Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 15/03/24.
Article: Government told it’s time to ‘unlock the trauma trap’ of Adverse Childhood Experiences – Nursery World
13 March 2024, Katy Morton. Cross party MPs have called on the Government to ‘unlock the trauma trap’ of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and free children with a population-wide public health strategy:
News: BMI outdated for measuring childhood obesity, Bristol study says – BBC News Online
14 March 2024, Matthew Hill. Changing how children are measured for obesity to a new system could be more accurate, a study has concluded:
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-68490682
News: Revealed: the bumper profits taken by English private nursery chains – Guardian Online
12 March 2024, Carmen Aguilar García and Heather Stewart. With more public money on its way, Joseph Rowntree Foundation calls for commitments on value for money and staff pay:
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/mar/12/private-nursery-chains-profits-england
Article: Scotland’s first minister commits an extra £16 million to boost the pay of early years staff – Nursery World
8 March 2024, Katy Morton. The First Minister has announced £16 million of additional investment to boost the pay of early years staff in Scotland:
Article: Budget 2024: Chancellor confirms ‘guaranteed’ rates for ‘landmark’ childcare expansion – Nursery World
6 March 2024, Katy Morton. The Chancellor has delivered his spring Budget today confirming there will be an extra £500m for providers over two years to support providers with workforce costs:
Research briefing: Educational attainment of boys – House of Commons Library
4 March 2024. There will be a general debate on the educational attainment of boys on Tuesday 5 March at 9:30am:
Link: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2024-0043/
Article: Labour says Chancellor’s plans to expand childcare are ‘in absolute tatters’ – Nursery World
4 March 2024, Catherine Gaunt. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has claimed that the Government is ‘on track’ with its plans to expand childcare for parents, in response to Labour claims that it has a dossier that shows that the Conservatives’ plans are ‘in absolute tatters’:
Article: Pupils blame absence on routine shattered by Covid – BBC News Online
3 March 2024, James Pearson. The Covid-19 pandemic has undermined the daily habit of attending school, according to secondary school students in a county where nearly 25% have been persistently absent this academic year:
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9e8e8lm928o
News: Mobiles in schools: Accrington students embrace phone-free days – BBC News Online
1 March 2024, Alice Sofield. A scheme to make high school students hand in their mobile phones before lessons has been a massive success, according to staff and pupils:
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-68428713
News: Nature’s classroom: importance of the outdoors for childhood development – Nursery Management Today
29 February 2024. Angela Andrea, founder and editor of Kadamey magazine and the Babyopathy pregnancy journal, says reimaging children’s outdoor space can improve their development and wellbeing:
Article: Rising numbers of children now start school without the basic skills they need – Nursery World
28 February 2024, Katy Morton. Fewer children are ‘school ready’, with many unable to listen and respond to basic instructions and share and play together, suggests new research: