Early Years Digest

29 July 2025

PRESS & MEDIA 

Bridget Phillipson wants all teachers in mainstream schools to be SEND trained- The Daily Mirror

Parents told to pick up book in ‘kickstart to children’s reading revolution’- The Times [subscription required]

Plans for professional early years register backed by sector and parents as a way to give educators the 'recognition they deserve'- Nursery World Magazine

How new rules could tackle ‘compulsive’ phone use in children - The Independent

 

FEATURE STORIES

How to help students with SEND settle in September - TES Magazine
 
Children raised by strict parents do better at school, but is that you? Take our quiz to find out - The Telegraph [subscription required]
 
 

BLOGS, PODCASTS & MORE

Letter from Secretary of State for Education: "A year of achieving and thriving across education" - Department for Education

PODCAST: Get your teeth into this – Paediatric dental health - The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)

 

RESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENT

Nursery workers more likely to use AI - Nursery Management Today
 
Artificial advantage: AI in the classroom and the inequality gap - The Sutton Trust
 
 

EVENTS & RESOURCES

Nursery World Conference - Best Beginnings: The power of early years to equip children for school

Tuesday 4 November, London (Tickets from £299)

 

JOBS

Communications and Impact Manager - The Association of Senior Children's and Education Librarians. ASCEL (remote)
 
Peer Supporter - NCT (home-based, Lancashire)
 
Finance Operations Officer - Save the Children (London)

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