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Early years providers paint bleak picture on staff skills and training
<img alt="Early years providers paint bleak picture on staff skills and training" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/f111f9f6-a714-4aba-aa84-778a67b090b4/2/ChildcaretrainingMonkeyBusinessAdobeStock-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Sector researcher Ceeda sets out the findings in its About Early Years Sector Skills Survey, based on research with 557 childcare providers employing 8,511 staff. Some 55 per cent of private, voluntary... </p>
cypn
Published: 21 January 2019
Domestic abuse: Non-physical and economic abuse included in law
Economic abuse will be included in legal definition and abusers stopped from cross-examining victims.
bbc
Published: 21 January 2019
Lancashire school's '£1,000 holiday fine' warning denied
Lancashire County Council said informal discussions with teachers about school absences "are simply a way of gathering ideas".
bbc
Published: 21 January 2019
Domestic abuse bill 'missed chance' to protect children, warns NSPCC
<img alt="Domestic abuse bill &#39;missed chance&#39; to protect children, warns NSPCC" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/638cb5a2-6423-493f-b610-e9bbd81f992b/1/domesticabuseshutterstock-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The NSPCC says the draft Domestic Abuse Bill, published today, has missed an opportunity to recognise all children as victims in law. If it were to include under-16s in its statutory definition, children... </p>
cypn
Published: 21 January 2019
Early years innovation receives Harvard University boost
<img alt="Early years innovation receives Harvard University boost" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/5455d05f-df62-40be-b322-8a03a54e4b09/2/MerleDavies-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The Community Connectors programme hopes to deliver key child development messages to parents of around 2,000 children aged under three. The connectors are local community members employed by the Blackpool... </p>
cypn
Published: 21 January 2019
Council's children's services to receive entire social care top-up
<img alt="Council&#39;s children&#39;s services to receive entire social care top-up" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/d1be313b-a8c7-4589-b6c1-8c3708da5f36/3/Capture-320x198.png" /> <p> Liverpool City Council wants to invest £7.7m in hiring an additional 160 social care staff. The aim is to reduce caseloads, which were criticised by Ofsted, and improve its early help services over... </p>
cypn
Published: 21 January 2019
Government to fund 2,900 school exchanges for poorer pupils
Schools will be able to apply for grants to take poorer pupils on overseas exchanges.
bbc
Published: 19 January 2019
Pupils in hospital after 'drug-related' incident at Dunfermline High School
Emergency services were called to Dunfermline High School after 10 students became unwell.
bbc
Published: 18 January 2019
English-medium education to put more emphasis on Welsh
Welsh will no longer be classed as a second language in English-medium schools, under new proposals.
bbc
Published: 18 January 2019