PRESS & MEDIA
This is what happened after New Zealand banned phones in schools - The Independent
Rising staff costs will push nurseries to the brink next month - The Times [subscription required]
Bridget Phillipson calls for more male teachers to help boys reject 'toxic online influences' - The Daily Mirror
Girls in England feel less safe at school than they did pre-Covid, survey finds - The Guardian
Children as young as five attacking their teachers - The Telegraph [subscription required]
Special needs exemption for school VAT changes ‘too costly’ - The Times [subscription required]
School-based nurseries: early years organisation writes to minister to ask why PVI sector is held in ‘such disregard’ - Nursery World Magazine
FEATURE STORIES
The Guardian view on early years education: new nurseries must be the start of something bigger - The Guardian
Showing Adolescence in schools lets parents off the hook - The Spectator
Revealed: The first 300 schools splitting £37m nursery cash - Schools Week Magazine
Why the end of the early years training programme is ‘troubling’ - TES Magazine
BLOGS, PODCASTS & MORE
OPINION: We should celebrate Labour’s good news on nurseries – but it needs to be bolder - The Guardian
VIDEO: How Safe Are Our Nurseries? - BBC iPlayer
BLOG: Reclaiming Childhood: Why Play Still Matters in the Fight for Democracy - Dr Aaron Bradbury, Early Years Review
RESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENT
EVENTS & COURSES
A Fairer Start Local: how to support early years innovation in local authorities - Nesta, 24 April 2025 (online, free)
Nursery World's Big Day Out! | London 2025 - 16 May 2025, London (tickets from £35)
RESOURCE: All aboard the Toilet Train: Get ready for school - ERIC
Director - HomeStart London (remote)
Programme and Impact Lead - Youth Endowment Fund (Central London, Hybrid)
Chief Executive Officer (Interim) - Association of Breastfeeding Mothers (Remote, travel required)
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