Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 15/09/23.
Article: Urgent Government action needed to make early years education fit for the 21st century – report – Nursery World
12 September 2023, Katy Morton. A new report highlights the need for digital support for parents and families, and the importance of developing a ‘cohesive and aligned learning community that surrounds a child’:
Press release: A strong foundation in the early years is crucial to children’s success – Ofsted
8 September 2023. Ofsted has today published the second part in its series of research reviews drawing on a range of research relating to early years education:
News: Young autistic people still dying despite coroner warnings over care – BBC News Online
7 September 2023, Ruth Clegg, Harriet Agerholm and Alison Benjamin. Dozens of young autistic people have died after serious failings in their care despite repeated warnings from coroners, BBC News has found:
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66731265
Article: Many providers to receive £5 or less per hour for funded places – Nursery World
6 September 2023, Katy Morton. Despite DfE claims that childcare settings will now receive a ‘boost’ in funding rates (as of last week – 1 September), many providers say they are to receive £5 or less per hour for three and four-year-old places:
News: Sex offenders are using virtual reality to ‘groom and abuse children’ – The Independent Online
5 September 2023, Martyn Landi. NSPCC says VR is being used to not only interact with children, but also to simulate acts of abuse:
News: Allin-Khan resigns over Starmer’s contempt for mental health – Skwawkbox
4 September 2023. Doctor MP quits post as Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health citing Starmer’s decision to discontinue mental health portfolio:
News: Family courts: Mothers dying after ‘abusers’ claim access to children – BBC News Online
4 September 2023, Ed Thomas. Dozens of children have been forced into contact with fathers accused of abuse, a study has found:
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66531409
News: England’s special educational needs crisis ‘out of control’ amid record complaints – The Observer in the Guardian Online
3 September 2023, Chaminda Jayanetti. Analysis shows that number of cases upheld has soared by 60%, with some children left without a school placement for over a year:
Comment: ‘Children are holding a mirror up to us’: why are Britain’s kids refusing to go to school? – Guardian Online
2 September 2023, Gaby Hinsliff. For many, lockdown was a relief. Some never went back at all. As a new academic year begins, more children than ever are worried about returning. What’s being done to get them into the classroom – and is that always the best idea?:
News: Thousands of schools serving meals that could contain cancer-causing chemicals – Guardian Online
2 September 2023, Denis Campbell. Education authorities across England and Wales shown to use meat that has been treated with either nitrites or nitrates:
News: Lack of uniform rules compliance disappoints MP behind legislation – BBC News Online
31 August 2023, Phil McCann. An MP who helped to draft legislation about the cost of uniforms has said hearing that schools have not complied with it was “incredibly disappointing”:
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-66666249