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Local areas to get more notice of SEND inspections

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Mar 11, 2016
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As of May, local areas will have a longer notice period of SEND inspections in a bid to provide parents and others with a greater opportunity to contribute their views and experiences, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½± has announced.

The inspections of facilities...Read more

Middle class parents are ‘more informed’ about childcare services

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Mar 8, 2016
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A report from the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission has revealed that middle class parents are more informed about the early years childcare services available to them than working class parents.

“The experiences of early...Read more

Fairer funding needed for schools, says Nicky Morgan

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Mar 8, 2016
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Education secretary Nicky Morgan has this week outlined plans for reforms designed to end unfairness in the school funding system.

Morgan claims that the existing system for distributing funding is outdated, inefficient and unfair, and a...Read more

Majority of parents of three- and four-year-olds received funded places in 2014 - 15

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Mar 4, 2016

Nine out of ten parents of three- and four-year-olds received government funded early education in 2014 - 15, according to the government’s Childcare and early years survey of parents released this week.

For the first time, the government...Read more

More eligible two-year-olds are taking up free entitlement places

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Mar 2, 2016
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New government figures, published today, have suggested an increase in the number of eligible two-year-olds taking up free entitlement places.

The Department for Education publishes annual estimates of the number of children benefiting...Read more

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