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Mr Pugnacious - Barry Sheerman MP, chairman, Children, Schools and Families Select Committee

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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Barry Sheerman bridles at recent suggestions that the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee carries little influence. "Some irritating journalist said that select committees make no difference but I don't believe it," he says.

Standing up to Supernanny

Features

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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Jennie Bristow with the Institute of Ideas Parents ForumImprint AcademicISBN 97818454017028.95128 pages

Rebecca Ledgard, director of education, Ex Cathedra

Features

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

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Rebecca Ledgard runs a schools programme called Singing Playgrounds for the choir Ex Cathedra.

In Practice: Success story - Cool for School, Kent

Features

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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What it is: A project to smooth transition to school

Partnership Working

Features

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

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Anthony DouglasRoutledge, Taylor & Francis GroupISBN 9780415311663 (paperback)19.99236 pages

ChildRIGHT: Interview - Get it right from the start

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

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Frank Field MP, chair of the independent review on poverty and life chances, and author of The Foundation Years: Preventing Poor Children from Becoming Poor Adults.

Katie O'Neill, children's unit manager, Renfrewshire Council

Features

Thursday, November 20, 2008

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Katie O'Neill runs a children's unit housing eight young people - both boys and girls - aged 10 to 18, who have been abused, neglected or are not under parental control.

CYP Now Awards: Winners revealed

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Thursday, March 4, 2021

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Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2020 were revealed during a special virtual ceremony held on 4 March 2021.

'Free' early education entitlement

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

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Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs at Coram, examines the expansion of the funded early education entitlement to include children in families who have no recourse to public funds.

Strep A: Guidance for early years providers amid rise in infections

Features

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

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Early years leaders have issued guidance for professionals, parents and carers after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned of an increase in Strep A infections affecting children across the country.

Legal Update: Impact of EYFS reforms

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

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Emma Goddard, membership and communications officer at Coram Family and Childcare, outlines the changes to early years standards and what the impact of these will be for providers and children.

Coaching for leaders - Steve Munby, chief executive, National College for School Leadership

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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

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Leaders of children's and young people's services are facing challenges from all sides. Politicians have upped the ante on safeguarding, the 14 to 19 reforms herald new demands and the recession is forcing councils to slash budgets, while managing an increased demand for services.

Childcare, early years and play: the route to qualification

Features

Thursday, March 26, 2009

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There are a number of routes available to people beginning a career in the chidren's sector. For 16- to 19-year-olds, colleges offer a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) or Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) Childcare, Learning and Development at either Level 2 or 3.

Meet the president - Kim Bromley-Derry, president, Association of Directors of Children's Services.

Features

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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Kim Bromley-Derry has just left a meeting with the children's inter-agency group. He's had a busy day, but has managed to squeeze in half an hour for our interview.

Sylvia Archer, director, The Children's House and The Montessori School, Lincolnshire

Features

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

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Sylvia Archer opened the Montessori School in 2003 and next April will see her open a new purpose-built facility.

Interview: Kay Bews, chief executive, Home Start

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Monday, January 9, 2012

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Sitting in her living room only a short walk from the office where Kay Bews first joined Home Start 23 years ago, things have not, it seems, changed much over the past two decades.