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The teaching unions believe the DfE's guidance to schools on Brexit 'lacks clarity'
News

Unions write to DfE over Brexit threat to EU children

Policy & Politics
PHE has confirmed there has been a delay to the flu nasal spray vaccine for children
News

Delays to flu vaccine for children

Health
The Scottish Government has committed to banning smacking in law
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Calls to follow Scotland's lead on smacking

Policy & Politics
Dr Mary Moloney: 'The findings are astounding. Let's face it, early childhood education and care in Ireland is facing an abyss.'
News

Irish childcare crisis laid bare in report

Funding
The teaching unions say the cuts to funding are making it harder for schools to 'make ends meet'
News

Tens of thousands of schools hit by 'deep unfair' cuts to funding

Funding
rimary schools are to receive a minimum of £4,000 per pupil from 2021-22
News

School funding allocations 'don't go far enough', warn unions

Funding
Professor Dame Sally Davies
News

Government 'nowhere near' target of halving child obesity

Child Obesity
The Royal Courts of Justice in London where the case was heard
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Families lose landmark SEND case against Government

Legislation
News

Old Station Nursery group adds two more settings

Business
The Scottish Government has committed to banning smacking in law
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Scotland becomes first UK country to ban smacking

Legislation
The atlas suggests that as many as 1.3 million children and young people in the UK will be obese in 2030
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Over 1.3 million UK children expected to be obese in 2030

Child Obesity
The analysis finds that more than 80 per cent of schools will have less money in 2020 than they did in 2015
News

Additional school funding not enough to ‘repair the damage’, warn unions

Policy & Politics
Cliffe House Day Nursery is among the groups cutting back on single-use plastics
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More nurseries are cutting out plastic

Business
More than half of local areas failed to meet the required standard for supporting children with SEND
News

1.3 million disabled children face 50:50 chance of the right support

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities
Nursery owner Abbi Goodwin is offering free childcare to help local families affected by the closure of Thomas Cook, which was a big employer in Peterborough
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Nursery offers Thomas Cook staff free childcare

Business
There was no change overall in the percentage of pupils achieving the 'expected standard' in the Year 1 phonics check
News

Free school pupils score higher in phonics check

Synthetic Phonics