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Childcare Providers and Wrap-around Care in Schools

In  Children and Young People Now , 07.12.15 – a new announcements on childcare and schools. ‘Childcare providers could be given the right to apply to deliver wraparound care using school facilities…’, Prime…

Carmel Littleton appointed as Head of Children’s Services in London Borough of Islington

Carmel Littleton has been appointed as the new director of children’s services in London Borough Islington, following on from Eleanor Schooling who has moved to Ofsted. Carmel Littleton (Image: courtesy of LBI), has…

Inequality in Education,
Turning the Tide

‘The Future of Education in England’ an event at Royal Society for the Arts, London, was held on October 5th 2015 by the Inequality in Education Team. Inequality in Education…turning the tide (IETT)…

Jeremy Corbyn pledges support for Youth Services

‘Labour leadership front-runner Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to fight for statutory youth services if he is chosen to head the party.’ Children and Young People Now have published, on 11.8.15, an article about…

Institute of Education Research Findings:
Pre-School Childcare

Provision and use of Pre-School childcare in Britain. Key Research Findings Seminar at Institute of Education, Thomas Coram Research Unit, UCL, London. July 24th 2015 The research was undertaken with the aim of…

Brent Parent Champions

Very close to Wembley Stadium is Brent Civic Centre. It really is an impressive council building and hosts a broad array of services, with the focus clearly on community and diversity. Wembley library…

Julia Gillard and The Inaugural Annual Mackworth Lecture

We were invited to the Annual Mackworth Lecture on June 18th and extremely interested to listen to Julia Gillard, the previous Australian Prime Minister. The lecture was established and delivered by the Institute…

Kate Grenville at the Australia and New Zealand Festival of Literature and Arts

Kate Grenville was in conversation at the Australia and New Zealand Festival of Literature and Arts in London on Saturday 30th May, 2015. The great pleasure in being a bookseller and publisher is…

Australia and New Zealand Festival of Literature and Arts, London

The Festival runs over the weekend of May 30/31st 2015 with an amazing collection of authors and illustrators from ‘down under’. As publishers and booksellers, with strong project links to Australia, the range,…

Increase in childcare entitlement from 15 – 30 hours per week.

Children and Young People Now have published the latest from the government in doubling free universal childcare entitlement. The government is to fast-track legislation to double free universal childcare entitlement to 30 hours…