Derren Hayes

Derren Hayes

derren.hayes@markallengroup.com

News

CYP Now in August: Sexual health special, Care Review latest, 2011 riots a decade on

Children's Services
EIF founder Graham Allen will be one of the keynote speakers at CYP Now's eighth annual Early Help conference
News

CYP Now conference assesses role of early help in pandemic recovery

Children's Services
Reading progress had deteriorated among children studied in the spring compared with 2019 levels. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Attainment gap grown by a quarter since pandemic, study shows

Education
Two-year-olds from the most disadvantaged backgrounds are entitled to 15 hours of funded childcare
News

Double-digit fall in funded childcare registrations raises provider concerns

Early Years
News

CYP Now in July: Social mobility in 0-5s; DCS preparation training; and foster carer recruitment

Children's Services
Winners of the 2021 Awards will be announced at a ceremony on 25 November
News

CYP Now Awards 2021: entry deadline extended

Children's Services
The report descibes the care system as “a tower of Jenga held together with Sellotape”. Picture: Sandsun/Adobe Stock
Analysis

Care Review turns attention to reforming care sector market

Social Care
Children from disadvantaged backgrounds missed more school than better-off peers in 2020, according to the Social Finance study. Picture: Benshonewille/Adobe Stock
Analysis

Lockdown impact on exclusions

Education
Hubs will develop effective interventions to help children affected by long Covid. Picture: LStockStudio/Adobe Stock
Analysis

Tackling the long tail of Covid

Coronavirus
Research examined the quality of youth provision and young people’s experiences. Picture: Jacob Lund/Adobe Stock
Analysis

Study reveals most effective ways to measure impact of youth work

Youth Work
Siddiq: “Early years infrastructure is not fit for purpose”
Features

Interview: Tulip Siddiq MP, shadow children and early years minister

Early Years
Derren Hayes: “Experts believe the pandemic’s economic hit will push child poverty above five million by 2023 which could reverse the hard-won gains on the attainment gap”
Opinion

Invest in early years to level-up attainment

Editorial