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Conservative MP Caroline Ansell has resigned from DEFRA, after voting in favour of the Labour motion
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Conservative MP resigns as Government aide over rejection of free school meals plan

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Dr Jackie Musgrave points out that it's easy to think children had idyllic childhoods in the past, but - for example - many children experienced the trauma of the Second World War
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Open University launches free children’s mental health course 

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The two-week 'firebreak' in Wales starts on Friday and is designed to reduce the spread of the coronavirus pandemic
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What does Wales 'firebreak' mean for childcare?

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According to Labour, 900,000 children living in Tier 2 and Tier 3 in England will lose access to free school meals
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Mounting pressure on Government to extend free school meals for October half term

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Early years sector coalition launches survey to develop alternative EYFS guidance

Review of The Early Years Foundation Stage
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DfE updates guidance on shielding for early years settings

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EECERA holds international online conference on Covid-19 and early childhood

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The overall number of male teachers has declined, but the proportion of BME male teachers has risen to 17 percent of the workforce
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Number of male teachers in England drops

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Many of the early years practitioners in outdoor settings are career changers, who have moved away from indoor roles, in search of improved well-being and job satisfaction
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Scottish Government airs films to promote outdoor nurseries and play

Outdoors
Supporters want play and learning outdoors to be an everyday activity for all children in Scotland
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Local authorities across Scotland commit to life-enhancing outdoor play for children

Outdoors
Marcus Rashford: ‘Whatever your feeling, opinion, or judgement, food poverty is never the child's fault'
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Marcus Rashford launches petition to end child food poverty

Child Poverty
Early years providers are struggling to access Covid tests, despite the Government saying they should have priority access to tests
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EXCLUSIVE: Ofsted data shows early years settings with Covid cases doubling every week

Policy & Politics
Many children now living in poverty were in working households before the pandemic
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Fears the pandemic pushing children further into poverty

Families
One of the Childs-Play nurseries acquired by Manchester-based group MiChild, which now owns 18 settings
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Nursery expansion continues despite Covid crisis

Provision
Bob Reitemeier, chief executive of I CAN, will retire as chief executive next March
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Chief executive of I CAN to retire from speech and language charity

Provision
Little Oaks in Manchester bought a portable sink with their grant
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Coronavirus: PVI recovery fund a ‘lifeline’ for early years settings

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