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'Double early years pupil premium' to close poverty gap

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  • Wednesday, June 28, 2017
  • | CYP Now
A doubling of the early years pupil premium is being called for by the Social Mobility Commission, as part of an ambitious set of demands to halt two decades of "failed" attempts by government to improve life chances for poorer families.

Education experts unhappy with DfE primary testing plans

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  • Friday, June 23, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Department for Education proposals to scrap tests for seven-year-olds and introduce a new assessment at age four or five would not deliver the improvements required within primary schools, education campaigners have warned.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2016

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  • Monday, December 19, 2016
  • | CYP Now
With the UK voting to leave the European Union, a new Prime Minister and government installed, policy u-turns, and an influx of children and families from war-torn Syria, 2016 has been a turbulent year. Here is a run-down of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Childminder training course on SEND launches

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  • Friday, November 25, 2016
  • | CYP Now
An online course has been launched to help childminders better support vulnerable children, including those with experience of care and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Greening announces EYFS is to stay

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  • Thursday, October 20, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Existing early years learning standards are to remain in place for 2017/18, Education Secretary Justine Greening has announced.

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