Plans confirmed for register of children not in school so no child can ‘fall through the cracks’
From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP
Published 3 February 2022
New measures to make sure children are getting the quality of education they deserve are being announced today, as the government continues its drive to level up opportunities for every child...
Global publishers Bloomsbury and Twinkl to take children on a magical journey of reading for the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
With this year’s Harry Potter Book Night taking place on Thursday 3rd February 2022, Bloomsbury has teamed up with Twinkl to take children on a truly magical journey of reading. As 2022 marks 25 years since Harry Potter and the...
As a quick disclaimer, I should say that I am not a professional, a doctor or a psychiatrist., I am just a regular person, except I have accidently spent my entire life masking out of fear. I am now an adult (or 42-year-old child, whichever you prefer), and have only recently resurfaced from my lifelong personality projection.
It’s only since my four children, a nine-year-old, a...
Revealed: British attitudes towards paid parental leave and childcare
Parental leave and childcare considerations have a massive impact on parents, carers, employers, communities and most importantly, children's lives.
For that reason, Easy Offices surveyed 2,000 people across the UK asking how they felt about topics related to parental leave and childcare to ascertain what impacts...
Internet Matters today releases its first ever index to track children’s wellbeing in a digital world – and it reveals the vital role that parents’ own habits play in their child’s growth and experiences.
The Index is the result of 12-month project that studied children and parents from the same household about young people’s behaviours, experiences and impacts of their online lives....
Children's vocabulary: Fresh opportunities for app boosting young learners' language skills ChatterStars, designed to improve vocabulary among children, has recently received an investment from business accelerator, TwinklHive.
Good vocabulary is crucial to everyone’s development. It helps us to express our opinions, understand complex subjects, and improve our reading skills. It is a...
New research reveals that most secondary school parents (74%*) think that digital learning provided by teachers and the government needs to be improved. The parents of one in three children thought that teachers didn’t make lessons exciting enough and one in four said their children couldn’t hear their teacher or classmates properly.
Thousands of working families in the South West could be missing out on an opportunity to get up to £2,000 a year to help with the cost of childcare, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding parents, ahead of February half term.
Tax-Free Childcare – the 20% childcare top-up – provides eligible working families with up to £500 every three months (or £1,000 if their child is disabled) towards...
Pet care specialist, Pets at Home, has released new animal-themed fun to help keep kids entertained this half-term, while learning about responsible pet ownership at the same time. Launching on 11th February, the new activities will join the extensive range of free interactive content already available on the My Pet Pals educational activity hub .
THE UK’s first children’s next generation toothbrush which ends the torture of toothbrushing and adding fun is launched today. The 360° cleaning device sits in the mouth like a gum shield ensuring all surfaces are reached and eliminates bacteria in just sixty seconds. The device is called Wiggle because it ‘wiggles’ in the mouth and cleans teeth without the need for brushing. Wiggle takes the...
