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Government defends controversial testing of reception-age children

Friday, September 6, 2019

| CYP Now

The government is claiming that controversial testing of reception-age children can help improve their attainment at the age of seven, despite widespread concerns about the validity of the assessments.

Government defends controversial testing of reception-age children

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Friday, September 6, 2019

| CYP Now

The government is claiming that controversial testing of reception-age children can help improve their attainment at the age of seven, despite widespread concerns about the validity of the assessments.

DfE bids to plug SEND funding gap in Spending Round

News

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

| CYP Now

A multi-billion pound government funding boost for education could include £800m for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), according to leaked documents.

Chancellor announces one-year budget round as Spending Review shelved due to Brexit

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Friday, August 9, 2019

| CYP Now

The government is to undertake a one-year spending round for public services in 2020-21, Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has announced.

Speech and language: The 30 million word gap

Features

Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

According to one influential piece of research, disadvantaged children hear 30 million fewer words than their peers. Early years expert James Hempsall explores efforts to address the language gap.

Opportunity Areas inquiry chair flags concerns in letter to Hinds

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Friday, July 19, 2019

| CYP Now

The chair of the parliamentary Opportunity Areas inquiry remains "unconvinced" about the effectiveness of the £72m programme, he states in a letter to Education Secretary Damian Hinds.

Steve Reed is new shadow children's minister

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Steve Reed MP has been appointed the new shadow minister for children following the March resignation of Emma Lewell-Buck.

Trailblazers to create new early years apprenticeship standard

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Monday, June 24, 2019

| CYP Now

A new apprenticeship standard for Level 2 early years practitioners is to be developed to drive recruitment in the sector.

Communication skills initiative launches in social mobility 'coldspot'

News

Thursday, June 20, 2019

| CYP Now

A Department for Education-funded scheme is aiming to boost social mobility for Derby's disadvantaged young people by helping to strengthen their communication skills.

Retail wage competition 'set to deepen early years workforce crisis'

News

Thursday, April 25, 2019

| CYP Now

The early years sector is urging the government to properly fund childcare, after a study found educators are increasingly being lost to the retail sector.

Call to improve support for wider children's workforce

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

| CYP Now

The government needs to put in place a national strategy to address failures in support for the wider children's workforce, according to children's services bosses.

Disadvantaged boys benefit most from earlier schooling, say researchers

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Thursday, February 21, 2019

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged boys given extra early years schooling show the greatest academic improvement and carry the benefits through school, a study shows.

Government early years policies are 'entrenching disadvantage'

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

| CYP Now

Reform of the "perverse" 30 hours funded childcare offer is vital, MPs have claimed - after finding the government's early years policies are worsening disadvantage.

Rise in SEND children stretches childcare providers' finances

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Thursday, January 10, 2019

| CYP Now

A "dramatic" rise in the number of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) accessing early education is leading to a funding crisis in the sector, a childcare organisation has warned.

Former Rotherham children's chief awarded CBE

News

Friday, January 4, 2019

| CYP Now

A council chief who was credited with turning around Rotherham children's services following the borough's child sexual exploitation scandal, has been awarded a CBE.

Government proposes voluntary safeguarding code for out-of-school settings

News

Monday, December 3, 2018

| CYP Now

Out-of-school settings will be asked to abide by a voluntary code of practice as part of government plans to improve safeguarding of children.

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

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Thursday, November 22, 2018

| CYP Now

The 2018 CYP Now Awards were revealed last night on a night of celebration and pride for the sector.

Bercow Review: 'Grave concerns' over lack of progress on speech and language support

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Thursday, October 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Speech and language campaigners have expressed "grave concerns" that the government is failing to support many children with speech, language and communications needs (SLCN), 10 years after the landmark Bercow Review on the issue.

Early years assessment: More reception pupils achieve 'good' development

News

Friday, October 19, 2018

| CYP Now

The proportion of children achieving a "good" level of development by the time they are five has increased for the fifth year in a row, government figures show.

CYP Now top 10 stories September 2018

News

Friday, September 28, 2018

| CYP Now

With MPs returning from their summer break and local authorities beginning preparations for next year's budgets, it has been a busy month in the sector. Here is a run-down of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website in September.

Future of early years training standards group in doubt

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Thursday, September 27, 2018

| CYP Now

The future of an employee-led group established by government to develop early years training standards is in doubt after its lead member Busy Bees, the UK's largest nursery chain quit.

Labour to allow councils to take over failing academies

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Councils will be allowed to take control of struggling academies as part of efforts to improve the education system, Labour has said.

Researchers criticise lack of evidence for government early years policy

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

| CYP Now

The government's early years strategy is blighted by a lack of evidence and no clear picture about what "high quality childcare" looks like, researchers have concluded.

Government to invest in school nurseries in deprived areas

News

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

| CYP Now

Schools in deprived areas will be encouraged by the government to create more nursery places as part of efforts to improve the attainment of disadvantaged children.

Call for London mayor to launch early SEND identification drive

News

Friday, July 20, 2018

| CYP Now

London mayor Sadiq Khan is being called on to take action to ensure children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are identified and supported earlier.

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Government defends controversial testing of reception-age children

Government defends controversial testing of reception-age children

DfE bids to plug SEND funding gap in Spending Round

Chancellor announces one-year budget round as Spending Review shelved due to Brexit

Speech and language: The 30 million word gap

Opportunity Areas inquiry chair flags concerns in letter to Hinds

Steve Reed is new shadow children's minister

Trailblazers to create new early years apprenticeship standard

Communication skills initiative launches in social mobility 'coldspot'

Retail wage competition 'set to deepen early years workforce crisis'

Call to improve support for wider children's workforce

Disadvantaged boys benefit most from earlier schooling, say researchers

Government early years policies are 'entrenching disadvantage'

Rise in SEND children stretches childcare providers' finances

Former Rotherham children's chief awarded CBE

Government proposes voluntary safeguarding code for out-of-school settings

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

Bercow Review: 'Grave concerns' over lack of progress on speech and language support

Early years assessment: More reception pupils achieve 'good' development

CYP Now top 10 stories September 2018

Future of early years training standards group in doubt

Labour to allow councils to take over failing academies

Researchers criticise lack of evidence for government early years policy

Government to invest in school nurseries in deprived areas

Call for London mayor to launch early SEND identification drive

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