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Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

The early years pupil premium should be doubled as part of efforts to combat worsening life chances for children and young people across the UK, the Social Mobility Commission has said.

Nursery teacher shortage 'risks children's early education'

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

| CYP Now

The education of younger children is being put at risk by a shortage in trained early years teachers across nurseries in England, a charity has warned.

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.

Labour names former social worker shadow children's minister

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Monday, October 10, 2016

| CYP Now

A former frontline child protection worker has been named as Labour's shadow children's minister following the completion of a reshuffle of the party's frontbench that has seen Angela Rayner stay on as shadow education secretary.

Children's centre spending cut by further £90m

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Thursday, September 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils are set to spend £90m less providing services from children's centres, government figures show.

Longfield recruits Narey as children's commissioner adviser

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Friday, September 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Former Barnardo's chief executive Sir Martin Narey is one of several high profile figures that have been signed up to provide advice to children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield, it has been announced.

Childcare and school places shortage threatens refugee scheme

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

| CYP Now

A lack of childcare, housing and school places could undermine the UK's commitment to resettle thousands of refugee families from Syria, a government watchdog has warned.

Glass resigns as shadow education secretary

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Labour's shadow education secretary Pat Glass has resigned, just two days after being appointed.

Pat Glass appointed as shadow education secretary amid Labour Party turmoil

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Monday, June 27, 2016

| CYP Now

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Pat Glass as shadow education secretary following the departure of Lucy Powell amid a raft of resignations from the shadow cabinet.

Early years groups call for government to combine childcare support programmes

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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Early years leaders are calling for the government to introduce "childcare passports" to streamline funding and slash red tape for providers.

Amanda Spielman put forward as new Ofsted chief inspector

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Friday, June 10, 2016

| CYP Now

An academy chain founder and current chair of exam regulator Ofqual has been put forward to replace Sir Michael Wilshaw as Ofsted chief inspector.

Queen's Speech: Sector welcomes Children and Social Work Bill

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has set out plans to reform children's social care through a Children and Social Work Bill, with the proposals being broadly well received by the sector.

GCSE requirements risk early years recruitment 'crisis'

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Monday, April 25, 2016

| CYP Now

The introduction of tougher academic entry requirements for new nursery staff will cause a recruitment "crisis", early years leaders have warned.

MPs call for nursery schools to become academies

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Monday, April 11, 2016

| CYP Now

Nursery schools should be allowed to become academies otherwise some will struggle to survive, a group of MPs and peers have warned.

Government U-turns on testing of four-year-olds

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Friday, April 8, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has ditched plans to use controversial tests for four-year-olds as a starting point for measuring pupil progress.

Call for qualified teacher in every nursery

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

| CYP Now

All nurseries should have a qualified early years teacher to support children's learning by 2020, a charity has said.

In the new edition of CYP Now: Academies everywhere

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

| CYP Now

The latest issue of CYP Now magazine takes an in-depth look at the government's controversial plans to turn all schools into academies.

School readiness project rated a success

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Early years providers and schools are being urged to develop closer links to improve school readiness in disadvantaged areas, after a government-funded pilot project was deemed to be a success by researchers.

Government urged to ditch testing of four-year-olds

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Friday, February 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Controversial baseline tests for four-year-olds could be damaging them and should be abandoned, it has been claimed.

DfE criticised over accounts delay

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Friday, January 29, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has been criticised by a group of MPs after it emerged it has used legislation to extend the deadline by which it has to file its annual accounts.

Action for Children staff to vote on strike action

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Friday, January 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Staff at a major children's charity that runs 200 children's centres as well as fostering and adoption services are to be balloted on industrial action.

MPs to examine importance of early years education

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Thursday, January 14, 2016

| CYP Now

An All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been launched to look at how early years education can improve outcomes for disadvantaged children.

Charity founders knighted in New Year's Honours

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Monday, January 4, 2016

| CYP Now

A philanthropist whose charity has contributed more than £100m to support young people and the founder of a think-tank on living standards have both been knighted in the New Year's Honours list.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| CYP Now

With a general election, new policy announcements, ongoing austerity measures and high-profile charity closures, 2015 was another busy year in the children and young people sector. Here is a rundown of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Fifth of Ofsted staff plan to leave within a year

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

| CYP Now

One in five Ofsted staff want to quit the inspectorate, according to a survey of its workers.

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Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

Nursery teacher shortage 'risks children's early education'

Greening announces EYFS is to stay

Labour names former social worker shadow children's minister

Children's centre spending cut by further £90m

Longfield recruits Narey as children's commissioner adviser

Childcare and school places shortage threatens refugee scheme

Glass resigns as shadow education secretary

Pat Glass appointed as shadow education secretary amid Labour Party turmoil

Early years groups call for government to combine childcare support programmes

Amanda Spielman put forward as new Ofsted chief inspector

Queen's Speech: Sector welcomes Children and Social Work Bill

GCSE requirements risk early years recruitment 'crisis'

MPs call for nursery schools to become academies

Government U-turns on testing of four-year-olds

Call for qualified teacher in every nursery

In the new edition of CYP Now: Academies everywhere

School readiness project rated a success

Government urged to ditch testing of four-year-olds

DfE criticised over accounts delay

Action for Children staff to vote on strike action

MPs to examine importance of early years education

Charity founders knighted in New Year's Honours

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

Fifth of Ofsted staff plan to leave within a year

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