…addresses neither the child development nor child poverty aims. We have therefore recommended the government delay its planned expansion of free places for two-year-olds and focus on improving the quality…
Early years focus is right but it needs proper investment
…other.” This is because of the phenomenal growth in brain development and the huge opportunities to develop speech, communication and trigger positive and inquisitive play. Read the full article here….
Admissions lotteries and banding on the rise in secondaries, report reveals
…most academically successful comprehensives” Read the full article here. ITV Daybreak (1.50) also covered the story, interviewing Lee Elliot Major – Director of Development and Policy at the Sutton Trust….
Poor parent-child bonding ‘hampers learning’
…so parents can develop such crucial bonds. The study focuses on the application of the theory of attachment – a key theory in child development and psychology. This says the…
Parents who are struggling to bond with their babies need more help
…been linked to some of the key issues that thwart children from thriving, from poorer language development before school through to behavioural problems at school. Read the full article here….
Parents should get more help to bond with their child, says report
Children from disadvantaged backgrounds who bond well with parent are less likely to drop out of school, reports Richard Adams for the Guardian. Health services and children‘s centres need to…