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Head teachers call for return of baseline assessments

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Jan 18, 2017
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Head teachers union calls on government to drop tests for seven year olds
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Baseline assessments should be reinstated as part of an overhaul of primary assessment, a review published by the National...Read more

Half of working dads want to spend more time with their children

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Jan 18, 2017
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Modern Families Index report reveals that working dads want a better work-life balance
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Half of working fathers would prefer to have a less stressful job in order to spend more time taking care of their...Read more

Breakfast clubs offer working parents a 鈥渓ifeline鈥

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Jan 18, 2017
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Research suggests that a third would give up work without support of breakfast clubs
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More than a quarter of parents believe that they or their partner would be forced out of work without the support of a...Read more

Confusion continues over children鈥檚 centre consultation

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Jan 10, 2017
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DfE policy still unclear after life chances strategy dropped last year
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The Department for Education (DfE) has refused to confirm whether a planned consultation on the future of children鈥檚 centres will go...Read more

Government announces beneficiaries of 拢50m childcare scheme

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Jan 10, 2017
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Education Secretary announces grant scheme to fund childcare places
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The Government has revealed details of the winning bids for its 拢50 million capital funding scheme, designed to support the 30-hour...Read more

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