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Education Policy Institute: The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the early years workforce

New survey finds a significant proportion of early years settings are relying on the government’s furlough scheme, sparking concerns that the childcare staffing crisis is set to worsen when the scheme ends...

Friday, 25 September 2020 00:01

NEU responds to EPI report on Early Years and Covid

Commenting on The Covid-19 pandemic and the early years workforce: Staffing decisions in an uncertain environment, research published today by the Education Policy Institute...

Friday, 25 September 2020 00:01

Coronavirus Act 6 month review: Restrictions on disabled people’s rights must not become the new normal, says Women and Equalities Committee

Temporary Coronavirus Act provisions due to be debated in the House of Commons on Weds 30 September could substantially restrict or curtail important, hard-won rights that disabled people rely on for their quality of life, says a new report by the Women and Equalities Committee...

Friday, 25 September 2020 00:01

Prepare for lift off: Jet Zero council to deliver carbon free flight

The pioneering partnership between Government and the aviation sector to fast-track zero emission flight has taken its next step forward today (Friday 25thSeptember) with the publication of the group’s members and key aims...

Friday, 25 September 2020 00:01

Sutton Trust comment on EPI report on the early years workforce

Commenting on the Education Policy Institute’s report on the early years workforce, Sir Peter Lampl, chairman and founder of the Sutton Trust, said...

Friday, 25 September 2020 00:01

Tulip Siddiq responds to survey showing childcare sector's heavy reliance on the furlough scheme

Tulip Siddiq MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years, responding to a survey by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) and National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) showing the heavy reliance of the childcare sector on the furlough scheme, said...

Friday, 25 September 2020 00:01

King Hamad affirms Bahrain’s commitment for a just peace in Middle East

Bahrain’s establishment of relations with Israel is a “civilized message”, affirming the country’s commitment for a just and comprehensive peace for all peoples in the region...

Thursday, 24 September 2020 21:59

Statement by Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon at the UNSC high-level open debate

Statement by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict and Minister of State...

Thursday, 24 September 2020 21:43

New measures to deliver value to society through public procurement

Businesses seeking to win government work must set out how they will also deliver social value priorities, following new measures launched today...

Thursday, 24 September 2020 17:30