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'Schoolification' is not the answer to narrow the gap

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  • Monday, April 14, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Patience is a virtue in short supply in public services, particularly among politicians and policymakers. There can be few areas where this is more evident than in education, where initiatives and overhauls of curriculums, exams and structures seem to come ever thicker and faster. A couple of weeks ago, early years providers discovered how impatient the government and its agencies are to raise standards, with the sector's record for improving the outcomes for disadvantaged children coming under scrutiny.

Daily roundup: Army recruits, play and school fields

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  • Thursday, July 18, 2013
  • | CYP Now
More than a quarter of army recruits are aged under 18 when they sign up, play leaders warn against proposed legislation changes that could threaten children's freedom, and government figures reveal schools sold 19 playing fields since the 2012 Olympic Games, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: School places, Bulger killer, and reading

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  • Tuesday, September 3, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Crisis in primary school places looms, warns the LGA; one of the killers of toddler James Bulger is released on parole for a second time; and reading to young children can cut adult offending, a crime expert says, all in the news today.

Qualified critic

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  • Monday, April 29, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Gabriella Józwiak talks to Cathy Nutbrown, author of the Nutbrown Review

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