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Early Years Coalition and Birth to 5 Matters honoured with 2026 Habermaass Prize for Excellent Training, Teaching & Professionalization
Birth to 5 Matters and the Early Years Coalition have been awarded the inaugural Habermaass Prize for Excellent Training, Teaching
Early years teaching consultation has potential to right a historic wrong
The Department for Education in England is currently consulting on potential changes to Early Years Teaching Qualifications. It is very
New edition of Birth to 5 Matters launched
The Early Years Coalition has launched the updated and expanded second edition of Birth to 5 Matters (Bto5M), non-statutory guidance
New study of early years qualifications will create a shared benchmark
A new study The Value of Early Years Qualifications: Quality, Skills & Progression will explore the core knowledge and skills
Consultation on early years funding in England focuses on SEND and disadvantage
The Department for Education (DfE) have today launched a consultation on proposed changes to the early years funding system. It
Funding announced for early years free school meals from September 2026
We welcome the announcement from the Department for Education confirming details of the grant being made available to local authorities
Opinion

A Best Start in Maths
by Sue Gifford Parents may not be as confident in supporting very young children with maths as they are with reading. They may even feel

Culture and belonging in the early years
by Carla Cornelius Despite living in the UK for the past 27 years, I am made acutely aware that my voice is a puzzle to

Play is not an optional extra in KS1 – it is a matter of educational integrity
By Ruth Lue-Quee I did not set out to become a campaigner. As a former deputy headteacher, educational consultant and mum, I have long understood

Subjects of rights, not objects of concern: reclaiming agency in the SEND reforms
by Jacqui Lewis The Department for Education’s recent white paper, Every Child Achieving and Thriving, alongside the consultation Putting Children and Young People First, articulates

DfE White Paper 2026 – Every Child Achieving and Thriving: an Early Years SEND perspective
by Dominic Gunn While there is much detail still to come on the Government’s plans for education, and plenty of focus already on concerns regarding
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Woodlands Park Nursery School and Children’s Centre – Haringey Early Years Schools Alliance (HEYSA) – PART TIME SENCO
Job Start: January 2027 or soon after Term Time: 0.5 or 0.6 a week (working days would be Monday-Wednesday or Tuesday-Thursday) Salary Grade: Main scale
Pembury House Nursery School and Children’s Centre – Assistant Head Teacher
Job start: January 2027 or as soon as possible in the spring term Salary Grade: Leadership Scale 1-6 inner London weighing Contract term: Permanent Teaching
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