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Early Years Alliance launches #WeAreEducators campaign

Leading membership organisation the Early Years Alliance has today launched a new campaign to recognise those working in the early years as educational professionals.

The #WeAreEducators campaign aims to help those working in the early years sector highlight to parents, local communities and policymakers the unique importance of the early years and the role the early years workforce...

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Review launches to future proof role of academy trusts

Will look at how government supports growth of trust sector, helping trusts improve schools

The Department for Education has today, Wednesday 29 June, launched a review of how it works with academy trusts, helping make sure the children in schools within trusts get the right support to fulfil their potential.

The review will look at the standards trusts are held to, and the...

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Ofsted and CQC launch consultation for new inspection provision framework for children and young people with SEND

A consultation from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission presents a new draft framework for inspecting provision for children and young people with SEND.

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have today launched a consultation on proposals for a new joint framework for inspecting provision for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) within...

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Data reveals the most popular children's clothing brands

A recent survey revealed that 94% of women spend more on their children’s clothes than their own - other research reported that parents spend an average of £1,677 a year on their children's clothing.

Online children's clothing store Kathryn’s wanted to look further into the designer brands that parents dress their children in and used search data to identify which childrenswear...

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Ruffle Up Your Little One’s Wardrobe with Magnet Mouse! 

Innovation meets adorable design with a brand-new ruffle top from British made childrenswear brand!

The magnetic clothing geniuses at Magnet Mouse are delighted to launch their brand new Long Sleeve Liberty London Ruffle Collar Tops. Ease of use and charming designs are a match made in heaven thanks to the signature magnetic fastenings that do up in seconds.

British made, Magnet...

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Talking to children away from TV or screens is vital to their development

Reading aloud to young children is great for their literacy, but studies show that young children can learn more vocabulary from conversation at the dinner table, according to The Family Dinner Project .

They say, children who eat dinner with their families have better skills for developing literacy than those who don’t eat with their families.

Kate Stephens, Devon County Council's...

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NICEIC URGES PARENTS TO PRIORITISE ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN THE HOME THIS CHILD SAFETY WEEK

With Child Safety Week coming up, NICEIC – the UK’s leading body for certified electrical contractors – is reminding parents about the importance of having appropriate measures in place to ensure electrical safety in the home for the whole family.

Child Safety Week takes place from Monday 6 to Sunday 12 June 2022, with this year’s theme designed to make sure busy families have the ‘...

Renowned children’s author Julia Donaldson launches new campaign, The Fun Raisers, with Save the Children

  • Julia Donaldson joins Save the Children to launch new fundraising campaign, The Fun Raisers as she reveals that she was once a young fundraiser for the charity
  • Compared to last year, Save the Children has seen an 80% increase in young fundraisers wanting to help children across the world
  • New research reveals that children are becoming more philanthropic, with 31%
  • ...
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Children who play adventurously have better mental health, research finds

Children who spend more time playing adventurously have lower symptoms of anxiety and depression, and were happier over the first Covid-19 lockdown, according to new research.

A study led by the University of Exeter asked parents how often their children engaged in play that was “thrilling and exciting”, where they might experience some fear and uncertainty.

The study, published in...

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Less than one in five under 6s getting the physical activity they should following the pandemic 

Cost of living crisis may make things worse, as cost is a major barrier to more physical activity – especially for the poorest A survey of 1,000 parents for children’s charity, the Early Intervention Foundation , has found that only 19% of children between the ages of one and five get more than three hours of physical activity a day – meaning most children are getting less than the officially...

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