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Academics from UCL are among over 250 signatories calling for the education secretary in an open letter to reform the use of phonics in teaching children to read, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Government urged to 'reform the use of phonics' as it is 'failing children'

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The energy price cap rise in April will hit families in 'very deep poverty' the most PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Children in poverty will bear the brunt of rising energy bills

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The minimum self-isolation for coronavirus has been cut to five days in England PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid-19 self-isolation cut to five days in England

Coronavirus
The Sutton Trust research finds that state schools and those in deprived areas are hardest hit by staff absences due to coronavirus PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Deprived state schools most impacted by Covid staff absences

Coronavirus
The NDNA snap poll found around one in five staff were absent from early years settings due to Covid at the beginning of the month PHOTO Adobe Stock
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EXCLUSIVE - Coronavirus: More than 20 per cent of early years staff off work last week

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Nurseries have been struggling with staff shortages amid rising cases of the Omicron variant PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Early years settings told they can relax ratios as Covid deemed an 'exceptional circumstance'

Coronavirus
The NDNA is launching a series of weekly surveys to find out how nurseries are impacted by the virus PHOTO Adobe Stock
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NDNA to collect data on number of nursery staff with Covid

Coronavirus
Official figures show show that Ofsted received 3,697 reports of Covid-19 in settings on 20 December PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Number of Covid cases in early years settings more than doubles

Coronavirus
Half of survey respondents said they are using supply teachers to cover Covid-related absences PHOTO Adobe Stock
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'Schools teetering on the edge' with staff Covid absences

Coronavirus
The research suggests that hundred of thousands of teachers could be working in classrooms without opening windows - thought to be key by the Government in increasing ventilation to reduce the spread of Covid PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Calls for better ventilation in schools as a quarter of teachers work in classrooms without opening windows

Coronavirus
Children under five who are identified as close contacts are exempt from self- isolation and do not need to take part in daily testing of close contacts PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Coronavirus: DfE publishes update for early years settings

Policy & Politics
New analysis by Labour finds that the number of black children in poverty has risen PHOTO Adobe Stock
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More than half of black children growing up in poverty, warns Labour

Child Poverty
Children and older adults use hammers to release natural dye from wild flowers they foraged for, to make name tags using the Japanese art form ‘Happa Zone’
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Best Practice: intergenerational learning - Together again

Practice
Covid cases reported by early years settings rose by 38 per cent in a week towards the end of November PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Coronavirus: Early years to benefit from renewed Sick Pay Rebate scheme

Policy & Politics
Under-fives are now advised to get a PCR test if they are close contacts of a positive case, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Under-fives advised to get PCR test 'immediately' if they live with someone with Covid-19

Coronavirus
Nurseries and childminders are worried they will have to close if Covid-19 cases continue to rise PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Early years settings warn of an impending 'crisis' as Covid worsens staff shortages

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