Early Years Digest

21 January 2025

 

PRESS & MEDIA 

 State schools' crisis as alarm raised over funding - 'death by a thousand cuts' - The Daily Mirror

How 1.5 hours of screen time a day affects a toddler’s development - The Telegraph [subscription required]

Rising SEND costs will ‘wipe out’ school savings, IFS warns - TES Magazine

Forcing children to finish meals could be fuelling obesity crisis - The Independent

Smaller nurseries set to benefit from National Insurance changes - report - Nursery World Magazine

Families to receive £126 million in early years support - Press Release, Gov.Uk

Children’s wellbeing and schools bill: Committee calls for evidence - Schools Week Magazine

Early years staff admit to lacking confidence to lead a two-year-old room 'effectively' - Nursery World Magazine

 

FEATURE STORIES

Special report: A third of children cannot swim with British schools sport in crisis - The Telegraph [subscription required]

When kids set their parents’ screen time rules: ‘I hit my limit before I even get out of bed’ - The Guardian  

10 ways to keep children off smartphones, explained by experts - The Times [subscription required]    

Phillipson’s first education committee: 8 things we learned - Schools Week Magazine

 
 

BLOGS, PODCASTS & MORE

PODCAST: The financial time bomb facing special educational needs – podcast - The Guardian

SHORT FILM: Introducing Victoria - Siren Films, Understanding Childhood

 

RESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENT

 
 
 

EVENTS & COURSES

RESOURCE: Spatial reasoning part 1: Using the outdoors to develop this essential skill - Nursery World Magazine

RESOURCE: Spatial Reasoning - Early Childhood Maths Group 

 

JOBS

 

Policy Manager - Regenerate (Hybrid, Central London)

Early Years Service Manager - Richmond and Wandsworth Local Authority (London)

Policy Adviser – Early Years & Children’s Social Care - HM Treasury (London or Darlington)

 

 

 

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