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Baby boom: why funding childcare properly will boost the UK economy

Britain has a labour shortage and parents who want to work: but the cost of childcare they need to do so often exceeds their pay

The Guardian - UK

Inflation will erode funding for early years care, finds IFS

Report foresees funding for childcare places in England falling by 8% over next three years

The Guardian - UK

Labour wants to expand state nurseries as part of election childcare pledge

Country needs to see a ‘transformation’ in sector, shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson says

The Independent UK

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Labour plans expansion of state nursery sector in England to ease pressure on parents

Proposals are part of party’s wider ambition to build system of high-quality, affordable childcare and to make issue an election pledge

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not just childcare’: focus on early years education sets Estonia apart

Its innovative kindergarten system is just one reason the Baltic state is one of the highest performers in international rankings

The Guardian - UK

Richard Bacon's life and career from Blue Peter sacking to BBC Question Time panel

He joined MPs Paul Scully and Bridget Phillipson, Karan Bilimoria and journalist Anne McElvoy on Question Time in Manchester

Wales Online

Labour vows to end tax breaks for private schools and offer free school meals

The Labour Party has said it will use the cash to fund major improvements in the education sector. It will also offer free school meals for children.

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Labour promise of free breakfasts ‘first step on the road to rebuilding childcare’

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson to announce plan to fund breakfast clubs in every primary school

The Guardian - UK

Labour pledges to introduce free breakfast clubs for primary schools

‘Pupils are not in a fit state to learn if they are hungry,’ education union boss says as he welcomes pledge

The Independent UK

Labour vows to offer EVERY primary child access to school breakfast club

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will set out plans for fully funded school breakfasts for youngsters as the 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system'

Daily Mirror

‘The voices you’re not hearing’: the project helping mums to become MPs

MotherRED gives grants and support to 50 women, who commit to family-friendly policies, to stand for public office

The Guardian - UK

‘Childcare will be completely reimagined if we win power’, vows Labour’s shadow education secretary

EXCLUSIVE: Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson pledges to ‘completely transform’ childcare to deliver landmark reforms to benefit millions of families

Evening Standard

Labour: Cost of after-school clubs has risen more than £800 a year since 2010

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson called on the Government to match her party’s recovery plan.

The Independent UK

Half of pupils who get low grades in GCSEs already judged to be behind at age 5, study finds

A fifth of all English students do not reach the grade 4 pass rate in both English language and maths, the paper found

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North-South gap in A-level results fuels social mobility fears

Pupils in all parts of the country must ‘have the opportunity to succeed’, says Sutton Trust

Daily Mirror

Fury over 'unequal' A-level results day as top grades drop at different rates across UK

Analysis shows that the fall in grades has been steepest in the North East, Yorkshire and Humber and the East Midlands - compared to the South East and London

The Independent UK

Parents left without childcare after thousands of providers close

Families have been left in a “scramble” for childcare following the loss of thousands of nurseries over the last year.

Evening Standard

Lionesses urge Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to guarantee equal access to football for girls in schools

Lionesses ask candidates to create ‘real change’ by promoting grassroots women’s football

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Tory contest shows government levelling up agenda is dead, Lisa Nandy to say

Shadow minister to say PM hopefuls are vying ‘for the mantle of Margaret Thatcher, promising tax cuts for the wealthy’

Daily Mirror

Tory candidates challenged to 'come clean' on impact of their tax slashing plans

Frontrunners in the race to replace Boris Johnson are competing for the most outlandish tax slashing promises to woo Tory members

The Independent UK

Minister who made rude gesture says ‘I had reached the end of my tether’

Andrea Jenkyns said she stood up to a ‘baying mob’ outside Downing Street after being subject to ‘huge amounts of abuse’ over the years.

The Independent UK

New education minister should explain rude gesture, says Commons Leader

Andrea Jenkyns appeared to make a rude sign with her hand as she walked through the black gates to Downing Street.

The Independent UK

New education minister criticised over gesture

The footage appears to have been taken on Thursday, prior to Andrea Jenkyns’ appointment as a minister.

Evening Standard

Labour promise free clubs for all to combat ‘crippling’ childcare cost

Funding for breakfast and after school should be provided for all children to combat the "crippling" costs of childcare, Labour has said.

The Independent UK

Zahawi: Tell parents about what children are learning at school

The Education Secretary says parents ‘should know’ curriculum content following amendment from Baroness Morris on the issue.

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