Drake Circus has partnered with the National Literacy Trust to launch a new summer holiday reading campaign, as new research reveals that almost half of children (46%) in the South West claim that reading makes them feel better.
The ‘Read More, Feel Better’ campaign is designed to help children across the community to continue reading for fun over the summer holidays, with a...
Charles Clinkard’s 40 family-friendly Great British walks to entertain the kids this summer - Best from each category
Best walks for little ones
The Room on the Broom Adventure Trail at Anglers Country Park came out as our top-ranking walk for little ones. It's free to enter and has free parking for up to two hours (with a small charge if you're planning on staying
Children and young people subjected to sexual abuse and exploitation in Devon are being offered new support through a pilot programme launched by a leading children’s charity.
The Children’s Society’s new Support Rethought programme, funded by the Home Office’s Child Sexual Abuse Support Services Transformation Fund, is offering one-to-one support to 8-18-year-olds in the areas...
Government’s National Adoption Strategy to improve experience for children and families in the adoption system
From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP
Thousands of families are to receive better support when adopting children through a new strategy to tackle the postcode lottery and break down barriers to creating permanent, stable and...
Tax credits customers have until 31 July to renew their tax credits claim or risk their payments being stopped.
From: HM Revenue & Customs
More than 300,000 tax credits customers have just under one week to renew their claims before the 31 July 2021 deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has warned.
As the deadline approaches, customers are being urged...
An engaging and beautifully illustrated story for young readers about "Britain's favourite wild mammal" that teaches children all about hedgehogs, what they eat, why they are at risk and how to help them.
A book for home or school that adults can read with first readers and that more advanced readers can read by themselves. The book also features two levels of reading
On sunny days my children love pretending to set up their own play shop, and ice creams are normally the first thing they think of to sell! So, this week we decided to set up our own ice cream shop in the tuff tray, where they could make their own ice creams, which they actually got to eat too!
Now using proper ice cream would have been the obvious thing to use here, but I wanted a...
With the school summer holidays fast approaching, parents often ask us about the appropriate age to allow children to stay home or out alone.
Every child is different so there’s no one rule for all, but between work, appointments and other family commitments, it’s inevitable that there will come a point when parents have to make decisions about when is the right time to leave their...
National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has published its report Nurseries and the impact of closures in the first year of the pandemic which revealed that the number of nursery closures in England has increased by 35% during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic compared to the same period the previous year.
Throughout the pandemic, nurseries and childcare providers have supported...
New research shows the link between GCSE attainment and earnings over a person's lifetime.
From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP
Those who perform just one GCSE grade better than their counterparts across nine subjects have been shown to earn on average over £200,000 more throughout their lives.
