A fascinating research paper produced by Vanessa King Association for Physical Education that demands appreciation again : 'A CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE #PHYSICALEDUCATION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND SCHOOL SPORT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ENGLAND': pure.port.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles… Splendid.

Department for Education Press Release: Parents across the country to benefit from new plan to drive up the quality and accessibility of #EarlyYears education and boost children’s life chances: gov.uk/government/new…

Ofsted is to hold a number of webinars to help #earlyyears settings and schools prepare for its ‘new look’ inspections from November: nurseryworld.co.uk/content/news/o…

Department for Education has published the #earlyyears foundation stage statutory framework for group and school-based providers: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687105a3… Effective from 1st September 2025

A crisis in #earlyyears education has emerged with the attainment gap between students widening since the pandemic, Education Policy Institute (EPI) reporthas revealed: news.sky.com/story/crisis-i…

Several concerns received. Before further analysis, is this proposal common knowledge to all PE stakeholders? Do we know if any of the many PE advisors were involved in creating this proposal? How does this really differ from the first flawed SSP strategy that @TES investigated?

We sample some of the many Advisors / Consultants to establish if they are aware: Steve Waide Love PE CPD Helen Battelley Kate Stephenson Lancashire Physical Education Adviser LondonSEPriPEHWB Cambridgeshire PE Ivy dorchester-Brown VisionED The Primary PE Experts - high quality PE Accelerate Learning Services Philippa Youlden Julie Pearson Eve Murphy . LinkedIn lists many others.

Michele Davison, owner and manager of Angels on The Park Nursery in Hackney, London, highlights five, key practical strategies for promoting nurseries effectively to new parents nurseryworld.co.uk/content/opinio…

Is it not the case that Department for Education had plenty of time and opportunity to test out this process?

I now have six weeks to get this launch ready for September! Please sponsor if you can 👌 ko-fi.com/bullyingineduc…

We are delighted to endorse the following podcast episode featuring valued #EarlyYears colleague Dr June O'Sullivan OBE who gives us all a lesson in social enterprise, impact and leadership: pioneerspost.com/podcasts/20250…

The weight of public evidence in respect of unethical (if not corrupt) practices undertaken by a worryingly high number of #academytrusts should be tackled as priority by Bridget Phillipson Catherine McKinnell MP & Department for Education -have they even ever sought a meeting with Warwick Mansell?

The Department for Education has announced updated early years funding rules for local authorities for 2026–27. These updates include an increase to the minimum rate of funding that councils must pass on to early years settings. Read more: bit.ly/3U0f2r3

Stephanie Peacock MP Lionesses theguardian.com/education/2022… theguardian.com/education/2021… Given the failure of past govt initiatives - initiatives fuelled by govt response to flagship national successes - what will you do differently this time? Surely, start with an INDEPENDENT body analysing shortcomings of past ?

#PhysicalEducation #SchoolSports #UnitingTheMovement: Enough is enough! The evident need for Catherine McKinnell MP Bridget Phillipson & Stephanie Peacock MP to adopt THOROUGH investigation of flawed, intentional practices occurring within tax payer funded School & Community PE and Sport provision

A welcome move as signing-on payments worth £1,000 will be offered to new #earlyyearsjobs staff in 38 local authorities as confirmed by DfE: tes.com/magazine/news/…

Why aren’t these quick fixes to PE interrogated? Because in my own research we have a neoliberal framing of PE in England. I have consistently demonstrated in my analysis of policies & PE syllabuses that GOV.UK only concerns itself with elitist constructions of sport - NOT PE.

I just spotted this and its a great summary of the PE funded expansion of #nurseries. I hope they do another article showcasing what #SOCENT groups are the best option! the-londoner.co.uk/private-equity…