Honoured to be joining @educationgovuk as PPS to the brilliant @bphillipsonMP. As a former teacher, I’ve seen the challenges our schools face & the dedication of staff & students. I look forward to working with colleagues to ensure every child can succeed and thrive.

New research published by @TrussellUK today highlights the scale of food insecurity in our region, with incomes for those both in out of work failing to meet the essentials. A meaningful national child poverty strategy cannot come soon enough for North East families.

📢 𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐝 '𝐭𝐰𝐨-𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭' Today, almost 90 cross-sector organisations working throughout the North East have joined forces to urge the Chancellor to end the 'two-child limit' ⤵️

Childcare funding gap risks pushing up nursery fees, warn academics | Nursery World

Only 49% of early years workers agree that there are opportunities for career progression, compared to 57% among similar workers. Those qualified to level 2 or below are even less likely to agree. Learn more about our latest research 👇 https://t.co/ChOE4ZvX4X

#Gaza is in ruins. So is its education system. The Israeli Forces have destroyed or damaged most schools & education facilities in #Gaza. Today, instead of going back to school, like most children around the world, around 660,000 girls and boys in Gaza will be sifting through

Despite the September roll out of more funded childcare, our new report shows the widening disadvantage gap for many pre-school children. We’re calling for a universal right to 30 hours of funded early education for all children: https://t.co/4xC9W4tNHo

More children are enrolled in early childhood education and care than ever before. But many countries have seen a growing gap between enrolment of advantaged and disadvantaged children. Why is this a problem? Read the new report 👉 https://t.co/1mmncbhHXP

Access to early education is the first line of defence against inequality | Sutton Trust

The most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty is to abolish the two-child limit, which would cost £7,480 per child lifted out of poverty. If it is not scrapped then one-in-three children will be in poverty by 2029-39, including half of children in large families 👉

Remembering my happy years 1989-1995 working at @savechildrenuk founded by the inspirational Eglantyne Jenn

#famine is the last calamity hitting the people of #Gaza Hell in all shapes. “Never Again” has deliberately become again. This will haunt us. Denial is the most obscene expression of dehumanization. It’s time for the Government of Israel to stop promoting a different

This time of year, children in #Gaza should be preparing for school — choosing backpacks, sharpening pencils, dreaming of the year ahead. Instead, they search for water, queue for food, and shelter in classrooms turned into crowded refuges. Children in Gaza have lost three

.@BBCLondonNews coverage of a powerful new report by @NEF's @holliewright_ about the impact of temporary accommodation on children's mental health, with a focus on Southwark, where there is one classroom worth of homeless children for every primary school

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What would pre-school children across the world do to improve access to early years education? Erini Gkouskou found out. https://t.co/YBukCvjB0Q

Nowhere is safe in Gaza. Children and families need a permanent ceasefire and aid at scale. NOW.

EXCLUSIVE England’s SEND crisis spiralling because millions in taxpayers’ cash is being 'sucked' from the system by private agencies that have doubled prices for 'superficial' assessments of children’s needs. Big @theipaper scoop from @connie_dimsdale

We're pleased to see the latest wave of the @DfE #DoSomethingBig campaign aims to encourage more men to join the #earlyyears workforce. It highlights how children thrive when they see both men & women in nurturing roles and supports healthy development. #earlyeducationmatters

Definitely worth a read for those of us who continue to learn from Europe