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Policy 3 months ago

Best Start Champion Defends Strategy Against Claims of Sector Division

The Government's Best Start in Life champion Sue Robb has denied allegations that the Department for Education is deliberately pitting private and independent nurseries against school-based provision. The claims suggested the early years strategy creates unhealthy competition between PVI settings and maintained nursery schools.

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Interview: Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Waterstone’s Children’s Laureate
Early Years May 27, 2026

Interview: Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Waterstone’s Children’s Laureate

Frank Cottrell-Boyce is the outgoing Waterstones Children’s Laureate after taking on the role in 2024. Frank is a multiaward- winning children’s book author and screenwriter. He has campaigned for greater access to reading for children. Frank will become a BookTrust Reading Rights Ambassador when hi...

Creating Neurodiversity-Affirming Spaces for Children
SEND May 27, 2026

Creating Neurodiversity-Affirming Spaces for Children

Cheryl Warren explores how adapting physical and social environments helps neurodivergent children feel secure enough to express their authentic selves. By moving beyond compliance toward genuine acceptance, local authorities can transform how support is delivered across education and care settings.

Manchester University to offer work placements to all undergraduates
Education May 26, 2026

Manchester University to offer work placements to all undergraduates

Russell Group university promises students, from chemical engineering to classics, ‘meaningful real-world experience’A leading UK university is promising work placements to all undergraduates regardless of their degree, to better equip them for the challenges of the job market.In what appears to be...

Small HE providers in line for OfS fee cut
Education May 26, 2026

Small HE providers in line for OfS fee cut

DfE attempts to shift registration 'burden' towards universities but will impose new fees for degree power applications The post Small HE providers in line for OfS fee cut first appeared on FE Week.

Education Secretary refers childcare add-on costs to competition watchdog
Policy May 26, 2026

Education Secretary refers childcare add-on costs to competition watchdog

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has formally requested that the Competition and Markets Authority investigate additional fees charged by childcare providers to parents accessing government-funded hours. The review will examine whether these extra costs undermine the affordability of the expanded childcare entitlement programme.

New Chief Executive Appointed to Lead Windsor Forest Colleges Group
Education May 26, 2026

New Chief Executive Appointed to Lead Windsor Forest Colleges Group

Oliver Symons will take the helm at Windsor Forest Colleges Group this autumn, joining from Moulton College where he previously served in a senior leadership role. The appointment comes at a pivotal time for further education as colleges continue adapting to skills policy reforms and local labour market demands.