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Tackling the cost of childcare for UK nurseries

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  • Friday, November 10, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Since the announcement of the 2023 spring budget, there has been much debate around the most pertinent topic facing the entirety of the early years sector — adequate funding for nurseries.

Closer to home

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  • Monday, December 11, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Having spent an enjoyable and thoughtful few days at the NCASC conference in Bournemouth last week, I have been reflecting on the workshop session on implementing learning from the National Panel’s reports on supporting children and young people with disabilities and complex health needs that I had the pleasure of chairing.

Early childhood matters

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  • Monday, May 13, 2024
  • | CYP Now
It’s been quite a week! My youngest child has finally dropped her school uniform in the laundry bin for the last time with only a few GCSEs between her and her plans for a long, lazy summer; and my second oldest has pressed ‘submit’ on her final year psychology dissertation.

The language of hope

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  • Monday, April 29, 2024
  • | CYP Now
Having had the privilege of reading many insightful blogs from influential leaders in the sector over the years, as a recently Elected Director on the Board of Directors for ADCS, I find myself both honoured and slightly apprehensive now it is my turn to contribute. So, here we go…

Reflections on special educational needs provision

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  • Monday, May 20, 2024
  • | CYP Now
Despite no longer being a serving director of children’s services, I still get to keep involved through my work with the ADCS Associates’ Network and I wanted to reflect on how inclusive practices have changed since I first started out as a teacher.

Time to level all the way up

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  • Friday, October 29, 2021
  • | CYP Now
The Chancellor had some tough decisions to make to drive the government’s Levelling Up agenda and prepare the country for a post-Covid “age of optimism”.

Addressing political literacy in schools

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  • Friday, November 19, 2021
  • | CYP Now
“Recent tragic events, such as the Liverpool Women’s Hospital terrorist attack and the murders of MPs David Amess and Jo Cox, clearly show that young people are entering a political climate of intolerance and violence.

Leaders of steel

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  • Monday, March 7, 2022
  • | CYP Now
It’s a sobering realisation to know that I started to learn some of the fundamentals of economics in the heady time of the 1980s!