PRESS & MEDIA
Parents should not face ‘mandatory’ extra charges to access funded childcare - The Independent
Children playing outside far less amid ‘no ball games’ culture, study shows - The Telegraph [subscription required]
DfE names 750 breakfast club ‘early adopter’ schools - Schools Week Magazine
Call to ‘reset’ SEND funding so schools can meet local needs - TES Magazine
Parents of under-fives may be exempted from UK’s two-child benefit limit - The Guardian
Children enjoy audiobooks more than reading for first time - The Telegraph [subscription required]
FEATURE STORIES
Children are starting school unable to sit up or hold a pencil – and I know the culprit - The Guardian
How useful is it to compare education systems around the world? - TES Magazine
I'm a parenting expert - children aren't learning to talk properly because of one worrying adult habit - The Daily Mirror
Inside the London reception class where kids are taught to talk to help them stay out of gangs - The Guardian
BLOGS, PODCASTS & MORE
BLOG: Building strong readers: why oral language is the foundation of the reading house - Education Endowment Fund
PODCAST: The Learning Collective - Maritime Academy Trust
RESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENT
EVENTS & COURSES
Learning from the Mobilise Programme Seminar
Foundations: 17 March, 12:00-13:00 (online, free)
What we get wrong about early care and education with Dan Wuori
Nesta: 20 March, 12:30-13:30 (online, free)
Bringing generations together in our Early Years settings and communities
Ealy Education, Aberdeen Branch: 26 March, 19:00-20:30 (Aberdeen, £10)
Chief Executive Officer - Learning through Landscapes (Hampshire)
Delivery Manager - The Royal Foundation Centre for Early childhood (London Hybrid)
Family Hub Connector – Parental Mental Health Team (London)
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