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How to Playfully Promote Early Learning

Early childhood offers unique opportunities as young minds absorb knowledge and transform experiences into learning. Parents who earnestly seek to nurture and enhance their children's cognitive development often find themselves wondering how they might successfully balance ambitious educational goals with the spontaneous, natural joy of childhood play. The solution isn't found in strict academic...

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Father and daughter sentenced for running illegal school

A headteacher and her father were sentenced on the 11th October for running an unregistered school in south London.

From: Ofsted

They had been previously convicted of the same criminal offence 2 years ago.

Nadia Ali was sentenced to 8 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 120 hours of unpaid work, a 10-day rehabilitation activity requirement, a prohibited activity...

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Essay mills to be banned under plans to reform post-16 education

Unscrupulous ‘essay mills’ to be criminalised as part of the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill

From: Department for Education and Alex Burghart MP

Services offering to provide students with essays for money, known as essay mills, are to be made illegal under plans announced by the government on the 5th October.

The government intends to make it a criminal offence to provide...

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Global educational publisher Twinkl supports teaching in the Philippines with free home-learning resources 

This past year has shown just how quickly the needs of educators can change as demand for home-learning materials has increased significantly. As the Philippines prepares for another school year online, global educational publisher Twinkl, is making sure that parents and teachers are supported, by offering free learning packs.

Twinkl consistently ensures that the demands of educators...

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Salary boosts for new maths, science and computing teachers

Salary boosts for new maths, physics, chemistry and computing teachers

From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

Teachers in the early years of their careers will be able to get a salary boost of up to £3,000 tax-free to teach maths, physics, chemistry and computing.

This will support recruitment and retention of specialist teachers in these subjects and...

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Public Health Devon advice to parents of school-age pupils 

With children and young people back in the classroom, and more mixing now possible with a change to the guidance around things like bubbles, we're seeing a rise in coronavirus cases among the school-age population, and it's likely that this will continue.

In almost all of the cases the young person has shown no sign of having the virus, or only very mild symptoms.

It's important that...

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Adaptations in 2022 summer exams to ensure fairness for students

Students will sit GCSE, A and AS level exams next year with adaptations to recognise the disruption to their education.

From: Department for Education , Ofqual , and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP

GCSE, AS and A level exams in England next summer will be adapted to maximise fairness and help students reach their potential.

Following a public consultation, the government and...

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Major rebuilds begin at schools across England

Education Secretary ‘breaks ground’ at one of first schools to benefit from new 10-year School Rebuilding Programme

From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP

On 23rd September Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi, ‘broke ground’ on one of the first 100 schools to be rebuilt under the Prime Minister’s ten-year School Rebuilding Programme, as he joined workers, pupils...

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Public health experts working closely with schools and colleges to reduce risk of transmission

Schools and colleges have reopened for most, and with it coronavirus measures – some different, some familiar – to help reduce risk to pupils and staff.

With most of Devon’s schools back, pupils and their families will be familiarising themselves with new routines.

Secondary schools and colleges are asking pupils to take two in-school assisted lateral flow tests, days apart...

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Easy as ABC – NDNA hosts our biggest virtual event

Early years phenomenon Alistair Bryce-Clegg gave hundreds of nursery owners, managers and practitioners an hour of inspiration and entertainment in a free event to thank the sector.

The former nursery teacher mesmerised about 400 nursery practitioners with his real-life hilarious stories but also spoke passionately about how to give children the best learning opportunities while at...

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