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A University College London (UCL) study suggests that smacking children "does no good whatsoever".
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Responding to the Best Start in Life Champion, Sue Robb's call for the early years sector to 'work as one' amid claims the DfE is pitting PVI settings against school-based nurseries, the early childhood academic and author considers whether current policy and accompanying messaging has left some pro...
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The UK government has defended recent modifications to student loan terms, with Chief Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby arguing that heavy public subsidies justify the changes. The minister told MPs that with fewer than half of young people attending university, the government must consider fairness to all taxpayers when reviewing the financing system.
Read SummaryA University College London (UCL) study suggests that smacking children "does no good whatsoever".
Read SummaryResponding to the Best Start in Life Champion, Sue Robb's call for the early years sector to 'work as one' amid claims the DfE is pitting PVI settings against school-based nurseries, the early childhood academic and author considers whether current policy and accompanying messaging has left some pro...
Read SummaryThe UK government has defended recent modifications to student loan terms, with Chief Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby arguing that heavy public subsidies justify the changes. The minister told MPs that with fewer than half of young people attending university, the government must consider fairness to all taxpayers when reviewing the financing system.
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The government has announced that adult skills funding rates will remain frozen for 2026-27, despite rising earnings thresholds that determine learner eligibility. This creates fresh pressure on further education budgets as providers face higher costs without additional per-learner funding.
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More than one in three now say they like picking up books in their spare time, according to a literacy charity.
A landmark Bill to legislate for parents and babies during the first 1,001 days – from pregnancy to age two – is to receive its First Reading in the House of Commons later this year.
New research reveals that families on the lowest incomes must spend 85 per cent of their disposable income to afford a government-recommended healthy diet. The findings coincide with increasing levels of obesity and tooth decay among Reception-aged children, highlighting the direct link between poverty and early childhood health outcomes.
The Government should review the two-to two-and-a-half year health and development check to increase numbers of children finishing Reception with a good level of development (GLD), a think tank says.
A new scheme to support care leavers’ relationships is welcome. But loneliness is one problem among manyIt might sound obvious that – as Benjamin Zephaniah wrote – “People will always need people / To make life appealing / And give life some meaning.” But the care system has not always behaved as th...
Three further education colleges have been awarded funding from an £80 million defence skills programme to create additional vocational course places and develop new specialist facilities for learners entering the defence sector.
The Treasury is reviewing the freeze on free meals for college students but has declined to set a timetable for VAT decisions affecting the sector. The anomalies were raised during discussions in the House of Lords.
Details of three-year initiative to support best practice across early years settings and primary schools announced The post Grants of up to £50k on offer for new ‘early education partnerships’ first appeared on Schools Week.
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The once popular subject has seen a sharp decline in entries since 2024 The post GCSE computing entries drop by 10,000 in two years first appeared on Schools Week.