Early Years Digest

18 July 2024

 

PRESS & MEDIA 

Education Secretary says early years is her ‘number one priority’- The Independent

Reading, writing and maths remain below pre-lockdown levels for Year Six pupils - The Telegraph [subscription required]

One in three adults willing to pay £5 GP fee to fund early childhood services - Nursery World Magazine

Nearly 1.6million kids affected by 'cruel' two-child benefit limit, DWP data shows - The Daily Mirror

Sweden just allowed grandparents to take parental leave – the UK should do the same - The Independent 

New children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: 'Children need reading now more than ever' - The Big Issue

 

FEATURE STORIES

How Labour can put learning at the heart of its nursery plan - TES Magazine

How to be a Norwegian parent: let your kids roam free, stay home alone, have fun – and fail - The Guardian

Want a child and a career? Better move to Spain - The Times [subscription required]

 

BLOGS, PODCASTS & MORE  

BLOG - What will a Labour government do for children? - Action for Children
 
PODCAST: The future of the two-child benefit cap - BBC Woman's Hour
 
BLOG: Teacher education, research and practice: addressing the recruitment and retention crisis through the reassertion of professional judgement - UCL, Faculty of Education & Society
 
 
 

RESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENT

The science of play - UNICEF
 
“Disregarded and undervalued”: early childhood teacher’s experiences of stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic - Early Years: an international research journal
 
 
 

EVENTS & COURSES

PEDAL Conference 2024 - 11 September, Cambridge (£20)

More than a village: what does it take to really change childhoods? - Better Start conference.14 November. 9:30am-2:00pm, online (free)

 

 

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