PRESS & MEDIA
New website to help parents teach basic skills amid concerns over children’s school readiness - The Independent
Nearly half of English councils cut family support spending last year, data show - The Financial Times [subscription required]
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: 'It's a terrible situation' - The Big Issue Magazine
Why early years CPD is the key to boosting maths attainment - TES Magazine
What goes on inside toddlers' brains? A pioneering project is trying to find out - BBC News
Ministers privately ruling out scrapping two-child benefits cap - The Guardian
Schools minister vows change on child health crisis - from vapes to obesity -The Daily Mirror
FEATURE STORIES
Why school readiness is the most important equality issue in society - TES Magazine
Britain's nursery problem: Parents still face 'childcare deserts'- BBC News InDepth
Inside Politics, "school readiness" - The Financial Times
BLOGS, PODCASTS & MORE
VIDEO: How children with special educational needs are being failed in England -The Guardian
OPINION: Adolescence is really about dads in crisis — not teenage boys - The Times, Caitlin Moran [subscription required]
PODCAST: The Schools Bill: what's changing and why? - The Institute for Fiscal Studies
RESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENT
EVENTS & COURSES
CONFERENCE: CST Early Years Summit - 1 May, all day. Birmingham (tickets £340)
WEBINAR: Supporting early education and care for infants under two - 8 May, 12:15 (online, free)
Head of Advice, Information and Family Support - Kids (Remote)
Head of Charity – Leeds Baby Bank (Leeds)
Financial Controller - Ark Schools (London, hybrid)
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