildcare.org/model-for-change)

RESEARCH: Think screens are making your child ratty? You may be right - [The Times](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/youtube-videos-kids-television-xcxkv0cvx)

BLOGS, WEBINARS & MORE 

WEBINAR: Focus on SEND reform in post-16 with the Skills Minister - [DfE](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-send-reform-in-post-16-with-the-skills-minister-tickets-1986409832281?aff=oddtdtcreator&es_c=3C35AA90D8074CE28A88FE9182C42E75&es_cl=B00EF798FBFDF3BD2F05B4C97DB29F97&es_id=ph7%C2%A386) 

BLOG: I'm a Screen Grinch - and proud - [The Spectator ](https://spectator.com/article/im-a-screen-grinch-and-proud/)

BLOG: Why Digital Wellbeing Must Be a Whole-School Priority - [CORAM SCARF](https://www.coramscarf.org.uk/blog/why-digital-wellbeing-must-be-a-whole-school-priority) 

 JOBS 

Senior Communications Manager - [1001 Critical Days Foundation](https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/1001-critical-days-foundation-/senior-communications-manager/1062147?tsId=2)

Head of Learning and Engagement - [Home Start](https://www.home-start.org.uk/head-of-learning-and-engagement-vacancy)

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